Administration and Liaison Coordinator Consultant – Subject to Funding At Mines Advisory Group

Administration and Liaison Coordinator Consultant – Subject to Funding

Syria – Damascus

Duration: 3 months

About Mines Advisory Group (MAG):

Mines Advisory Group (MAG) is a humanitarian disarmament organization established in 1989. Since then, MAG has worked in more than 70 countries globally, including in the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region, Southern, Western, and Eastern Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. In line with humanitarian disarmament principles, MAG aims to address and prevent the harmful effects of conventional weapons on people’s and communities’ lives and livelihood, including those caused by landmine, cluster munition, and explosive remnants of war contaminations, unplanned explosions at munition sites, and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons.

About the Consultancy:

The Admin and Liaison Coordinator will support the Emergency Response Manager in managing the administrative and logistical aspects of MAG’s emergency response setup in Syria. This role will be responsible for maintaining relations with key government stakeholders, ensuring compliance with local regulations, managing operational expenses, and overseeing the logistical management of offices and guesthouses. The position requires strong organizational, coordination, and problem-solving skills to ensure the efficient operation of MAG’s response in Damascus.

About you:

MAG will be looking for candidates who can primarily operate in Damascus – Syria, with flexibility for field visits to operational locations as required. You will work under the direct supervision of the Emergency Response Manager and in close coordination with MAG’s regional and HQ teams. You will adopt a hands-on, proactive approach in carrying out liaison and administrative functions to support MAG’s emergency response, including establishing and maintaining relationships with key government authorities and local stakeholders, ensuring MAG’s compliance with Syrian government regulations through securing necessary permits and approvals. You will also be Managing MAG’s office and guesthouse facilities, including leases, maintenance, and service contracts.

About the Syria programme:

MAG has been responding to the Syria crisis since 2013, by finding and destroying explosive remnants of war so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury.

Additional Information:

• The consultancy will be for an initial period of three months.
• This consultancy will be based in Damascus, and MAG expects that the consultant will be currently present in Damascus or will relocate there to perform the terms of the consultancy. MAG will not provide support related to entry into Syria, travel to Damascus or accommodation/living costs in Damascus. Any costs related to this should be included in the expected fee that the consultant proposes, per the below section on budget /application process.
• During this period, MAG expects that the consultant will be available throughout and will not be undertaking any other substantive assignments. Where the consultant would also be engaged with any other organisation for paid work or consultancy services, MAG would require that this is declared within the expression of interest.
• MAG will provide accident/incident insurance to the postholder. Further information will be provided as part of the selection process.
• All consultancy findings and information will remain the property of MAG.
• MAG expects that the consultant will provide their own IT equipment and telephone. MAG will provide an organisational email address.

Available Budget

MAG is willing to consider expressions of interest up to a total value of $1600 per month, including any and all costs related to the work, transportation and communication fees.