Organization: Mines Advisory Group
Country: Peru
Closing date: 03 Sep 2017
Start date: Approx. October 2017. The total salary package for this position is £53,004- £59,172 including basic salary and cost of living allowance.
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About the Peru programme:
This is a new project subject to funding and a successful bid, but looking to start from October 1 2017 onwards, the project will be delivering Physical Security and Stockpile Management activities in support of improved regional security and stability.
About the role:
As a senior technical manager, you will be responsible for ensuring quality, safety and efficiency in our PSSM operations, managing and delivering EOD training to senior national military staff as well as assessing, planning and delivering large scale demolition activities with the host authority. You will hold a minimum EOD3 qualification and have experience of implementing Physical Security and Stockpile Management operations in challenging environments. Working closely with and reporting to the Country Representative, you will be accountable for ensuring the highest quality of programming. You will also support the Country representative in developing the programme’s technical strategy and delivery. The role will also involve extensive in-country travel to remote locations.
About you:
You will have excellent people and project management skills with the ability to coordinate, design, manage, improve and report on technical operations. You must be qualified and experienced in Physical Security and Stockpile Management work, with previous experience working for a similar organisation, either in the humanitarian or commercial sector. This is a demanding yet highly rewarding position that will be suited to a highly motivated, solution-focused and flexible manager. You will need previous experience of managing all phases of large-scale technical operations as well as high quality reporting skills. We are currently seeking applications from fluent Spanish and/or and English speakers
How to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG as soon as possible, applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the vacancy removed once filled.
