Community Liaison Manager - Team Leader, Syria
mag-international
Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syrian Arab Republic · Damascus · Syrian Arab Republic
Posted Aug 21, 2026
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mag-international
Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syrian Arab Republic · Damascus · Syrian Arab Republic
Posted Aug 21, 2026
This position is subject to funding.
The starting salary package for this position is £48,904 GBP / approx. $65,400 USD including all allowances.
This is an unaccompanied post.
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
Reporting to the Technical Operations Manager, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of community liaison strategies and activities, ensuring that they are aligned with programmatic and operational objectives as well as donor expectations, SNMAC requirements, and national and international mine action standards. You will provide senior-level support to the Technical Operations Manager and to MAG’s Syria programme to ensure that community participation in mine action is integrated into all project stages. You will also manage community liaison resources, staff, and national partners at a strategic level, and work closely between the programme team and management to drive improvements in processes, tools, and deliverables. You will foster strong relationships with partners and key stakeholders, and contribute to strategic and innovation-driven projects, pilots, evaluations, and studies, to reinforce evidence-based decision making and maximise programme impact and support to at-risk populations.
About the Syria programme:
MAG has been responding to the Syria crisis since 2013, working to support development by finding and destroying the 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.
Requirements
You will be an experienced humanitarian with significant experience of community liaison programming, including developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating community liaison within Humanitarian Mine Action or Armed Violence Reduction. You should be experienced in Explosive Ordnance Risk Education and Non-Technical Surveys, with experience of community-based approaches and participatory survey/research techniques in a working context. You will be a skilled communicator, with experience building relationships with a range of Humanitarian Mine Action actors, including national authorities, Mine Action Centres, and international organisations. You should have excellent people management skills, with experience managing, mentoring, supporting, and training staff in direct and remote modalities. You will be self-motivated, analytical, and innovative, with a strong commitment to humanitarian principles and capacity building and a good understanding of the humanitarian, development, protection and mine action sectors. Fluency in English is essential, and fluency in Arabic would be advantageous.
We’re looking for someone with:
· Significant experience in the development, management, monitoring and evaluation of community liaison programmes within Humanitarian Mine Action or Armed Violence Reduction, including EORE and NTS.
· Experience working with a range of Humanitarian Mine Action actors, including national authorities, Mine Action Centres, and international organisations.
· Sound understanding of rural livelihood, urban contamination, and international development issues.
· The ability to coordinate activities and projects with effective consideration of the principles of accountability, conflict sensitivity, diversity and inclusion.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
Benefits
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply by submitting an application detailing your suitability for the role through the link below before the closing date of 12:00 (UK) on Monday 7th September 2026.
MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
We are happy to provide more details about the role. Please email us at recruitment@maginternational.org for more details if required.
We find and destroy landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded bombs in places affected by conflict. We also work to limit the causes and address the consequences of armed violence in communities. Our work saves lives, eases suffering, protects human rights and contributes to sustainable peace and security. Since 1989, we have helped over 20 million people in 70 countries.We find and destroy landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded bombs in places affected by conflict. We also work to limit the causes and address the consequences of armed violence in communities. Our work saves lives, eases suffering, protects human rights and contributes to sustainable peace and security. Since 1989, we have helped over 20 million people in 70 countries.