Technical Field Managers – Lebanon Emergency Response Talent Pool
As MAG prepares to scale up our operations in Lebanon, we anticipate an upcoming need for additional, fixed term Technical support from January 2025 onwards. In response, we are actively seeking expressions of interest from Technical Experts who would be interested and available to join MAG’s Emergency Response Talent Pool to support our future activities in Lebanon.
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.
Technical Field Managers at MAG
Our Technical Field Managers are at the core of our programmatic work, actively managing and leading our teams of locally recruited staff to safely implement our life saving mine clearance and EOD projects. You must be willing to lead from the front, responsible for the day-to-day management of our technical teams and being involved in all aspects of MAG’s lifesaving work, including administration, team cashbooks, procurement of equipment, representation of MAG to local communities and Government, operational planning and reporting. Capacity building and people management is a core area of this role. Roles are in remote areas, working in challenging contexts away from home comforts, but the life-saving impact the work has on local communities is very real.
About you
You must have a recognised EOD level 3 qualification, with EOD 3+ being highly desirable. Experience in rubble clearance, including management of machine integrated clearance (manual and mechanical) is essential. You will have extensive experience of managing efficient conventional minefield clearance operations and also need to have experience in managing multitask operations, and of using machines in ground preparation for demining. You will have the ability to contribute technical knowledge and clearance targets in proposals and reports. You will also demonstrate an ability to review and comply with security and technical Standard Operating Procedures.
You will need excellent diplomacy and liaison skills to effectively build relationships with our national partners and authorities. You must have excellent people management skills with a proven track record of leading, motivating, and managing a diverse team of people. Fluent written and spoken English language skills are essential. Finally, you must be willing to take on the challenges of working in a post-conflict areaas part of a flexible and committed team, to save lives in communities that need it most.
About the Lebanon programme
MAG has been operating in Lebanon since 2000, as an international HMA organization working under the supervision of the Lebanese Mine Action Centre (LMAC) and is accredited to implement manual and mechanical clearance on minefields and cluster munition strike areas countrywide. MAG also undertakes Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) activities in communities. Lebanon has an extensive legacy of conflict, and MAG is addressing the contamination left behind in the South, Mount Lebanon and the West Beqaa. The crisis in neighbouring Syria and movement of populations into Lebanon has made this work only more vital, and MAG continues to support both Lebanese and Syrian communities. The recent conflict which took place from October 2023 to November 2024, has exacerbated the UXO contamination in already vulnerable regions. Intense fighting and the use of heavy munitions have left behind new areas of unexploded ordnance, further endangering civilian lives and impeding reconstruction efforts. As an established HMA operator, MAG is adapting swiftly to address this evolving challenge. This includes conducting emergency Non-Technical Survey of the new contamination, deploying clearance teams to high-priority areas, mechanical assets on rubble removal tasks and scaling up risk education initiatives to protect communities from newly contaminated zones. Since 2006, MAG Lebanon has cleared more than 23.1 million square meters of contaminated land and removed more than 70,000 dangerous items, benefitting over 1.9 million people.
How to apply
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/work-for-us/vacancies by the closing date of 6th January 2025.
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.
Please note that as part of MAG’s commitment to safeguarding, all roles are subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here.
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. Women are encouraged to apply.