Mechanical Support Manager, Iraq

The starting salary package for this position is £60,356 GBP per annum (approx. $79,200 USD) including all allowances

About the role:

In this role, you’ll take the lead in managing and safeguarding all mechanical assets across our operational bases, ensuring vehicles, heavy machinery, and generators are maintained, repaired, and ready to support life-saving work. You’ll oversee workshops, as well as mechanical and workshop staff, develop innovative mechanical solutions, and build local capacity through training and accreditation. Working with us means applying your expertise in challenging humanitarian settings where your skills directly reduce risk and enable communities to recover from the impact of conflict. This is a chance to make a tangible difference, driving efficiency and resilience in environments where reliability truly matters.

About you:

You will have experience in managing, maintaining, and repairing multiple mechanical assets across different locations within a developing country, as well as experience of working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to coordinate and prioritise in order to meet deadlines. You will have the ability to find creative solutions, the confidence to propose new methodologies and mechanical innovations, and excellent communication skills. Areas of operations are often remote with basic amenities, so applicants will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments.

About the Iraq programme:

Following decades of conflict, Iraq is heavily contaminated with landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO). MAG has been working in Iraq since 1992 with our Head Office in Erbil and operational bases across northern Iraq. By clearing hazardous areas, MAG has enabled new schools, roads, and hospitals to be built, opened up vital trade routes and allowed communities to use their farming land in safety, giving them greater food security and an escape from poverty.

Benefits and further information:

MAG staff are rewarded with comprehensive benefits – you can read the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details:

• Salary:£60,356 per annum including all allowancesand this increases with service.
• Accommodation:MAG will provide accommodation in-country.
• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of eight weeks out of the programme per year.
• Flights: MAG provides three international flights home per year
• Insurance: Programme based staff are automatically covered by MAG's comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance.

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, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks

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. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available through the link below.

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.

How to Apply

HOW TO APPLY

For further information and the application form, please download the candidate information pack:

MAG – Mechanical Support Manager, Iraq - Application Pack

Application is by submission of the following documents to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of 7 thDecember 2025:

1. Up-to-date CV

2. Completed Candidate Profile Form

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.