Community Liaison Manager, Ukraine

Description

Community Liaison Manager, Ukraine

The starting salary package for this position is £47,910.80 GBP / approx. $63,385 USD including all allowances.

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:

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting communities living with the daily realities of explosive ordnance. As Community Liaison Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring MAG’s approach to community participation lead how communities shape and guide our mine action work, ensuring their knowledge, priorities, and concerns are central to everything we do in your area of operation. In close coordination with the Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader, you will manage and mentor Community Liaison teams, work closely with technical colleagues, and ensure high‑quality delivery of non‑technical survey and explosive ordnance risk education that directly informs safe land release and clearance. Through strong management, mentoring, and quality assurance, you will strengthen national capacity and improve how evidence is gathered, analysed, and used in decision‑making. This role asks you to balance strong technical judgement with excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills in complex humanitarian settings. You will contribute to community‑driven operations where your work supports safer futures for people living with the consequences of conflict.

About the Ukraine programme:

Since the Russian invasion of 24th February 2022, Ukraine has been subjected to heavy artillery bombardment, missile, and air strikes, as well as the use of landmines and cluster munitions. The scale of the conflict and the use of high impact and indiscriminate weapons requires an urgent and extensive response. MAG responded to the crisis in 2022 and now employs nearly 440 staff in our Ukraine programme, in a range of operational and support/administrative activities, with further scale-up planned during 2026. The programme has a representation office in Kyiv, and operational offices in Mykolaiv (also covering accessible areas of Kherson) and Kharkiv.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who brings strong experience working internationally in humanitarian or development contexts, with the ability to design and implement effective community-based interventions. You will be confident applying participatory approaches, conducting needs and risk assessments, leading and motivating diverse teams, and delivering high quality training and capacity building support. To succeed, you’ll need excellent communication, coordination and organisational skills, a solid understanding of humanitarian response and conflict sensitive approaches, and the ability to manage projects and people in complex or remote environments. You should be flexible, proactive, solutions oriented, and committed to humanitarian principles, inclusion, and a do no harm approach.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Significant experience internationally managing Humanitarian Mine Action Community Liaison or any of the following:
• Armed Violence Reduction (AVR)
• Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP)
• Educational development programmes
• Experience in the training, monitoring, coaching and capacity development of field staff
• Fluent in English, oral and written
• Demonstrable background in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation tools, needs assessments, risk assessments, impact assessments or the like

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

• Renumeration Package:£47,910.80 per annum including basic salary and all allowances and 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 four international flights home per year
• Insurance: Internationally contracted, 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.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter detailing your suitability for the role through the link below before the closing date of 4th May 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.