Job Details:
Organisation: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Deadline Sun, 1 Jul 2018
Job type: Permanent
Location:
Iraq
The total salary package for this position is £33,868- £37,012 per annum including basic salary, hardship allowance 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 Iraq programme:
Following decades of conflict, Iraq is heavily contaminated with landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the ongoing regional crisis has added to the scale of this problem. MAG has been working in Iraq since 1992 and after expansion into new area over the past 12 months; we currently have 700 national staff and 88 teams operating in 6 areas in 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. Most recently, our work has supported the safe expansion or establishment of camps for displaced people and clearance of areas of return, as well as delivering life-saving risk education for those fleeing the violence.
About the role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for operating, maintaining and repairing mechanical assets with associated spares within MAG Iraq’s projects as required. They will also be required to develop maintenance schedules in keeping with MAG’s operational requirements and ensure/oversee their implementation. Reporting to the Mechanical Support Manager, the Mechanical Technician will assist in designing, developing, delivering and evaluating the appropriate training programmes for the use of mechanical assets, including day to day training and monitoring of national staff in conducting repair and maintenance of machinery.
About you:
You will have experience in operating, maintaining and repairing multiple mechanical assets across different locations within a developing country, preferably within the Humanitarian Mine Action sector. Experience of working in a fast paced environment with the ability to coordinate and prioritise in order to meet deadlines. You will need fluent English language skills and be able to work in a challenging and politically sensitive environment.
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.
Mechanical Technician/Operator, Iraq
Job posted by: MAG (Mines Advisory Group) - Wed, 13 Jun 2018Job Details:
Organisation: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Deadline Sun, 1 Jul 2018
Job type: Permanent
Location: Iraq
The total salary package for this position is £33,868- £37,012 per annum including basic salary, hardship allowance 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 Iraq programme:
Following decades of conflict, Iraq is heavily contaminated with landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the ongoing regional crisis has added to the scale of this problem. MAG has been working in Iraq since 1992 and after expansion into new area over the past 12 months; we currently have 700 national staff and 88 teams operating in 6 areas in 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. Most recently, our work has supported the safe expansion or establishment of camps for displaced people and clearance of areas of return, as well as delivering life-saving risk education for those fleeing the violence.
About the role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for operating, maintaining and repairing mechanical assets with associated spares within MAG Iraq’s projects as required. They will also be required to develop maintenance schedules in keeping with MAG’s operational requirements and ensure/oversee their implementation. Reporting to the Mechanical Support Manager, the Mechanical Technician will assist in designing, developing, delivering and evaluating the appropriate training programmes for the use of mechanical assets, including day to day training and monitoring of national staff in conducting repair and maintenance of machinery.
About you:
You will have experience in operating, maintaining and repairing multiple mechanical assets across different locations within a developing country, preferably within the Humanitarian Mine Action sector. Experience of working in a fast paced environment with the ability to coordinate and prioritise in order to meet deadlines. You will need fluent English language skills and be able to work in a challenging and politically sensitive environment.
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.