Programme Officer – Laos

Job posted by: MAG (Mines Advisory Group) - Tue, 11 Dec 2018

Job Details:

Organisation: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)

Deadline Mon, 7 Jan 2019

Job type: Permanent

Location: Laos

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The total package for this position is £27,996 per annum (c. USD $37,350) including salary and all allowances

 

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 Laos programme:

Laos has the unenviable title of being the most bombed country in the world per capita. For nearly a decade, Laos was subjected to heavy US bombing as part of the wider war in Indochina. US bombing records show that at least two million metric tonnes of ordnance was dropped between 1964 and 1973.

Working across Xieng Khouang and Khammouane provinces since 1994, MAG has directly helped more than 900,000 people to live safer lives, free from danger and fear. Another 2.1 million men, women and children have benefitted indirectly. Our teams have cleared more than 58,000,000 square metres of land in Laos, removing and destroying more than 211,000 items of UXO, including nearly 90,000 cluster sub munitions.  In addition, MAG has given more than 2,900 risk education sessions to around 194,000 people, helping them to stay safe until land is cleared.

 

About the role:

In this role you will undertake a wide range of activities including proposal writing, grant monitoring, report writing for donors and assisting the Country Director in ensuring the programme meets its contractual requirements.  You will also help to develop and coordinate our communications and visibility strategy in country by managing the national Communications Manager, along with our two Visitor Information Centres. Therefore effective written and verbal communication skills with internal and external stakeholders, as well as creative and graphic design skills, are essential to this role. You will be based in Vientiane, supporting the whole programme and will be expected to occasionally travel to operational areas if required.

 

About you:

The successful candidate will need experience working overseas in international aid or development, ideally in Laos, and be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently. The ability to work in dynamic teams of national and international staff and produce written material of the highest quality is essential. Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively and have experience writing reports and proposals for a range of institutional donors. In addition, you must be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines. You will also need to be able to demonstrate awareness of personal security, cultural sensitivities and a diplomatic manner.

 

For 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.  Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

 



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