About the role:

As Community Liaison Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring the voices, needs and priorities of conflict-affected communities are reflected in MAG’s mine action activities. Based in the programme area of operation, you will lead and support Community Liaison teams, strengthen community participation and oversee the delivery of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education through local partners. Working closely with operational teams, you will ensure high-quality information is gathered and used to guide decision-making, improve programme effectiveness and maximise impact. This role offers the chance to combine people management, partner engagement and technical oversight while helping communities reduce the risks posed by explosive ordnance. If you are motivated by building strong relationships, improving programme quality and supporting safer outcomes for communities, this role offers both significant responsibility and meaningful purpose.

About the Senegal programme:

MAG has been working in Senegal since 2014, initially supporting the Senegalese Armed Forces with safe destruction of obsolete ammunition, secure storage, and capacity-building. Since 2021, MAG has expanded into Humanitarian Mine Action in Casamance, at the request of the National Mine Action Centre (CNAMS). In Casamance, MAG supports CNAMS through training, strengthening information management systems, and conducting non-technical surveys and risk education to better understand contamination and raise awareness among affected communities. Casamance remains contaminated with mines and explosive remnants of war, limiting access to land and livelihoods. Through the new CLEAR-Casamance project, MAG will reduce these risks, release safe land, and restore access to productive areas. This will support recovery, enable displaced families to return safely, and contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone with significant experience working internationally in humanitarian or development contexts, who can confidently engage and collaborate with communities, local stakeholders and operational partners to achieve programme objectives. You will bring excellent communication, negotiation and organisational skills, with the confidence to build trusted relationships and represent programmes with a range of stakeholders. Self-motivated, adaptable and culturally sensitive, you will be comfortable working independently in challenging environments and committed to MAG’s humanitarian mission and community-centred approach. Experience in non-technical survey, explosive ordnance risk education or related mine action training would be an advantage.

Fluency in both English and French is an asset; however, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in at least one of these languages.

We’re looking for someone with:

Experience internationally in community liaison within Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) or any of the following:
Armed Violence Reduction (AVR)
Educational development programmes
Health, MHPSS or other humanitarian sectors
Experience in the training, coaching and capacity development of field staff
Experience overseeing and supporting local implementing partners
Experience conducting needs or risk assessments and using the findings to design and implement appropriate, targeted interventions.

Please send your resume/CV