Programme Officer – West Africa (Burkina Faso and Niger)
The starting salary package for this position is £34,696 GBP (approx. $45,455 USD) including all allowances
About MAG:
MAG supports the development of countries emerging from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury. The main area of focus in MAG’s programmes across West Africa is Arms Management and Destruction (AMD) work, working with national defence and security authorities towards the safe storage management as well as destruction of weapons and munitions.
About the Burkina Faso & Niger programmes:
MAG supports the development of countries emerging from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury. The main area of focus in MAG’s programmes across West Africa is Arms Management and Destruction (AMD) work, working with national defence and security authorities towards the safe storage management as well as destruction of weapons and munitions. Our AMD operations are focused on armoury construction, design and management, weapons marking and management, assessment of needs and bulk demolitions.
About the role:
As a Programme Officer with MAG, you will undertake a wide range of activities including grant and contract monitoring, information systems management, and proposal and report writing for donors. You will support the Country Director in ensuring the programmes meet their contractual requirements, and in programme business planning and budgeting. Communication with donors and partners will be a core function of the role.
About you:
The successful candidate will have experience of working at HQ or field level in international aid or development and will have previous experience in West Africa. Experience in reporting and knowledge of support service procedures is required. You will have proposal writing and research skills, excellent organisational skills, and French language skills, with the ability to produce high quality written material in French and English. You will be able to establish effective working relationships at all levels internally and externally, and good security awareness, particularly where it applies to project design.
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 the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG by the closing date of 01 March 2020.
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