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 800 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:
This role is primarily to safeguard and manage all mechanical assets located across our several operational locations and bases, including management of workshops and workshop staff. You will ensure your staff have training, assessments and accreditations to utilise nominated mechanical assets in order to build a local capacity for humanitarian mine action activities. You will report to and support the Technical Operations Manager to ensure maximum productivity and capacity of all mechanical assets for an ever-expanding programme.
About you:
You will have experience in managing, 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 have the ability to find creative solutions, the confidence to propose new methodologies and mechanical innovations, and excellent communication skills. Areas of operations are often remote with basic amenities, so applicants will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments.
Closing: 10 24 2022
