Safeguarding & Culture Manager, Ukraine
Fixed Term Contract – 6 months
The total starting package for this position is £59,698 GBP per annum (approx. $80,563 USD) including basic salary and allowances.
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
MAG Ukraine’s rapid growth and diverse workforce have brought valuable skills and perspectives, while also highlighting the need to strengthen shared understanding of organisational values and humanitarian principles. Ongoing insecurity and funding uncertainty present additional challenges to embedding a consistent organisational culture. MAG is therefore seeking a Safeguarding and Culture Manager on a fixed term basis to support the continued development of a safe working environment, prioritising staff wellbeing, and fostering a cohesive team aligned with MAG’s mission and values.
In this role, you will use your expertise to review and strengthen safeguarding policies, reporting pathways, and practices in line with global standards and the Ukraine context, while developing a long-term framework to embed safe, values-driven ways of working across the programme. The role includes delivering interim training, managing safeguarding concerns using survivor-centred approaches, establishing a safeguarding triage committee, and overseeing investigations where needed. You will champion MAG’s values, advise on HR and wellbeing intersections, monitor and report on safeguarding effectiveness, and represent MAG Ukraine in key safeguarding forums, working across all departments to ensure consistent and effective safeguarding practices throughout the organisation.
About you:
You’re an experienced safeguarding professional with a strong background in organisational culture, values-driven work, or protection roles—ideally gained in humanitarian or challenging contexts—and you’re confident designing training, leading investigations, and applying international safeguarding standards. You’re an exceptional communicator who builds trust at all levels, with strong facilitation, influencing, and organisational skills, and the ability to motivate and support others. You bring integrity, sound judgement, and a survivor-centred mindset, along with resilience, empathy, and a proactive, solutions-focused approach. You’re committed to MAG’s values and humanitarian mission, comfortable working under pressure, and willing to travel throughout the country programme (within security controls) when needed.
About the Ukraine programme:
MAG has been operational in Ukraine since late 2022 and has expanded rapidly in response to growing humanitarian needs. Staffing levels are expected to exceed 500 by early 2026, including approximately 30 international staff. During this period, the operating environment has become increasingly complex, with heightened conflict intensity and the challenges this brings.
Further information and how to apply:
For further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/work-for-us/vacancies by the closing date of 15th February 2026.
MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
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 more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.