Grade: NOA

Vacancy no.: DC/KYIV/NO/2025/15
Publication date: 11 December 2025
Application deadline (midnight local time): 10 January 2026

Job ID: 13430
Department: RO-Europe and Central Asia
Organization Unit: CO-Kyiv
Location: Kyiv
Contract type: Fixed Term

Contract duration: 12 months as of February 1, 2026, with possibility of extension

Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General.

In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the above-mentioned vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their application online by the above date.

The following are eligible to apply:

• ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations.
• External candidates*

*The recruitment process for National Officer positions is subject to specific local recruitment and eligibility criteria.

The ILO values diversity among its staff and welcomes applications from qualified female candidates. We also encourage applicants with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to [email protected].

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*Conditions of employment for external candidates: In conformity with existing ILO practice, the appointment of an external candidate will normally be made at the first step of this grade. The entry level salary for this position is 29688 USD yearly.

Introduction

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Ukraine, in partnership with the Government of Ukraine, social partners, and leading energy enterprises, will launch a new initiative to protect, retain, and equip Ukraine’s energy workforce for urgent repairs and resilient recovery, to be funded by the Government of the Netherlands. Against the backdrop of massive war-related damage, energy workers face extreme occupational safety and health (OSH) risks—from shelling and unexploded ordnance to fatigue, trauma, and unsafe worksites—while workforce depletion, outdated and gender-blind training, and limited reintegration pathways for veterans, internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, and persons with disabilities further strain the sector’s capacity. This project prioritizes immediate worker protection while laying the groundwork for longer-term modernization and reskilling, ensuring both continuity of energy supply and progress toward Ukraine’s decentralized, greener energy system in line with its recovery, resilience, and EU accession pathway.

Project outcomes

The project will deliver results through three mutually reinforcing outcomes:

Outcome 1 – Co-developing OSH protocols tailored for wartime conditions, facilitating employer-led provision of appropriate protective equipment (with humanitarian provision of self-rescuers only in urgent life-saving cases), strengthening inspection capacity through small-scale mobile OSH interventions and delivering mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to address trauma, fatigue, and burnout.

Outcome 2 – Testing workplace adaptation measures — including rehabilitation of basic facilities such as lockers and changing rooms with gender-responsive design — alongside safe return-to-work schemes and negotiated reintegration pathways for veterans (including those with disabilities), IDPs, women, and older workers. Tripartite dialogue and collective bargaining will be used to anchor these pilots in sectoral agreements and to promote wage protection, equal treatment, and safe working conditions.

Outcome 3 – Conducting rapid skills anticipation studies with employers’ and workers’ organizations to identify urgent repair skills gaps and prepare for the medium-term transition to renewable energy. Based on these findings, OSH-integrated “energy repair” training modules and micro-qualifications will be developed and tested with TVET institutions and enterprise academies, focusing on practical preventive and control measures at worksites. Large-scale reskilling for renewables (solar, wind, biomass) will be designed for subsequent phases once systems and conditions permit.

The project is conceived as a preparatory and demonstration phase, focused on testing practical solutions, generating evidence, and creating scalable models for worker protection, reintegration, and training.

The project will be implemented in the framework of the Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme and will benefit from the strategies, tools and lessons learned from implemented projects in the framework of the Flagship Programme.

Based in Kyiv, in the ILO Country Office for Ukraine, the National Project Officer will ensure support to the Project Manager in delivery of project outcomes. The National Project Officer will be part of the project team implementing the project in Kyiv region and will support the successful implementation and delivery of the project outcomes.

Reporting lines

The position reports to the Project Manager. The position will receive guidance and technical advice from the Project Manager and relevant specialists in the DWT/CO-Budapest, OSHE, SECTOR and relevant technical Departments in Geneva.

Description of Duties

1. Provide support to the Project Manager on the day-to-day implementation and administration of the project activities in conformity with project objectives and coordination with the DWT/CO-Budapest, the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (Geneva), the relevant HQ Departments (OSHE, SECTOR), project partners, international and national experts, and ILO constituents.
2. Work in close collaboration with (partners) to design and revise project annual work plans, as well as preparation of budget proposals, considering different approaches and alternative methods, management, problem identification and problem resolution, especially for the parts of the project supporting the institutional and capacity development of constituents, government agencies, line ministries, and social partners. Promote the inclusion of gender equality and non-discrimination in all aspects of the project.
3. Review, verify and analyze work plans, progress and final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness, and monitor the progress of project activities. Follow-up on delayed documents, clarify information, and answer questions about clearance and processing requirements to support successful completion of agreed activities.
4. Follow-up with relevant technical officers with counterparts in organizations and line ministries at national level, partner and executing agencies, government offices, constituents and in other organizations to expedite implementation and meet targets.
5. Assist in the programming and control of resources of the project, prepare budget estimates and expenditure forecasts by analysing and monitoring situation of resources as compared to planned activities and making recommendations for remedial action. Identify problems and propose solutions and actions.
6. Provide programming and administrative support to cooperation activities in the implementation of the upcoming ILO Decent Work Country Programme 2026-2029.

Description od duties (part 2)

7. Monitor progress (updating the Monitoring and Evaluation plan) and assist in programming and budgeting activities.

8.Participate in the preparation and conduct of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions, and consultative meetings. Speak on behalf of the Project when attending these gatherings alone. Undertake missions to project sites independently or accompanying others.

9.Brief ILO specialists, project experts, associate experts and visiting officials and provide relevant information on project matters. Draft, edit, or translate into local language official correspondence, statements and speeches and other public information materials. Provide ad hoc interpretation services to PM and ILO specialists, project experts, associate experts and visiting officials.

10.Lead in the preparation of briefs, background information, technical reports and periodic progress reports and statistical data on status of the overall activities of the Project.

11. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager and Country Director.

Required qualifications

Education

First level university degree in occupational safety and health (OSH), economics, public policies, development studies or a relevant field.

Experience

One to two years of professional experience at the national level in the area OSH, mental health and psycho social support, project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Prior engagements with UN and ILO projects would be given special consideration.

Technical requirements:

Technical expertise in Occupational Safety and Health in combination with any of the following areas: Mental Health and Psychosocial support, energy sector and industrial relations, social dialogue and/or and labour law would be an advantage. Knowledge of the policy making process in Ukraine is a plus.

Languages

Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian and English, both oral and written

Competencies

• Knowledge of programme and budget, project administration, and evaluation concepts and procedures, and of the mandate and structure of labour market institutions in Ukraine.
• Knowledge of the office’s financial rules and regulations.
• Good knowledge of the context and challenges for the project areas of expertise.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to justify requirements and approaches to problem resolution, and good drafting skills.
• Good ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyse problems with implementation
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to clarify information
• Demonstrate collaborative and teamwork experience and ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team, as well as to work on his/her own initiative.
• Ability to work independently, quickly, precisely, and take initiative and responsibility.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet the deadline.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, web-browsers and database applications.
• Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes are also required.

Recruitment process

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ILO People. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

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