Grade: NOA

Vacancy no.: DC/KYIV/NO/2025/16
Publication date: 11 December 2025
Application deadline (midnight local time): 10 January 2026

Job ID: 13431
Department: RO-Europe and Central Asia
Organization Unit: CO-Kyiv
Location: Kyiv
Contract type: Fixed Term

Contract duration: 12 months with possible 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].

Technical cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment in the Organization. A one-year fixed-term contract will be given. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance.

*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 Finance Officer provides professional services for the administration and delivery of a range of financial and procurement services for these development cooperation projects implemented by the Office. The Finance Officer ensures effective and transparent utilization of financial resources and integrity of financial services including during procurement. Services are delivered in an efficient, effective and client-oriented manner and include the use of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The Finance Officer ensures timely development, budget preparation and effective monitoring and control and analyses and interprets established finance-related rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines to provide solutions to a wide spectrum of financial issues.

Reporting lines

The Finance Officer works under the supervision of the Project Manager in close cooperation with the FCO and other Finance Officers. Director will provide guidance for special assignments or the handling of unusual or complex matters.

Description of Duties

1. Provide professional services for the effective delivery of the development cooperation financial services. Administer day-to-day financial operations ensuring full compliance with financial rules and regulations, policies, procedures and applicable standards and integrity and consistency of data in all financial transactions, recording and reporting. Oversee the work of and provide guidance to staff performing finance-related work.
2. Provide substantive support in the continuous analysis and monitoring of the financial situation of the Development Cooperation projects in the Office. Provide regular management reports to support informed financial decision-making.
3. Assist in the management of financial operations and accounting services covering responsibilities for accounts payable, accounts receivable, approval of payments, external payment authorizations (EPAs) and office financial clearances (OFCs), accounts reconciliation, billing, monthly closing of accounts, forecasting, year-end closing of accounts.
4. Coordinate preparation of project budgets, review budget submissions, review and process requests for budget revisions, analyse and report on budget approvals, monitor expenditures against allocations and analyse variances. Liaise with concerned managers to strengthen budget management and take corrective actions, when required.
5. Assist the FCO and where required act as certifying officer and certify financial documents and transactions or escalate to supervisor as appropriate, providing explanations and suggesting remedial or alternative actions.
6. Support the monitoring of activity implementation to ensure alignment with project documents, donor agreements, and costed workplans. Identify potential bottlenecks and recommend corrective measures. Collect, analyse, and evaluate financial data to contribute to the preparation of financial reports, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and the Office’s financial rules and regulations. Monitor the efficiency of related work processes and coordinate with staff and managers to ensure smooth and effective service delivery, proposing improvements as needed.
7. In coordination with the FCO, ensure efficient local banking arrangements in compliance with local financial and banking regulations. Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts.
9. Follow-up on internal and external audit recommendations and draft responses to audit inquiries and observations for consideration of supervisor.
10. Stay informed about relevant standards and best practices in financial management and in particular procurement. Share knowledge and provide guidance to colleagues, including through the organization and delivery of staff training on financial matters.
11. Draft lessons learned, document best practices, and develop guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed.
12. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager and the Director of the ILO Country Office for Ukraine.

Required qualifications

Education

University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in business management, finances or in any field relevant to the job.

Experience

Minimum of two years of professional work experience in finance or accounting. Experience within the United Nations System is desirable.

Languages

Excellent command of English and Ukrainian (oral and written)

Competencies

In addition to the ILO core competencies [Integrity and transparency, Sensitivity to diversity, Orientation to learning and knowledge sharing, Client orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Takes responsibility for performance, Quality orientation, Collaboration], this position requires:

• Good knowledge of financial and accounting principles and concepts.
• Good knowledge of international accounting standards such as International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) or other international or national accounting standards.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for designing and assessing quality and efficiency of process execution.
• Good knowledge of PC software (including word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software) such as Microsoft Office.
• 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 analyze problems with implementation
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to clarify information
• Demonstrate collaborative and team work 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.
• Ability to interpret and work within the applicable financial rules and regulations, policies and procedures.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new software and systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities priorities

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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