UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Shelter Associate
- Duty station
- 🇺🇦 Kyiv (FO), Ukraine
- Country / area
- Ukraine
- Region
- Europe
- UN system
- Fund/Programme
About this role
The Shelter Associate supports the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Field Office in Kyiv by coordinating shelter projects, managing contractors and design providers, and ensuring compliance with technical and financial standards. Key responsibilities include project cost estimation, design coordination, construction supervision, and reporting on implementation progress. The role requires strong technical knowledge in construction, particularly in Ukraine, and experience in humanitarian settings. The position reports to the Head of Field Office and involves working with government authorities, local stakeholders, and multi-national teams.
Key requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering, Architecture or Construction Engineering
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
- Fluency in Ukrainian and English
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Ukrainian Construction legislation
- Experience in the humanitarian sector
- Strong Excel skills
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Requirements at a glance
Distilled by AI from the posting- Min. experience
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Required degree
- Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering, Architecture or Construction Engineering (or other related field).
- Languages
- Ukrainian English
Deadline for Applications
Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
DFamily Type (not applicable for home-based)
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Target Start Date
Terms of Reference
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with the government and local authorities for identification and assessment of possible projects in compliance with Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and unit costs;
• Provide estimates of project costs for repair and rehabilitation of identified objects;
• Coordinate with contractors, design service providers and Shelter teams, implementing partners and stakeholders;
• Analyze current unit costs for similar interventions based on portfolio of existing projects;
• Assist in design process of the projects by providing inputs to the design service providers/engineers and architects for design solutions, coordinating with Supply Unit for elaboration of Terms of Reference (ToR) and Bills of Quantity (BoQ), performing bid analysis and technical evaluation of the bids towards to assure transparent and fair tendering process;
• Provide assistance in supervision of construction/renovation works, evaluation/inspection of works stage progress;
• Review and provide recommendation for approval of technical documentation. Review and eventually editing of prepared design: structural analysis, drawings, specifications, scope of work, work schedule, bill of quantities, cost estimates and any other required technical documents;
• Supervise design service providers to ensure that design and works are executed in effective and efficient manner by complying with all technical requirements of UNHCR and government authorities;
• Monitor contractor’s compliance with the technical requirements of the contract by reviewing deliverables and recommending to the Programme Coordinator appropriate corrective actions, when necessary;
• Initiate and track payments;
• Monitor overall implementation progress;
• Write regular reports as required, by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information on various aspects of the project including financial, technical and schedule compliance, as well as compiling timely and accurate reports;
• Participate as a member of duty travel teams relating to project implementation, as required;
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Essential Minimum Qualifications and Professional Experience Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, Architecture or Construction Engineering (or other related field).
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Desired Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
• Good technical knowledge about construction in Ukraine linked with understanding of Ukrainian Construction legislation;
• Excellent communication skills, with a proactive and flexible approach to problem-solving;
• Capable to use MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook etc.) with strong confidence in Excel;
• Capacity to deal with multi-task environment and efficiently contribute to the multi-national team’s work.
• Knowledge of English and Ukrainian languages is required.
• Knowledge and previous experience in the humanitarian sector is highly desirable.
Conditions:
The appointment is for an initial period of six (6) months and is a full-time position with official working hours from Monday to Friday (40 hours per week)
Application Process:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and may be required to complete a written test. A mandatory competency-based interview for all shortlisted candidates will be conducted as part of the selection process.
Standard Job Description
Required Languages
Ukrainian,
English,
Desired Languages
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Other information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
Remote
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