Shelter Associate

June 2, 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

D

Non Family with Residential LocationUNOPS LICA6

2026-07-01The position is located within the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Field Office Kyiv and reports to the Head of Field Office.

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.

 

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Required Languages

Ukrainian

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English

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Desired Languages

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Skills

Education

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Other information

This position doesn't require a functional clearance

Remote

No