Deadline for Applications
June 2, 2026
Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
D
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Non Family with Residential Location
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
UNOPS LICA6
2026-07-01
The position is located within the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Field Unit Lviv and reports to the Head of Field Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Conduct field assessments in locations throughout the Lviv Field Unit Area of Responsibility, ensuring rapid identification of urgent needs for emergency interventions and housing solutions projects.
• Proactively identify and flag emerging technical concerns, delays, or risks and suggest the response.
• Coordinate timely procurement, distribution, and monitoring to ensure uninterrupted support to affected populations and program activities.
• Support monitoring of partner implemented shelter interventions to ensure they meaningfully address the needs, safety, and dignity of affected populations, including tracking progress, conducting basic quality assurance, and confirming alignment with agreed technical and humanitarian standards.
• Participate in coordination meetings and technical discussions relevant to shelter programme implementation.
• Participate in the Lviv FU’s coordination on shelter activities, both under direct implementation and via the field partners, with the local and regional authorities.
• Contribute to the preparation of monitoring updates, summaries, and inputs for internal and donor reporting, highlighting progress, challenges, and the humanitarian impact of intervention.
Essential Minimum Qualifications and Professional Experience Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, Architecture or Construction Engineering (or other related field) is required.
• 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
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English
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Desired Languages
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Additional Qualifications
Skills
Education
Certifications
Other information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
Remote
No