Project Assistant

Grade: G6 

Vacancy no.: DC/KYIV/G6/2025/17
Publication date: 11 December 2025
Application deadline (midnight local time): 10 January 2026

Job ID: 13432 
Department: RO-Europe and Central Asia 
Organization Unit: CO-Kyiv 
Location: Kyiv   
Contract type: Fixed Term 

Contract duration: One year as of February 2026 with possibility of extension renewable 

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 General Service positions is subject to specific local recruitment 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

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 USD yearly.

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.

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 Project Assistant supports the administration and delivery of services in an efficient, effective and client-oriented manner and include the use of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The Project Assistant ensures services and transactions are made in accordance with the established rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines.

The position reports to the Project Manager. The position will receive guidance and technical advice from the Project Manager and Finance Officer.

1. Ensure smooth functioning of the project administration, office management and operation support related functions, in close collaboration with other administrative and operation support staff, through the provision of management and administrative support to the project. This includes processing entitlements, issuance of contracts and maintenance of records and files.
2. Advise and assist project staff with interpretation of administrative rules, regulations and procedures. Make travel and hotel reservations, prepare travel authorizations and assemble information pertinent to the purpose of travel.
3. Collect information from records and reports, compile socioeconomic and other relevant data, and draft summaries and reports on project activities for correspondence. Search and select information and records in specified format or on the basis of general instructions for use in preparing reports, correspondence, technical papers, project or programme plans and general reference documents.
4. Organize data and information, and prepare and maintain records, documents and control systems for the monitoring and evaluation of project and programme implementation.
5. Assist in the drafting of notes, meeting minutes and the translation of the relevant documents from English into Ukrainian and vice-versa. Participate in ILO activities when required and assist with workplan development.
6. Assist in the provision of financial and administrative information with regard to their implementation. Liaise with other agencies' administrative focal points and maintain the budget up to date. Maintain records on programming activities for programme monitoring and evaluation purposes. Check that commitments and expenditures are charged to the correct budget line. Liaise with the CO Kyiv and RO Europe and Central Asia with regard to administrative and financial issues related to the ILO activities in Ukraine.
7. Prepare background information for use in programme and budget preparations and discussions and where relevant, provide guidance to admin assistants.
8. Participate in the organization of special meetings and coordinate all important administrative arrangements for conducting workshops/seminars and trainings, as required by the project/programme. Make travel arrangements, hotel reservations and prepare travel authorization forms. Liaise with the relevant agencies and the other stakeholders in order to prepare and/or conduct field missions.
9. Provide interpretation from English into Ukrainian and vice-versa for ILO missions to Ukraine and Kyiv-based ILO international staff, when required.
10. Support in drafting communication notes like press announcement or press release; make sure the ILO social media reflects updated news of the project.
11. Perform any additional relevant duty as requested by the Project Manager and ILO CO Kyiv Director.

Completion of secondary school education, supplemented by technical or university level courses in a field related to the work of the organization.

A specialized training in a field relevant to the work of the Organization and previous UN experience would be an advantage.

Six years of progressively responsible finance and/or administrative work, of which at least one year in programme support activities. Prior engagements in similar positions with UN and ILO projects would be given special consideration.

Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian and English, both oral and written

Technical competencies - Knowledge of financial and administrative rules and procedures related to the various components of the project and programme areas. Knowledge of the office's operations. Knowledge of technical data and good administrative skills to provide programming support. Good knowledge of programme planning, implementation and evaluation principles, practices and procedures.

Ability to: work with word processing and spreadsheet software, as well as computer software packages required by the ILO; maintain records and prepare clerical reports and statements.

Behavioural competencies - The ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes are also required. Excellent trouble-shooting and problem solving skills; Ability to plan and organize own work, to work in a team and under pressure; excellent communication skills both in writing and orally; must demonstrate responsible behaviour and attention to detail. Must display high standards of ethical conduct. Must demonstrate honesty and integrity.

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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