• Job number: SRH06536
• Status: Employee
• Area of expertise: Water Sanitation and Hygiene promotion
• Position: Missions
• Region: Kharkiv Region
• Country: Ukraine
• Contract Type: Short term contract

About us

Desired start date: 13.04.2026
Duration of the mission: 9 months (with possible prolongation)
Location: Kharkiv

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in 26 countries, the SI teams – 3200 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers - intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.

About the mission

About the job

General objective:

The Program Deputy Field Coordinator (P-DFC) is in charge of supervising the implementation of programs in Rakhine State. In line with both SI annual country strategy and the evolution of the humanitarian needs in the area, the PDFCO will support designing and implementing new projects. She/He oversees the quality of project implementation through the direct management of Program Managers. She/he also supports the Field Coordinator (FC) in his representing tasks in external
meetings under FC delegation.

The main challenges:

• Highly volatile and unpredictable operational environment due to ongoing conflict and security constraints, impacting program planning and implementation
• Recently recruited Project Managers requiring targeted capacity building, close accompaniment, and strengthened managerial support
• Challenging and uncertain donor environment, requiring increased efforts in gaps and needs analysis, advocacy, proposal development and potential adaptation of the HR and programmatic structure
• Need to maintain strong program quality, coordination and accountability mechanisms while operating under sensitive modalities (e.g. RRM, partnerships)

Priorities for the first month:

Security constraints:

Security in Kharkiv remains volatile. Since early 2025, air raid alerts have continued, though their frequency has decreased by around 50% following the introduction of the separate oblast/city alert system. Despite this, repeated alerts continue to create sustained stress for residents and staff. SI’s security setup provides strong mitigation measures, including a relatively less targeted location of the premises (office and guesthouses) and external security monitoring for air-raid alerts outside working hours.

Your profile

DIPLOMAS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Experience in the humanitarian sector : 3+ years
• Experience in a similar position : 1+ years
• An experience in humanitarian program management is required.
• An engineering background or education in WASH or a related technical field is considered an asset.

SKILLS:

TECHNICAL SKILLS

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

LANGUAGES

SI will offer you

A salaried position:
According to experience, starting from EUR 2475 gross per month (2250 EUR base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of EUR 700.

SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate's country of origin and the place of assignment.

Breaks: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of 7 working days every three months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl). To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.

Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

LIVING CONDITIONS:

Application process

Do you recognise yourself in this description? If yes, please send us your CV and cover letter!

Please note that CV-only applications will not be considered, and that the vacancy may close before the deadline.

Thank you for your understanding.

To learn more about Sl: www.solidarites.org

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Solidarités International (SI) est déterminé à prévenir et à combattre tout type d’abus – tout acte d’exploitation, d’abus et/ou de harcèlement sexuels (SEAH) à l’encontre des membres des communautés bénéficiaires ou de ses collaborateurs et collaboratrices, atteinte aux personnes et/ou aux biens, fraude, corruption, conflit d’intérêt non déclaré, financement d’activités portant atteinte aux droits de l’homme - qui pourrait être perpétré dans le cadre de ses interventions. SI applique une tolérance zéro à l’égard de tout type d’abus, particulièrement des actes de SEAH.

Solidarités International est un employeur équitable qui combat toute forme de discrimination. SI ne demandera jamais une rétribution quelconque en vue de participer à un processus de recrutement.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

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