Shelter and Settlement Partnership Officer

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 800 staff in Ukraine and implements emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a Shelter and Settlement Partnership Officer to work in Sumy, with possible regular field visits all around Sumskyi rayons (with the most frequent field visits to Okhtyrskyi rayon).

About the job:

Under the supervision of the Shelter and Settlement Manager and/or Team Leader, Shelter and Settlement Partnership Officer will provide comprehensive support and contribute to all activities related to the implementation of rehabilitation projects.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Ensure effective implementation of Shelter and Settlement activities in line with approved project documents, objectives, work plans, budgets and relevant technical standards.
• Maintain and regularly update beneficiary registers, ensuring accurate data disaggregation by gender, vulnerability and household size.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of internal reporting and ensure proper documentation, filing, storage and archiving of project records and tools.
• Provide basic technical support to Shelter activities and monitor construction and maintenance works through regular field visits and contractor follow-up, ensuring compliance with agreed technical specifications and safety standards.
• Represent DRC in relevant technical coordination meetings and facilitate effective integration and coordination of Shelter activities with other DRC sectors.
• Act as the Shelter Programme Focal Point for assigned partners, supporting partner identification, onboarding and implementation of activities in alignment with project objectives, indicators and DRC standards.
• Contribute to the development and review of partnership agreements, ensuring that programme-related components, including activities, indicators, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), implementation timelines and technical requirements, are accurate and feasible.
• Monitor partner performance and implementation progress against agreed work plans, targets and indicators, identify potential delays or deviations, and support corrective actions where necessary.
• Ensure the quality and compliance of partner-implemented activities with DRC Shelter technical standards, Shelter Cluster guidelines and applicable national regulations, including the review of technical documentation and verification of completed works.

• Identify partners' technical and operational capacity gaps and contribute to the development and implementation of Capacity Development Plans, providing targeted on-the-job support, mentoring and guidance.
• Review and verify partner narrative reports against agreed indicators, targets, work plans and Means of Verification (MoVs), ensuring the accuracy and consistency of reported achievements and supporting documentation.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 2 years professional experience working in non-governmental humanitarian organizations. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Higher education in one of the following fields: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Humanities, Development Studies, International Relations, Psychology, Management, Public Administration.
• Fluency in Ukrainian.
• English is required (upper intermediate).
• Excellent organizational, coordination, and communication skills.
• Computer literacy: confident user of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong understanding of protection mainstreaming and inclusion principles in humanitarian programming
• Willingness to travel frequently to field (one day tyravels/2-3 times per week) all over the Sumska oblast, but mostely to Okhtyrskyi rayon.
• Personal discipline, punctuality, responsibility in decision-making, honesty, sociability.

Desirable

• Experience interacting with aid recipients, local authorities, or participating in humanitarian projects.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: 7-months, including a 3-month probation period, with the possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding
• Designation of Duty Station: Sumy
• Band: H
• Start date: 1st December 2026

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for employees on national contract; starting from EUR 2025 gross per month (depending on experience and qualifications).

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 16 Noveber 2026.