Country Director - Ukraine

Overview

Provide leadership and strategic direction for humanitarian health programming.

You have:

• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian relief work is required.
• Experience in managing emergency programmes in complex environments is essential.
• Experience in security management in insecure environments is crucial.
• Proven track record in leading teams in demanding environments is important.
• Relevant health sector experience and capacity building skills are needed.

Can you provide excellent leadership and strategic direction to our humanitarian health programming in Ukraine?

• Hours: Full time, with some weekend and evening working required to support the humanitarian programme delivery

• Pay: £4,300 –£5,500 gross per month (dependent on experience)

• Location: Dnipro (potentially Kiev), Ukraine

• Duration: Initial 6-12 month contract (funding pipeline dependent) with potential extension

UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.

We are recruiting a Country Director to lead and ensure both operational effectiveness and strategic growth of our work in Ukraine.

The Country Director will be responsible for the leadership and management of a complex health programme, with multiple streams of activity including direct secondary and primary health care delivery, multi-million-dollar budgets and a staff complement expected to grow to over 100 people. All of this will be done while adapting to and working within a changing and insecure context.

Our ideal candidate will have demonstrable understanding of humanitarian relief work as well as health sector specific experience and capacity building, including relevant experience in a field-based humanitarian context.

You will have proven experience of managing and coordinating emergency programmes in complex and insecure environments, including experience of security management in insecure environments.

You will be highly skilled at external representation and expected to position UK-Med optimally with external stakeholders including donor, UN and INGO agencies.

You will be able to demonstrate how you have led people and teams to successful delivery in demanding environments and applied your skill in strategic planning to build impactful programmes.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference.

How to apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – Country Director - Ukraine - January 2024 before applying for this role.

To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.

Please apply below, and no later than 22nd January, 2024, however we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and so encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.

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