Health and SRH Technical Advisor - CARE Ukraine

Ukraine

Health and SRH Technical Advisor - CARE Ukraine

Organization

• CARE Deutschland
  
  

Posted 31 Oct 2025 Closing date 12 Nov 2025

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine with extensive travels to project locations in Eastern and Southern Oblast

Duration:12 months

Starting date: 01 January 2026

Compensation And Benefits

• Gross Starting from 3,410.68 € up to 3,824.10 € depending on experience.
• Accommodation at the duty station and during field travel as required
• Paid leave of 28 days per calendar year (equivalent to 2.3 days per full month)
• Health and accident insurance, including medical evacuation
• Rest & Recreation in accordance with CARE Ukraine policy
  
  

CARE INTERNATIONAL

CARE International (CI) is among the world’s largest international non-governmental humanitarian relief and development confederations. Drawing on more than 75 years of experience, through its 21 Members, as both a practitioner and thought leader, CI’s work reaches over 100 countries worldwide to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.

CARE’s vision is to seek a world of hope, inclusion, and social justice; where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE focuses heavily on women and girls, and the areas of gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty and social injustice until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We recognize that power relations between people and within systems and structures are unequal and that these are entrenched in our broader systems, structures, and institutions.

At the core of the CI Confederation is a globally distributed Secretariat, which provides coordination and support to its Members in areas including governance, strategic planning, communications, membership development and accountability, advocacy, humanitarian response, and program development. In addition, the Secretariat represents the CI Confederation at the United Nations and the European Union, and with other external stakeholders.

Context in Ukraine

On 24th February 2022, the invasion of Ukraine marked a significant escalation to the conflict that started in 2014. It continues to profoundly impact the lives of people across the country at various levels. The front line is continuously shifting and there are areas under Russian military control, as well as cities under siege. Attacks on military installations and critical civilian infrastructures are conducted in the whole territory of Ukraine, often resulting in collateral civilian casualties. The conflict has caused the largest population movement in Europe since World War II, with over 5 million currently displaced within Ukraine and 6 million refugees across Europe. OCHA had counted 17.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

At least one-third of the country’s energy infrastructure is damaged, leaving millions without heating and access to water. In October 2022, the Russian Federation claimed to have annexed four Ukrainian oblasts, further increasing the challenge of access to these areas. Therefore, an ongoing priority for the international humanitarian response is to reach newly accessible areas in the East and South, and to provide aid to previously unreachable and particularly hard-hit areas of Ukraine.

CARE UKRAINE

CARE prioritizes a locally led response and is partnering primarily with Civil-Society Organizations (CSOs), National NGOs, local authorities, and when needed, INGOs with a longstanding presence in the country and access to hard-to-reach areas. CARE Ukraine deliberately and strategically prioritizes partnerships with local and national Women Led and Women Rights organizations (WLO’s/ WRO’s), further strengthening the Gender in Emergencies (GiE) principle and the Women Lead in Emergencies (WLiE) approach.

In the first few weeks after the escalation of the war, virtually all humanitarian aid inside Ukraine was organized and implemented by local actors. These groups (together with local authorities) remain the principal aid providers but are quickly being exhausted of funds, fuel, and physical energy. Thereby, a considerable proportion of CARE’s resources is dedicated to strengthening and supporting the capacities of local partners.

As of May 2022, CARE Ukraine has established partnerships with more than 20 national organizations (incl. four WLOs/WROs) and five international NGOs. From more than 45 million € that have been raised for Ukraine thus far, around 70% is allocated to local and national partners. Through the activities that have been implemented so far, CARE Ukraine has been able to reach 759,651 people, including IDPs and affected populations in hard-to-reach areas.

While CARE Ukraine’s country office is currently located in Kyiv as well as area offices in Lviv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, covering both the East and South of the country.

General objectives

Under the supervision of the Program Quality Lead the Health and SRH Technical Advisor will be responsible for the vision, strategy, design, implementation, and management of technical and operational aspects of CARE’s Health portfolio (including primary, reproductive, mental, community and environmental health) in Ukraine They will lead on CARE and partner implemented programs and promote technical assistance, capacity strengthening, and learning.

Major Responsibilities

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

• Provide strategic direction, leadership, and overall management to all health programs within the Ukraine Country Program in line with the country strategy including functional primary healthcare systems and services that can include reproductive health, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, health information, drug management, infection control, environmental health, and nutrition.
• Supervise and provide technical support to the team to implement evidence-based CARE programs to a high-quality standard, including services provided by partner organizations.
• Research, identify, monitor, and report health needs and explore the potential of addressing unmet needs by guiding additional needs assessments as required.
• Ensure the implementation of M&E systems with specific attention to improving the effectiveness of systems; ensure output and impact data are collected and used to optimize program quality.
• Work with other sectors: Protection, Women Economic Justice, Gender Equality Women’s voice and Leadership, WASH, Shelter to improve integration and coordination within programs.
  
  

Program Quality and Development

• Inform design processes that ensure new or adapted programming for the health sector focusing on improving efficiencies, impact, and integrated and localized approaches.
• Develop proposal narratives and financial budgets that align across multiple grants as a comprehensive health portfolio.
• Actively participate in defining the country's strategic action plan, particularly related to Health and the integration with other program’s sectors.
• Use and adapt CARE’S program quality tools, including gender equality, client responsiveness, and other tools, to improve the impact and outcomes of Health programs.
• Assist in log frames, work plans, and monitoring tools and support their implementation.
• Ensure that the health activities demonstrate adherence to international and national standards.
  
  

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development

• Recruit, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies including developing and implementing remote management capacity-building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Ukraine
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report and partner staff, including setting clear expectations, annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
  
  

Coordination & Representation

• Attend technical cluster meetings and working group meetings in respective sub-sectors.
• Develop and maintain relationships, communications, and partnerships with local health actors operating in CARE’s implementation areas; where possible, support strategic partnerships in the field that enhance the best use of resources and complement health service delivery to shared catchment areas.
• Represent the CARE’s Ukraine health program at the donor and other meetings as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• Medical degree, Midwifery and/or Master of Public Health required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing health programs in humanitarian and recovery settings
• Expertise in gender equality in health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Demonstrated competency in health program design, proposal development, and management of a multi-donor grant portfolio.
• Financial management skills, including budget development and oversight of spending plans.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership position required, including training, coaching, and mentoring large teams.
• Experience building and sustaining strong relationships with local health authorities and other government partners
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills and able to work as part of a diverse team. Sensitive to interpersonal differences and a range of viewpoints.
• Able to effectively prioritize and follow multiple activities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Analytical, strategic, and able to proactively develop solutions to complex challenges.
• Reliable, patient, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required, skills in Ukrainian and/or Russian language an advantage
  
  

Accountability Within CARE

A commitment to CARE values and CARE’s integrity framework is critical to working with CARE. Any candidate offered a job with CARE will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with CARE’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles, and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about the inappropriate behaviour of a CARE staff or partner.
  
  

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with CARE as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that CARE shows this ongoing commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Gender Equality

CARE is committed to meeting the standards of the CARE International Gender Policy (2019). Through this policy, CARE seeks to promote the equal realization of dignity and human rights for girls, women, boys and men in all diversities, and the elimination of poverty and injustice. Specifically, this policy seeks to improve the explicit incorporation of gender in programmatic and organizational practices.

How to apply

CARE values equal opportunities and diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

Please send your CV (in pdf format max. 4 pages) and a cover letter in English to [email protected] no later than 12 November 2025with the subject title of your Email: Health and SRH Technical Advisor.

Please include in the body of the email your notice period/availability.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted & references will only be contacted after the interview.

Please pay attention - this position is open only for national candidates.

Job details

Country

• Ukraine
  
  

City Kyiv Source

• CARE Deutschland
  
  

Type

• Job
  
  

Career category

• Program/Project Management
  
  

Years of experience

• 5-9 years
  
  

Themes

• Health
• Protection and Human Rights
  
  

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