Executive Associate, Kyiv, Ukraine, G-7, TA Kyiv, Ukraine Posting Date06/09/2026 BE THE FIRST TO APPLY

Organizational Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Women and girls are the majority of those affected disproportionally by the ten-year war. They experience higher rates of poverty and displacement than men, worsening inequalities, many have lost their homes and jobs lack access to basic social services, and are facing protection concerns, including gender-based violence, conflict-related sexual violence, and human trafficking. Among the 14.6 million needing humanitarian assistance, women and girls constitute the vast majority. Women make up 56% of the estimated 3.7 million internally displaced pe

Job Purpose

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Women and girls are the majority of those affected disproportionally by the ten-year war. They experience higher rates of poverty and displacement than men, worsening inequalities, many have lost their homes and jobs lack access to basic social services, and are facing protection concerns, including gender-based violence, conflict-related sexual violence, and human trafficking. Among the 14.6 million needing humanitarian assistance, women and girls constitute the vast majority. Women make up 56% of the estimated 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine and constitute 93% of the 4.6 million people returning to Ukraine. Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction provide significant opportunities to build back better, more inclusive, and more equal, to strengthen good governance, the rule of law, gender equality, sustainable socio-economic development, and human rights. To achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in Ukraine, the CO will contribute to the UN Cooperation Framework 2025 - 2029 and the Humanitarian Program Cycle. The CO will leverage its triple mandate to promote UN system-wide coherence, results, and accountability. It will address early recovery needs through a nexus approach and the longer-term policy reform priorities of the Government of Ukraine. The UN Women Ukraine Strategic Note 2025-2029 will focus on Gender responsive recovery, reconstruction, and development prog

Responsibilities

Provide executive support to the UN Women Country Representative and Senior Management Team: - Manage the UN Women Country Representative’s calendar, and schedule of appointments and meetings, ensuring effective prioritization aligned with strategic priorities and emerging needs; - Handle Country Representative and Senior Management Team missions and official travel within the country and abroad, including creating travel requests, arranging logistics (transportation, accommodation), preparing briefing folders, providing communication support, and ensuring timely submission of required forms after the trip in accordance with policies and procedures. - Maintain and regularly update roster of CO contacts; update electronic mailing lists; - Screen, prioritize, and manage sensitive communications with discretion and confidentiality, ensuring timely action and alignment with office priorities; - Manage administrative files on the Country Representative’s and Senior Management Team mission travel and mission reports; - Independently research, compile, and synthesize information to meet the Country Representative/ Senior Management Team requests. Provide administrative and coordination support to the UN Women Country Representative/Senior Management Team: - Lead logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for high-level meetings, conferences, and missions; - Organize and document meetings; prepare minutes and follow-up matrices and systematic tracking of management actions and commitments on behalf of the Country Representative; - Prepare and assemble briefing materials and PowerPoint presentations for the Country Representative/ Senior Management Team incorporating analytical inputs and relevant contextual information for meetings, missions and other key events; - Organize and monitor the office filing system; - Follow up with the Country Representative on deadlines and commitments. Provide effective communication and information management support to the CO: - Monitor deadlines, commitments, and implementation of management decisions, proactively following up with relevant stakeholders. - Facilitate flow of information and communication betw

Work Experience

- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience with administrative, secretarial, or programme experience; - Experience with the UN system or other international organization is required. - Demonstrated experience in drafting official correspondence, meeting minutes and internal communications is required. - Experience in the use of computer applications and software packages such as Microsoft Office, and web-based management systems; is required - Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Skills

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