PROGRAM OFFICER

The Embassy of Sweden in Kyiv is one of Sweden’s largest missions with around 80 employees and a geographical scope that covers the whole of Ukraine. The Swedish government’s Foreign Affairs priority number one is Ukraine. We support Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty and path towards European Union membership. Sweden also contributes at a large scale to recovery, reconstruction, humanitarian support, and to the development of a prosperous nation in cooperation with many partners in Ukraine, Sweden and internationally. If you wish to learn more about the Embassy, you are welcome to read more on our website: www.swedenabroad.se/Kyiv

We are recruiting a PROGRAM OFFICER with a focus on health 

Main tasks

Your main tasks will be to independently manage contributions (prepare, follow up and complete), hold dialogue with partners and other stakeholders, engage in donor coordination as required, and assist in other tasks such as reporting, delegation visits etc. You will have secondary responsibilities for tasks of one or more of your colleagues, and there will be one or more colleagues having secondary responsibilities for your tasks.

You will be working at the Department for development and reform cooperation in a team of program officers, controllers and program administrators, under the supervision of a Head of Department.

Qualifications

• University degree within relevant field  
• At least 3 years of previous work experience from development cooperation with a focus on health
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian (spoken and read)

Additional merits

• Experience of working with sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR)
• Experience of working with social protection issues
• Knowledge of reform requirements within the area of health and social security relating to EU accession

Skills we are looking for

We believe the ideal candidate demonstrates sound judgment and flexibility. We highly value excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work proactively and independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate can effectively multitask, prioritize, and remains calm under pressure.

Terms of employment

We offer an interesting work atmosphere at a foreign diplomatic mission. The employment is a full-time position with 40 working hours per week from Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background check and satisfactory security clearance, with a probation period of three (3) calendar months. Staff recruited locally are subject to terms and conditions according to Ukrainian employment law and Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) guidance for local staff.

 
Benefits of the job include 28 vacation days (counted as working days), wellness grant, one wellness hour per week, health insurance and the possibility to be eligible for Swedish pension after 5 years of working for the embassy.

Start date is as soon as possible (according to agreement).

Application

Your application should include a CV and short personal letter in which you briefly describe your interest in the position (both in English). For all applicants it is required that you hold relevant documents for employment under Ukrainian martial law, including the military book. If you are not a Ukrainian citizen, you need to show proof that you can work legally in Ukraine. Only applications that meet these minimum requirements will be considered.

We notify all applicants by email when the recruitment process is finalized.

Send your application no later than 9th of June via email to: jobb.kiev@gov.se. Enter
Ref UM2026/15029/KIEV/PO Health in the subject field of your email.

Questions

For questions regarding the position, please contact the head of the Department for development and reform cooperation, Christina Danielsson at christina.danielsson@gov.se.