Job Title: HR OfficerLocation: Ukraine / Kyiv, hybrid format of work is possibleExpected Starting Date: October, 2025Application Due Date: September 15, 2025About Good Neighbors:Good Neighbors (GN) is an international humanitarian and development organization with General Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC. We support the sustainable development of vulnerable communities in over 50 countries worldwide. Our mission is to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony and we respect the human rights of our neighbors suffering from poverty, disasters and oppression, helps them to achieve self-reliance and enables them to rebuild hope. Founded in 1991, we have responded for over three decades to the needs of the most marginalized and vulnerable people, regardless of ethnicity, religion, belief, or nationality. We are dedicated to protecting human rights, fostering self-reliance, and improving the lives of underprivileged children and communities. We achieve our mission by developing partnerships with multilateral and bilateral donors and operating community development projects (CDPs) based on a participatory approach in GN country offices. In pursuit of lasting impact, Good Neighbors aims to implement a community-inclusive and holistic strategy in our operations, focusing on Child Rights and Protection, Education, Health, WASH, Food Security and Nutrition, Economic Empowerment, Humanitarian Assistance, and Climate Change. By engaging with over 200 communities globally, we empower people and transform communities through social and economic development initiatives. For more information, please visit our website:Background:A week after the start of the war in Ukraine, Good Neighbors dispatched the GN emergency response team on 3 March 2022 in Romania and was supporting the Ukrainian refugees with Emergency relief items (food and non-food), Transportation, Child Protection and Shelter. In Ukraine, Good Neighbors has proactively delivered emergency aid through their Partners in the areas of Odessa, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Kyiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts with a budget of $2.43 million.Now GN are in process of opening its Representative Office in Kyiv.Purpose of the Role:Good Neighbors is recruiting a dedicated and motivated specialist for the position of HR Officer with the aim of supporting the new GN Representative Office (RO) in Ukraine under the supervision of Ukraine Country Director (CD) and Program Manager (PM) and in collaboration with the Global Partnership Center (GPC). The HR Officer will support the GN Country Director and Program Manager in overall responsibility for overseeing all HR functions, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational goals, labour laws, and HR best practices. This role involves overseeing HR processes, personnel administration, compliance and employees' recruitment and engagement.Key Responsibilities:HR administration? Oversee all HR processes, ensure their effective implementation and compliance with the Ukraine labor laws, HR policies, and organizational procedures? Oversee proper HR document storing and archiving and ensure their compliance with labor law, internal procedures and audit requirements? Support HR Committee of Covering Solution and Decision in HR? Engage Training, Workshop, Network internally and externally for Professional Capacity? Support Salary and Benefits paymentsPolicy Development & Implementation? Develop, review, and implement HR policies and procedures? Ensure transparency and fairness in policy application across the organization? Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with organizational goals? Ensure continuous improvement of HR processes and procedures? Act as a strategic partner to senior management on HR-related matters? Provide reports and insights to senior managementRecruitment? Posting vacancies on job platforms? Screening resumes and conducting initial interviews? Coordinating with Ukraine CD and PM regarding staffing needs? Maintaining the candidate database and participating in the onboarding process of new employeesQualifications and Experience? Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or a related field? Minimum 4 years in similar position, preferably within the humanitarian, non-profit, or international development sectors? In-depth knowledge of Ukrainian labor law, employment and tax regulations and HR best practices? Proven experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring HR policiesLanguages? Ukrainian, English (written and spoken)Contract information:Type of Contract: Service AgreementDuration of contract: by December 2025, with good possibility of extensionIf you want to work for a better delivery of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine and are interested in this assignment, please apply.Only shortlisted candidates will be contactedWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
