Repair engineer in The Right to Protection, CF

GENERAL INFORMATION

BF "Right to Protection" (hereinafter - the Foundation) is a charitable organization that focuses its activities on providing assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs), victims of war, refugees and stateless persons. The Fund is an executive partner of the UNHCR and monitors the situation of protection of the rights of IDPs, providing legal assistance and strengthening the humanitarian response in 22 regions of Ukraine, and also promotes changes in the national legal base, bringing it into line with international standards in the field of human rights.

The project "Complex services for the protection of the civilian population affected by hostilities and improving the resilience skills of workers who come to help first" aims to protect and supporting the rights of internally displaced persons, war-affected populations, stateless persons, and veterans and their families at the national, local, and individual levels. In 2026, the Fund, as part of the project, will monitor the protection of the rights of IDPs and provide free legal assistance to internally displaced persons, stateless persons, veterans and their families in the regions of Ukraine.

The geography of activity includes the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odesa, Poltava and Kirovohrad regions. The territory of implementation may change depending on the security situation and the needs of the project.

Within the current project, the Foundation is working on improving the living conditions of people in compact housing. The project involves monitoring the condition of the premises to determine priority repair works, drawing up defect reports, holding tenders for selecting contractors and performing repair works, which will be accepted by the relevant institutions in terms of quantity and quality. The goal of the project is not only to improve the physical living conditions, but also to ensure greater stability and security for vulnerable population groups, supporting their right to a dignified life.

Purpose of the position

Ensuring daily technical control of repair works and representation of the Fund at the facilities, as well as timely informing the coordinator about all problems, risks and deviations. The construction engineer provides full technical support of projects from the initial inspection of the object to the final acceptance of the works. This position combines technical expertise with responsibility for quality, safety, resource efficiency and humanitarian compliance. The engineer acts as a representative of the fund on the ground and builds trust in the organization through professionalism and transparency of decisions.

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Professional knowledge:

• Regulatory and legal framework in the field of construction of Ukrainethem, including current state building regulations (DBN), national standards and technical regulations, legislative requirements in the field of urban planning, rules for the technical operation of buildings and structures, labor protection, safety and fire safety regulations. none">The procedure for the organization of the construction process, including the procedures for the development, approval and approval of the design and estimate documentation, the principles of drawing up defective documents, information on the scope of work and local estimates, the procedures for the acceptance and commissioning of completed objects or stages of work.

• Technologies of construction and repair work, as well as modern building materials, their technical characteristics and quality requirements, conditions of transportation and storage of materials and methods of quality control of work performance.

• Contract until the end of December 2026. The opportunity to work with one of the leading human rights NGOs.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Send a cover letter and resume to the address [email protected], specifying in the subject of the letter "Engineer for repair work_Chernihiv».Answers will be sent only to candidates selected for an interview. Please do not call further. 

Applications are accepted until 31 March 2026. If a suitable candidate is identified, the Foundation reserves the right to hire early.