Capacity Development Officer, фахівець із розвитку партнерських відносин

HALO Trust is the world’s largest humanitarian demining organization, working to protect lives and restore livelihoods of people affected by conflict. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, HALO is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious organization currently working to remove the debris of war in over 30 countries.

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.

Description :

The HALO Trust is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our organization as a Capacity Development Officer , based in Brovary. The ideal candidate will hold a higher education degree ,fluent English and a minimum of three (3) years' work experience in project management within a humanitarian organization.

Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, the Capacity Development Officer supports the design and delivery of a structured capacity strengthening programme for national partners (e.g. PHK, Myrne Nebo) in Ukraine in close coordination with the partnerships department, including the MEAL Officer.

The role combines partnership management, donor engagement, and technical capacity development oversight, ensuring that partner organisations progressively develop the operational, institutional, and compliance capacity required to move from EORE and NTS to accredited clearance operations. The CD Officer will work in close coordination with both operations and support departments to ensure the capacity development plan is implemented.

Tasks and Responsibilities :

Course Delivery

• Design and deliver structured capacity development plan, with support of the operations, support, and capability department:
  • EORE (community liaison, messaging, targeting, monitoring)
  • NTS (land release principles, evidence-based survey, reporting)
  • Progressive introduction to Technical Survey and Clearance (as capacity matures)
• Ensure the partner provides timely and compliant reporting in line with donor requirements.
• Support logistics and coordination of both classroom-based and field-based practical training
• Support the development develop partner staff competencies across:
  • Technical mine action skills
  • Operational planning and task management
  • Leadership and team management
  • MEAL systems and reporting
  • Donor compliance and reporting
  • Financial monitoring and basic grant management

Partnerships Management

• Act as the primary relationship manager for national partners (e.g. PHK, Myrne Nebo).
• Support partners ;
• Facilitate regular partner review meetings .

Monitoring and evaluation

• Monitor implementation against:
  • Workplans
  • Budgets
  • Log frame indicators
• Identify risks to delivery (operational, financial, political) and propose mitigation measures.
• Develop and track capacity-focused indicators.
• Support partners in strengthening their own MEAL systems.

Knowledge/and Personal Characteristics:

• Higher education degree
• Fluent English
• 2−3 years working in project management in NGO
• Previous experience working with MEAL
• Previous experience working with national partners on capacity development projects
• Willingness to travel to Ukraine
• Good communication Skills

Will be an advantage:

• Previous experience with Institutional contracts (i.e. EU)
• Previous experience working in high security contexts
• Manual Drivers' license cat. B.

Terms and Conditions :

• Labour law contract (24 days of annual leave, paid sick leave).
• Working hours: 08:00—17:00, one-hour lunchbreak (40 working hours per week)
• Work schedule: 5/2
• Competitive salary level.
• Daily allowance during business trips.
• Medical and life insurance.
• Basic psychosocial assistance.
• Provision of all necessary material stuff and equipment.
• Assistance with childbirth (Baby Box) and in enrolling a child in the 1st grade (1st Grader Set).
• Military exemption (80% of the staff).
• Work location — Brovary (Kyiv oblast)

To apply, please send a cover letter and your CV (up to 2 pages) indicating information regarding the job requirements and your motivation to apply.