Knowledge Management Senior Advisor

Kyiv

Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
Location: Kyiv
Grade: Senior level - IICA-4, International Individual Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Education, Learning and Training
Closing Date: 2025-10-12

Job categories Demining

Vacancy code VA/2025/B5116/30838

Level ICS-12

Department/office ECR, UEMCO, Ukraine and East Europe MCO

Duty station Kyiv, Ukraine

Contract type International ICA

Contract level IICA-4

Duration 2 months

Application period 06-Oct-2025 to 12-Oct-2025

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Mine Action, the Technical Senior Advisor will carry out the following duties:

Summary of key results:

1. Institutional and Organizational Analysis

2. Technical Review

3. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

4. Products and Deliverables

1. Institutional and Organizational Analysis:

Strategic institutional and organizational review and vision alignment:
Lead a strategic review of SSTS, SESU, and the NGU focusing on expanded roles in humanitarian demining, EO training infrastructure reconstruction.
Develop a strategic framework that aligns training design and facility development with operational needs, long-term organizational goals, and global best practices.
Conduct comprehensive gap analyses to identify institutional, technical and infrastructure deficiencies and areas for improvement and innovation.
Provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership to ensure each state institution can deliver safe, effective, and sustainable demining, EO-related operations and reconstruction efforts.
Develop a strategic workforce plan, and training plan that addresses current and future skill gaps across the mine action sector.

2. Technical Review:

Evaluate and optimize resource allocation, logistics, training facilities, infrastructure readiness and equipment readiness to support large-scale and complex mine action operations.

Identify and mitigate technical and operational bottlenecks through innovative solutions, leveraging data driven decision-making and predictive analytics and practical solutions.

Identify innovative practices and technologies to improve operational effectiveness.

Review and assess Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) facilities, EOD/IEDD training centers, classrooms, and support infrastructure against international standards.

3. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:

Lead consultations with internal stakeholders, including STSS, SESU, and NGU leadership, training Staff, , and operational personnel, to ensure alignment with organizational goals, technical requirements, training facility needs, and training objectives.
Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and innovation.
Engage with external stakeholders, including relevant ministries, international organizations and donor agencies, to build strategic partnerships and identify potential synergies.

4. Products

Develop a comprehensive technical needs analysis, infrastructure and organisational training roadmap for SSTS, SESU, and NGU prioritizing key issues and providing actionable insights for decision-makers and international donors.
Design training frameworks and operational roadmaps that integrate innovative technologies, adaptive strategies, and global best practices.
Provide clear evidence-based pathways for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
Produce detailed technical annexes on training facility and infrastructure requirements such as EOD, IEDD, EDD facilities, classrooms, and logistics.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master's degree), in a field related to Mine Action with ten (10) years of relevant experience is required; OR
First-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in a field related to mine action with twelve (12) years of relevant experience.

Experience:

A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, defined as experience in project management in military, humanitarian, conflict, post-conflict, or development contexts
A minimum of two (2) years of high level advisory experience, managing complex projects, budgets, and providing recommendations is required.
Experience in writing and reviewing reports is required.
Experience working in a developing country is desirable
Experience working in mine action, particularly in Ukraine, is desirable.

Language requirements:

Fluency in English is required (read, write, speak)

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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.

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