Youth Engagement Associate, NPSA-6, DS-Mykolaiv, National position, (Advertisement extended)

Lessons from the past years informed the development of UNDP’s Country Programme Document (2025-2029) and the scale-up of UNDP’s area-based work in Mykolaiv in partnership with the Government of Denmark. The programmatic pillars of reconstruction, returns, resilience and reforms, are focused on ensuring community recovery and creating conditions for the return to a development pathway in Ukraine.

Addressing the country’s complex reconstruction and recovery requires a holistic, systems-based response that empowers all parts of society - including government, local authorities, the private sector, and citizens - with the capacity and resources to respond effectively. To ensure a whole-of-society approach, the framework offers an integrated, participatory, and inclusive methodology to advance recovery in communities most affected by the war.

In this context, the Youth Engagement Associate will strengthen local dialogue and trust-building by fostering inclusive participation of young women and men in decision-making and recovery planning. Through supporting youth networks, civic activism, and volunteerism, the incumbent will enhance community resilience and social cohesion in war-affected areas. 

Regular duty trips to partner hromadas throughout Mykolaiv oblast will be required to ensure effective outreach, coordination, and monitoring of youth-led initiatives.
 

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