Occupational Health and Safety Officer (Ukrainian Nationals Only)

About the role

Save the Children International is recruiting an Occupational Health and Safety Officer in Ukraine, open only to Ukrainian nationals. The role ensures that all offices, guesthouses and operational sites provide a safe, healthy and compliant working environment for staff, visitors, contractors and partners, in line with national legislation, SCI global standards and internal policies. It works closely with all departments to build a strong safety culture.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee safe and healthy working conditions across all locations and ensure compliance with national laws, regulations and internal procedures on OHS, industrial sanitation, workplace safety and employee welfare.
• Lead OHS risk mitigation measures, support action plans to reduce incidents, and support investigations into accidents, incidents and occupational diseases, including root-cause analysis and follow-up.
• Take part in decisions on compensation for employees affected by workplace injuries or occupational diseases.
• Deliver OHS inductions and trainings (first aid, emergency response, safe work practices, accident prevention) and keep training and briefing logs up to date.
• Run awareness activities such as seminars, discussions, posters and memos, and encourage staff to suggest improvements to safety and work-rest regimes.
• Advise department heads and area offices on safety gaps, ensure staff doing high-risk tasks are medically examined, trained, certified and authorised, and recommend disciplinary action for violations.
• Inspect offices, guesthouses and other facilities regularly, and help prepare OHS budgets, cost estimates and procurement of safety equipment.
• Update OHS policies, procedures, safe-work instructions and training programmes, and liaise with medical institutions, consultants and regulatory agencies.

Required profile

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• 5 years of experience (including internship or volunteer work) in OHS, workplace safety audits, risk assessments or related fields.
• Experience giving safety briefings and trainings, developing OHS procedures and training materials, and maintaining safety documentation.
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.
• Desirable: experience in INGOs or humanitarian settings, coordinating with external institutions, and supporting emergency preparedness or first aid training.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of the Law of Ukraine "On Occupational Safety" and related legislation and standards.
• Understanding of occupational safety systems, risk assessment methods and workplace safety controls.
• Knowledge of labour legislation and safe equipment operation requirements.
• Confident use of modern information technologies and digital reporting systems.