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Country People & Talent Manager (m/f/x) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
Enabel is the Belgian agency for international cooperation. With our partners, we develop ideas and implement projects addressing urgent global challenges, such as climate change, social and economic inequalities, demographic trends, peace and security.
We have over 25 years' experience in areas ranging from education, health care and social protection, food systems, environmental protection and biodiversity, economic development and employment, financial and administrative governance... The Belgian government, the European Union, several financial partners, the governments of other countries and the private sector call on Enabel's expertise. We also work with public departments, research institutes and civil society organisations to enable meaningful social change.
With 2,500 staff, Enabel manages more than 200 projects in more than twenty countries, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Background
Belgium is determined to support the Ukrainian people and counter the consequences of the war, and wants to contribute to the reconstruction effort. This commitment was reaffirmed in the joint security commitments between the European Union and Ukraine, signed on 27 June 2024: ‘The European Union is determined to continue to provide Ukraine and its people with all necessary political, financial, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support for as long and as intensively as necessary.’
The BE-RELIEVE programme is part of this broader EU initiative and is being implemented in a challenging security context. With a budget of €150 million, BE-RELIEVE focuses on the following sectors: energy security and efficiency, health and social protection, education and employment. It mainly targets the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions, as well as the national level. However, depending on developments on the ground, other regions may also be eligible.
Job description
The Country People & Talent Manager plays a key role in bringing Enabel’s People & Talent (P&T) strategy to life at national level. You ensure that HR practices not only support the organisation’s mission, but also nurture an inclusive, high‑performance culture fully aligned with local realities and Enabel’s global transformation ambitions.
As P&T Manager in Ukraine, you will:
🔹 Drive strategic and operational HR excellence
- Ensure effective HR operations at country level with full consistency, compliance and alignment with Enabel’s strategic objectives.
- Plan staffing needs, support budget development, guarantee smooth implementation of HR strategies, and advise managers throughout all HR processes.
🔹 Safeguard compliant and efficient HR processes
- Manage local HR administrative processes for national staff.
- Act as the key HR contact point for expatriates, ensuring seamless administrative and logistical integration.
- Guarantee full compliance with national legislation and internal policies.
🔹 Foster learning, wellbeing and continuous development
- Support employees in building their skills and careers through meaningful learning opportunities.
- Promote a culture of continuous growth and wellbeing.
🔹 Strengthen engagement and retention
- Monitor workforce indicators and proactively address the causes of turnover.
- Reinforce workplace culture, support succession planning and drive internal talent development.
🔹 Empower and coach managers
- Equip managers with the right tools and knowledge by offering expert advice aligned with the Code of Conduct.
- Provide training and coaching, act as a strategic HR advisor, and support performance management with clear and measurable objectives.
🔹 Lead organisational change
- Steer HR transformation initiatives and support managers and their teams throughout change processes, ensuring smooth adoption and long‑lasting impact.
The P&T Manager reports directly to the Country Director. The role is part of the Management Board in Ukraine and works closely with HR experts in Brussels, especially the Regional P&T Business Partner.
Your profile
Required qualifications
- Master’s degree in Human Resources or another discipline with a specialisation in HR.
Required experience
- Proven experience in operational HR management (recruitment, performance management, coaching, change management), ideally in an international and multicultural environment.
Required skills and knowledge
- Strong command of operational HR management, HR administration and compliance.
- Ability to advise, coach managers and support change processes.
- Comfortable working with and analysing HR data.
- Capacity to innovate and contribute to enhancing HR practices, promoting collaborative governance, distributed leadership, an inclusive and agile culture, employee experience, and talent management initiatives.
- High intercultural awareness, with values rooted in ethics and integrity.
- Solid understanding of international HR practices and knowledge of Ukrainian labour legislation.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust and facilitate dialogue in a complex environment.
- Excellent adaptability, curiosity, and willingness to acquire new skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written Ukrainian and English.
You commit to respecting the vision, mission and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).
We offer you
- A stimulating and fulfilling role in an international environment.
- A half-time (0.5 FTE) contract until 31/12/2028. You are based in Kyiv.
- The salary package of this function corresponds to our salary scales (Class 6) and comprises the monthly gross salary as well as the related benefits, in accordance with the current framework for local staff.
Following this procedure a recruitment reserve of successful applicants may be constituted, which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.
Our vacancies are open to anyone who fulfils the conditions listed in the job offers. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.
Are you interested?
Apply here on-line with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 5th April 2026.
Only applications that are registered here via our on-line portal will be considered.
