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Communication and Public Affairs Manager - National Position

Pays
Ukraine
Continent
Europe
Type d'emploi
Poste National

Malteser International is the international humanitarian relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta. For over 60 years we provide relief and recovery for people during and following conflicts and disasters around the world. Christian values and humanitarian principles form the foundations of our work. In over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe,  and the Middle East, we support people in need – regardless of their religion, origin or political convictions.
Since the start of the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Malteser International has been working with three local partner organizations in the sector of mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS). Following the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, Malteser International has expanded its humanitarian support rapidly to address the growing needs across the country in partnership with more than 8 local partners to provide critical support and relief to people affected by the crisis. Today, Malteser International’s humanitarian response includes distribution of food, hygiene items, winter kits, Shelter and MPCA to hard-to-reach areas in Eastern and Southern Ukraine to alleviate challenges and risk of people lives. The international network of the Order of Malta stands with the people affected by the war in Ukraine and will continue to do so for as long as help is required.

For its work in Ukraine Malteser International is looking for a Communication and Public Affairs Manager - National Position.

As Communication and Public Affairs Manager, you will support the current country communication and public engagement strategy and be responsible for strengthening the communication, visibility, and donor-facing capacities of our local partners in Ukraine, Malteser International.

Your responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement a country-wide communications and visibility strategy aligned with MI HQ, donor requirements (ECHO, GFFO, BMZ, EU, UN, ICDF, etc.), and MI Ukraine’s Country Alignment Plan, leading branding, messaging, and narrative across all platforms
  • Provide strategic communications advice to the Country Coordinator and Senior Management Team on public positioning, reputational risk, sensitive communications, and crisis communications, ensuring protocols are applied during high-risk incidents
  • Act as MI Ukraine’s media focal point by building and managing relationships with Ukrainian and international media, drafting and coordinating press releases, interviews, op-eds, talking points, Q&A briefs, and supporting media engagement
  • Ensure compliance with donor visibility and accountability requirements, coordinating field stories, photos, videos, case studies, and producing high-quality impact communications to support fundraising, reporting, and proposal development
  • Support humanitarian diplomacy and public affairs by engaging with embassies, donor missions, Order of Malta diplomatic representations, and Ukrainian national, oblast, and municipal authorities, including preparation of briefing notes, speeches, background papers, and support to official visits and public events
  • Support digital communications and content management by contributing to MI global platforms in coordination with HQ, overseeing social media and digital storytelling where applicable, ensuring rapid production of high-quality multimedia content from field locations, and maintaining a content pipeline aligned with operational and donor cycles
  • Support partner communications and localisation efforts as required, and comply with and actively uphold MI safeguarding policies and Codes of Conduct, including child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, bullying, and harassment

Your profile:

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy

  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines

  • Integrity and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Proactive, with a problem-solving attitude

Qualification requirement

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, International Relations, Political Science, or related field

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in communications, public affairs, or media within humanitarian, development, or international organisations 

  •  Experience working in conflict or humanitarian settings

  • Strong public speaking and diplomatic communication skills

  • Proven ability to manage sensitive and high-risk information

  • Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and humanitarian diplomacy 

What we offer:

  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Duty Station: Lviv or Kyiv
  • Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of extension, subjected to donors’ funding
  • Salary according to qualification and experience, starting from 3470 EUR gross
  • Medical insurances, PSS, 36 days per year AL + internal benefits

Working for Malteser International

Malteser is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all people, regardless of gender, confession or origin.

Malteser International is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Malteser International conducts reference and background checks for all staff (including criminal records check for specific roles). Any candidate offered a job with Malteser International will be expected to sign MI’s Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these document

Whether you work as a specialist on overseas service or in one of our regional offices - we offer you a challenging working environment in an experienced international team. More than 1,000 national and international staff are currently deployed in various crisis and disaster areas around the world as well as in our regional offices in Cologne and New York City. For more information please have a look here.

 

Contact Details:

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply online at our job portal. Kindly submit your extensive application (CV, letter of motivation, copies of diplomas and three professional references) until 10.02.2026.