Principal Situation Coordinator

Leads WFP frontline coordination in Ukraine, representing senior leadership with military and civilian authorities and overseeing emergency preparedness and response near front lines.

Department: Dnipro Field Office / WFP Ukraine

• Oversee emergency coordination activities in support of senior WFP leadership
• Lead UN ceasefire preparation, planning and response linkages across Ukraine
• Prepare emergency assessment capacities and contingency planning recommendations
• Coordinate cross-functional analysis for coherent emergency preparedness and response
• Advise HQ and country office teams on humanitarian access strategies
• Represent WFP in humanitarian operational coordination with UN agencies and civil society
• Lead civil-military coordination with Ukrainian Regional Military Administrations
• Develop emergency-response training, lessons learned and team performance

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, international relations, logistics, supply chain management, business administration or a related field, or bachelor's degree with relevant professional experience
• Extensive experience with conflict dynamics of the war in Ukraine and humanitarian response innovations
• Ability to manage relationships with Ukrainian Military Administrations
• Proven experience leading large teams in crisis environments and planning humanitarian convoys
• Expertise operating in environments affected by UAV warfare
• Experience in wartime crisis management affecting staff, assets and beneficiaries
• Fluency in English

• Limited Fixed Term contract
• Application deadline is 28 July 2026 at 23:59 Eastern European Time
• Role reports directly to the Country Director and supports the Deputy Country Director