This page primarily aims to provide resources for Ukrainian citizens seeking jobs with international companies and organizations. There are also sections to help with general job searching, items of interest for English-speaking expats, along with other job-related tips and articles. One final section concerns dealing with language diversity which will become an increasingly pronounced issue for the ten years following DCFTA implementation in January of 2016.
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(Company and job page listings below will be expanded on a periodic basis).
International Organization Job Pages:
The IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, is an international agency with 2,500 multidisciplinary professional and support staff from more than 100 countries. It encourages applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries (Employment Opportunities).
OSCE – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - is separate from, but a partner to, the United Nations. It is a security-oriented intergovernmental organization concerned with issues including arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections.
UNDP – United Nations Development Programme is active in Ukraine, with missions focusing on poverty reduction, democratic governance, social development and crisis recovery. See the UNDP Job Page for Ukraine. The UNDP also offers internships and projects for tender.
International Business Job Pages:
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC (job postings and internships) is the 2nd largest of the Big Four professional service networks. It is active in 157 countries including Ukraine. Their services include performing audits of publicly traded companies, consulting, due diligence investigations, corporate finances, legal services and a lot more.
General Job Search Resources
The Free People Employment Center is an NGO created by volunteers from Maidan. It has helped thousands of Ukrainians find jobs. Many of these were displaced by fighting in the east. The FPEC provides training, career counseling, and helps in job placement. It works with over 1,000 Ukrainian businesses and professional organizations. Their efforts are backed by the United Nations Development Programme.
Work.UA - The largest job search site for Ukraine.
AATSEEL - The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages , promotes the teaching and study of Slavic and East European language, literature and culture across all educational levels – from elementary to graduate school. This IS a membership based organization with annual dues (from $20 for students to $125 for professors).
TopLanguageJobs.co.uk is another international job site specifically catering to multilingual professionals – if it is more general in the positions available.
Language Diversity and Overcoming the Language Barrier
Free software translation services like Google Translate have improved considerably over the years. It’s great for text, and with a little tweaking it can be used in conjunction with speech and voice recognition systems. Skype is on the verge of publicly introducing its own real-time voice translation software. If this is something of interest to you, I would recommend for you to register for a trial use.