View Vacancy – Senior Science and Innovation Officer (UKR26.032)
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
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Science and Innovation
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Who are we?
The British Embassy in Kyiv is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Senior Science and Innovation Officer.
Main purpose of job:
The UK’s Science and Technology Network (STN) and British Embassy Kyiv is looking for a Senior Science and Technology Officer for Ukraine. The role will lead delivery of the UK Government’s Science, Technology and Innovation work with Ukraine under the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership.
The UK is a global leader in science, technology and innovation, and international collaboration is essential to maintaining this excellence. Ukraine’s research and innovation is vital to its war effort, post-war recovery and growth. Building partnerships between UK and Ukrainian stakeholders supports Ukraine’s economy, recovery, and creates opportunities to share knowledge and partner together on innovation that can drive growth and underpin stability.
The jobholder will work as part of the UK Government’s global network of Science and Technology officers – the “STN” – a network of over 135 officers that delivers policy and programme engagement work to:
• Project UK S&T excellence and leadership globally
• Build and facilitate science, technology and innovation collaboration of value to the UK in critical technologies, climate and health.
• Provide insight and intelligence to inform UK international approaches in science, technology and innovation.
• In Ukraine, deliver activity that helps support UK science and technology stakeholders to contribute to Ukraine’s war effort, economy, and recovery under the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership.
The Network sets the strategic direction for the role and the jobholder will be part of a regional team that covers Central and Eastern Europe, working closely with the Regional Manager based in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The jobholder will be based in the British Embassy Kyiv supporting the wider work of the Political, Economic, and Communications Section and Programme Teams, ensuring delivery contributes to the Ukraine Country Business Plan owned by His Majesty’s Ambassador in Kyiv. The jobholder will report directly to the British Embassy Kyiv’s Head of Economics Team, who leads on UK interests across the Ukrainian economy (including the tech sector). The role will cover the research and wider innovation space, including in AI and digitisation, identifying areas for UK-UA technical cooperation.
Roles and responsibilities:
• Monitor and report on key developments in the Ukrainian science, technology and innovation sectors relevant to STN priority areas (critical technologies, health, climate and how ST&I can support Ukraine recovery) to inform UK international engagement and wider understanding.
• Respond to requests from UK ST&I stakeholders for information on the local Ukrainian system.
• Build and manage a network of contacts in government, research organisations and universities in the UK and Ukraine to support STN and Embassy objectives.
• Support British Embassy Kyiv teams to integrate science, technology and innovation priorities into policy and programme work. Support opportunities for the British Ambassador to Ukraine and wider Embassy representatives to engage on science and innovation with Ukraine stakeholders.
• Design and deliver an STN delivery plan, that will include a programme of projects, visits, events and other activities to facilitate ST&I collaboration and partnership-building between the UK and Ukraine – enhancing the visibility of the UK’s science excellence, technology and innovation capability and building understanding of how this can be harnessed to support Ukraine’s recovery.
The jobholder will work as part of the British Embassy Kyiv Political and Economics team and remotely as part of the STN Europe team.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
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Our Ideal Candidate shows:
- Fluent in English and Ukrainian at a minimum of C1 of the CEFR* framework.
- Experience of, or a demonstrated interest in science, technology and innovation landscapes and ecosystems.
- Experience in a similar role, creating partnerships and managing networks
- A university degree in a relevant topic – this could be in a field such as politics, economics, international relations, or alternatively science, technology and innovation.
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, as well as remotely with other teams located elsewhere.
- Willingness to travel within Ukraine, and possibly to the UK and locations in Europe.
- Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
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Nice to have:
- Experience of working in embassies or other international or multilateral organisations.
- Project management experience
- Deep understanding of Ukraine’s Research and Development (R&D) ecosystem.
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Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
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10 February 2026
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Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
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Full-time, Permanent
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40
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Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
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Ukraine
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Kyiv
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British Embassy
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USD
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3,445.38 gross
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monthly
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1 April 2026
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This is a full-time, permanent contract, for 40 working hours per week including 1 hour per day for lunch.
The start date mentioned in the advert is just an expected start date. The appointment can start earlier or later depending on several factors.
The successful candidate will benefit from:
- Working in a diverse, multi-cultural team of Ukrainian and British colleagues with wide-ranging experience. A well-balanced work/life culture and a friendly and supportive team.
- Medical and dental plan (non-contributory for the employee and contributory for qualified dependants).
- 24 working days of annual leave and additional public and privilege holidays.
- System of performance-based bonuses for high-achievers every twelve months.
- Participation in staff gatherings organised by the Social Committee (team get-togethers, Christmas Party etc.) as well as cultural events hosted by the Ambassador.
- Direct contribution towards to accelerating Ukrainian victory and supporting the country’s recovery from the consequences of war.
The British Embassy does not provide a hardship allowance.
Learning and development opportunities:
The jobholder will have access to BE Kyiv’s full learning and development offer, which includes FCDO International Academy.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Ukraine. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Kyiv is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Ukrainian employment law. This is an official employment, and the salary is subject to official tax; currently 23%. The salary is a set rate and there are no additional allowances on top.
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Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that British Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.
*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.
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