East SOS vacancy announcement: Psychologist (Dnipro)

The Charity Foundation “East SOS” has been uniting those committed to Ukraine’s future since 2014. With the onset of russia’s full-scale invasion, we have significantly expanded our efforts to assist and protect as many victims of russian aggression as possible. Our core values are equality, tolerance, and humanity – reflected both in our work and in our team culture.

We operate across government-controlled areas, providing evacuation and accommodation services, renovating shelters and IDP centers, documenting possible war crimes, implementing educational programs, delivering humanitarian aid, conducting monitoring visits, advocating for systemic changes, and offering legal and psychological support. Our regional psychosocial and legal support teams are active in Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv.

If you are ready to contribute to our mission, we would be glad to hear from you.

We are looking for a Psychologist:

• Dnipro (on-site);
  
• travel to hromadas (communities) and the transit centers in Pavlohrad and Lozova required;
  
• with a personal vehicle and willingness to use it;
  
• remuneration discussed during the interview.

Key responsibilities:

1. Individual and group psychosocial support:

• providing individual counseling in shelters and transit centres;
  
• conducting group activities/trainings in the city and hromadas across the region;
  
• joining the emergency response team to affected sites after attacks to provide crisis support and psychological first aid;
  
• offering psychological support during evacuation processes.

2. Transit centers for evacuees in Lozova (Kharkiv Oblast) and Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast):

• conducting initial consultations, providing basic support, and offering psychosocial counseling to evacuees;
  
• providing information on available services and resources at the transit center, in the receiving hromada, and through partner organisations;
  
• supporting people in crisis, including providing psychological first aid and accompanying to collective sites;
  
• counseling on social rights, assistance, and relocation options.

3. Emergency response in Dnipro:

• providing prompt assistance to people affected by attacks;
  
• responding to crisis situations;
  
• offering psychological first aid and counseling on access to social services.

4. Outreach counseling and training in the hromadas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:

• conducting outreach visits for information and counseling purposes;
  
• participating in outreach visits to hromadas to inform residents about evacuation;
  
• providing psychological support to beneficiaries in hromadas and delivering trainings for local actors and partner organisations.

What we expect:

• 2+ years of professional experience;
  
• higher education degree in a relevant field;
  
• personal vehicle and willingness to use it;
  
• experience working with veterans and families of service members is an asset;
  
• understanding the problems and challenges faced by IDPs, particularly in relation to rights and social protection;
  
• empathy and respect for vulnerable groups;
  
• strong adherence to professional ethics and standards.

What we offer:

• meaningful experience;
  
• training and support throughout the project;
  
• competitive remuneration;
  
• warm, friendly environment with open and supportive colleagues;
  
• access to internal services.

Please send your CV and a short motivation letter with links to your social media to hr@east-sos.org. Kindly include “Psychologist in Dnipro” in the subject line.

If this opportunity is not the right fit for your experience, please don’t be discouraged. We will keep your CV in our talent pool and may contact you for future roles.

Thank you for your interest and for helping to share this opportunity.