Network Coordinator Jobs – Mensen met een Missie

Job Title: Network Coordinator

Organisation: Mensen met een Missie

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Mensen met een Missie is a Netherlands-based international Catholic organization for peacebuilding and social reconciliation.

Job Summary: Based in Uganda, the Network Coordinator serves as an important link between the Uganda partner network and the wider Faith in Freedom programme. The coordinator represents Mensen met een Missie at country level while representing the interests of all partners equally and promoting an inclusive, gender- and faith-sensitive way of working.

The coordinator will be contracted by Mensen met een Missie.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate the Uganda Faith in Freedom partner network and strengthen collaboration, trust and shared ownership among partners.
• Support implementation of the Uganda strategy across the intrafaith, interfaith and extrafaith pathways, helping partners contextualise approaches to Uganda’s FoRB context.
• Promote the meaningful participation and leadership of women, youth, religious minorities and other marginalised groups.
• Promote conflict-sensitive, power-aware and Do No Harm approaches and help partners respond to changing risks and tensions.
• When requested, provide strategic advice and accompaniment of the individual partners.
• Serve as the bridge between Uganda and the team in The Netherlands: signal relevant changes and opportunities in the context and among partners, communicating back and forth, translating the overall programme framework to local realities and vice versa.
• Coordinate the Uganda advocacy agenda and connect partner priorities and community experiences to relevant local and national stakeholders, drawing on technical support from the Mensen met een Missie team where needed.
• Maintain strategic relationships with relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, religious bodies, civil society networks and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• Programme coordination, learning and advocacy
• Coordinate annual planning, reflection and country reporting processes, bringing together partner inputs in collaboration with the Mensen met een Missie’s programme management and PMEL teams.
• Follow up on partner reporting and support consolidation of the country’s overall narrative reports; the coordinator is not expected to write all reporting independently.
• Work with the PMEL team to coordinate monitoring, evaluation and learning processes, including baseline, mid-term and endline activities where relevant.
• Create opportunities for partners to reflect on progress, context changes, risks and learning, and support follow-up on agreed adaptations.
• Organise linking and learning events, peer exchange and cross-country learning opportunities.
• Identify capacity-strengthening needs with partners and organise appropriate technical assistance, training, accompaniment or peer learning.
• Coordinate logistics for visits and missions, including arranging appointments, travel and accommodation, and coordinating security assessments and other practical arrangements.
• Safeguarding, inclusion and accountability
• Promote gender equality, inclusion, local ownership and mutual accountability throughout the programme.
• Ensure partners are familiar with relevant SEAH, safeguarding, integrity and risk-management policies and procedures.
• Signal and report suspected misconduct, fraud, safeguarding incidents or other integrity concerns through the appropriate channels.
• Organisational position
• The Network Coordinator is a Ugandan citizen, based in Uganda and works closely with the Uganda partner network, the Faith in Freedom Programme Manager and PMEL team, regional and international Lobby & Advocacy (L&A) colleagues, and network coordinators in other FiF countries.
• Technical expertise in PMEL, advocacy, FoRB and other areas is available from the wider Mensen met een Missie team.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Relevant academic background and professional experience in international development, human rights, peacebuilding, governance or a related field.
• Good understanding of FoRB and of Uganda’s religious, social and political context, with willingness to further develop thematic expertise.
• Experience working with religious actors, faith-based organisations and/or diverse civil society actors, with sensitivity to religious diversity and inclusion.
• Experience coordinating partner networks, multi-stakeholder processes or consortium programmes, with strong facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with programme coordination, planning and reporting, monitoring, evaluation, learning processes and familiarity with advocacy.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm and safeguarding.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, with an ability to turn complex issues into practical actions.
• Excellent written and verbal English; knowledge of relevant Ugandan language(s) is an asset.
• Ugandan citizenship and ability and willingness to travel regularly to programme locations within the country.
• Proactive, collaborative and reflective working style, and confidence using Office 365 and online collaboration tools.
• Our offer
• An inspiring and challenging position and assignment within an enthusiastic and motivated partner network.
• A competitive country-specific salary.
• Opportunities for personal development and training.
• Essential supplies (laptop, internet subscription, etc) to set-up your own workplace.

How to Apply:

Send your application letter (in English) together with your CV to Apply by Email by September 8, 2026.

Please clearly mention the job title you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more information about this position, please contact Christina Maasdam via email at christinamaasdam@mensenmeteenmissie.nl.

Mensen met een Missie is an organisation where diversity and inclusion are paramount, and everyone feels welcome and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or age.

Deadline: 8^th September 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60