External Engagement Coordinator

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Girls Not Brides

Hybrid
  • Career category: Logistics/ Procurement
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: GBP 34,915 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 31/07/2026
  • Location: United Kingdom
Child protection/ Children’s rights
Introduction to the role
The External Engagement Coordinator plays a vital role connecting and supporting shared work across the Girls Not Brides External Engagement directorate, including the Policy & Advocacy, Communications, and Development teams, and links with the broader organisation. The role supports directorate planning and task management, and the planning, tracking, and delivery of significant cross-directorate projects and priorities, including major external events. 

Reporting to and working closely with the Director of External Engagement, the postholder provides backbone coordination that enables all members of the External Engagement directorate to work cohesively towards shared goals. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, proactive, and collaborative individual to gain broad exposure to international advocacy, communications, and fundraising work within the global movement to end child marriage.

About you
You are a highly organized and proactive coordinator who thrives on keeping multiple moving pieces on track. You enjoy working across teams and building relationships with colleagues of different disciplines and working styles, and you take pride in the quality of your planning, logistics, and follow-through. You are an excellent communicator to internal and external stakeholders, comfortable managing complex projects and tasks, and you remain calm and solutions-focused when timelines are tight or plans change. 

You are motivated by Girls Not Brides’ mission and keen to build your career in international advocacy, communications, or development by supporting the connective tissue that makes a high-performing directorate work well together.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential criteria
  • Experience in event coordination, project coordination, or administrative support, ideally within an international NGO, advocacy, communications, or development environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously, with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
  • Excellent organisational and logistics skills, with experience planning and delivering in-person or virtual events.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently and professionally with colleagues and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across teams with different priorities and working styles, building trust and effective working relationships.
  • Proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the judgement to know when to escalate issues and when to resolve them independently.
  • Strong digital literacy, including confidence with project management tools, event management tools, virtual meeting platforms, shared calendars, and standard office software.
  • Strong commitment to Girls Not Brides’ mission, values, and vision.
  • Willingness to work flexibly and undertake occasional travel as required.

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