External Relations Coordinator

• PositionExternal Relations Coordinator
• CompanyBuilding Tomorrow Uganda
• LocationKampala (about 25% travel)
• Job typeFull Time
• ClosingApplications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled; no closing date is stated.

Building Tomorrow is an international nonprofit working for literacy and numeracy for all children. Started in 2006, it runs the community-powered Roots to Rise (R2R) literacy and numeracy camps, with offices in Uganda, Rwanda and the US and more than 340 staff. Official organisation information.

The External Relations Coordinator supports government relations and strategic partnerships for the Roots to Rise foundational-learning programme. It is a full-time Kampala role with about 25% travel to rural project sites and Kampala meetings, reporting to the Director of External Relations.

• Support donor and partner field visits: plan visitors, prepare donor briefs, coordinate agendas and preparatory calls, and synthesise outcomes and action items promptly.
• Support donor and partner meetings by developing decks and meeting briefers and drafting reports and donor notes.
• Coordinate government field visits, develop briefers and agendas, and take part in selected government meetings as note-taker.
• Draft correspondence to government officials and support timely follow-up documents requested by government and partners.
• Take part in education forums and events to raise visibility and build partnerships; draft agendas and coordinate logistics for roundtables, conferences and receptions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Public Policy, Public Administration, International Development, International Relations, Political Science or a related field.
• Minimum 2–4 years of progressive experience in donor relations, government engagement, public policy, systems strengthening, education reform or public-sector transformation, preferably in Uganda.
• Excellent English writing and communication and the ability to synthesise complex information; experience with Google Suite and Google Calendar; ability to create meeting agendas.
• Preferred: understanding of Uganda’s education sector, governance structures, political economy and NGO-government partnerships.

Building Tomorrow states that compensation is commensurate with experience, and the benefits package includes health insurance, a retirement plan, paid personal leave and sick days.

Apply through the Building Tomorrow careers page. If someone referred you, name them in your cover letter. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled; no closing date is stated.

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• Checked on 6 November 2026 against Building Tomorrow Uganda's official advert.
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