The United Network of Young Peacebuilders is looking for a new Network & Membership Coordinator with a responsibility for overseeing network development and member engagement, starting in May 2026. This is a position on 0.8 FTE, based in The Hague. Working from the office is required for at least 50% of the working week.
Position Title: Network & Membership Coordinator
Position Type: Part-time staff (0.8 FTE)
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Starting date: early May 2026
Important notice: We can only consider applicants that are allowed to work in the Netherlands. We are not able to meet the formal requirements to support work permit applications or visa sponsorships.
Organisation
UNOY is a youth-led network of over 100 youth-led organisations in over 80 countries working towards more peaceful societies. Our International Secretariat is located in The Hague, the city of peace and justice. The Secretariat is run by a young and dedicated international team of 11 staff, 5 interns, and 6 remotely based Regional Coordinators. The Secretariat is accountable to the International Steering Group, a body consisting of 6 elected representatives from the network to represent members’ interests in strategic planning and decision making. The leadership of the network is shared between 2 Co-Directors.
Since 2017, a process of decentralisation of the network has been taking place through the progressive appointment of Regional Coordinators in each of UNOY’s 6 regions as well as the shifting of increasing power and resources to the regional structure of the network. The aim of decentralisation is for the network to be increasingly driven by the needs and priorities of member organisations, so that UNOY can better support members in their peacebuilding work. In 2026, a new decentralisation roadmap will be developed to guide this process until 2030.
Position
In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the decentralisation process, the coordination of the 6 regional networks, and programming at the network level. You will be supported by a Network Officer, who you are also responsible for recruiting and managing, and you will oversee the work of the 6 Regional Coordinators. You will be supervised by the Co-Director (Strategy). Together with the secretariat, the network is the backbone of UNOY and therefore, you will closely collaborate with staff, interns, Regional Coordinators, members, partners and donors in your work.
We welcome applications from young people of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. To foster meaningful participation of young people and youth leadership, we strongly encourage candidates under the age of 27 to apply. In line with our commitment to inclusivity and diversity, we also encourage applications from transgender and non-binary people, people of colour, and people with a disability, as they remain underrepresented in the field.
The position includes international travel to attend network events and advocacy engagements.
You will work on the following areas:
- Network Coordination and Development
- Oversee the network decentralisation process through the development and implementation of targeted strategies;
- Contribute to strategies to strengthen mutual accountability between the network’s different bodies;
- Coordinate the work of 6 Regional Coordinators, including managing their recruitment, holding regular check-ins, and supporting them in facilitating quarterly regional online meetings and other coordination tasks;
- Support the Regional Coordinators in the development of regional action plans and monitoring of their implementation;
- Support the planning and facilitation of International Steering Group meetings, communications, and elections.
- Membership Engagement and Communication
- Coordinate the yearly membership application and disaffiliation processes, in close collaboration with Regional Coordinators and International Steering Group representatives;
- Maintain and update UNOY’s membership database;
- Foster member participation in the network through the development and implementation of targeted measures;
- Manage internal communications between all the network bodies, ensuring flow of information and transparency;
- Support the dissemination of information about members both within the network and externally;
- Support the dissemination of opportunities for member organisations within the network;
- Refer members in need of emergency support to the Gender and Protection Lead following UNOY’s protection protocol.
- Project implementation
- Lead and support the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNOY global and regional projects for UNOY members;
- Lead the implementation of the network’s peer-learning strategy, including supporting the planning of online peer-learning sessions among members.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning; and other:
- Contribute to organisational MEL from a network perspective;
- Support Regional Coordinators in engaging in organisational MEL processes, including bi-yearly outcome harvests;
- Representing UNOY externally in conferences, panel discussions and other events;
- Recruiting, managing and supervising the Network Officer.
About you
We know that long lists of criteria can be discouraging and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the criteria for this position.
We also recognise that skills and experience can be gained in unexpected places, so we welcome applications from candidates who feel they have relevant skills for the role, gained from a wide range of professional, lived and learned experiences.
Required criteria:
- A relevant university degree at Bachelor’s level (peace and conflict studies, international relations, development studies, gender studies, or equivalent);
- At least least 2 years of demonstrated experience (paid or voluntary) working in the fields of peacebuilding, development, human rights, or humanitarian action;
- Experience working in network development and community management in a network organisation;
- Relation-management skills, including strong coordination skills and intercultural communication skills;
- Commitment to locally-led peacebuilding, decolonisation and gender equity;
- A human-centred and empathetic approach to your work and the people you work with;
- Excellent written and spoken English language skills;
- Understanding of peacebuilding and grassroots (youth-led) civil society organisations.
Desired criteria:
- Additional language skills: French is strongly preferred; Spanish or Arabic are also useful;
- Experience in governance processes of civil society organisations, especially network organisations;
- Experience in collaboration with local (youth) civil society organisations in the peace and security, human rights or closely related fields;
- Familiarity with Youth, Peace and Security Agenda.
We will offer you:
- A unique position in a global network of young peacebuilders with a solid track record of successfully mobilising youth;
- A dynamic, young and international work environment both in the office and within the wider network;
- A paid contract for a position of 0.8 FTE (32h per week, from Monday to Thursday), for an initial 12 months term with the possibility to extend;
- A monthly gross salary of €2556 (0.8 FTE), with potential for annual growth within UNOY’s salary scale;
- Yearly holiday allowance equalling 8% of the gross annual salary;
- Monthly commute and work from home compensation, calculated based on distance travelled to reach the office;
- Free vegetarian lunches when working from the office;
- 20 days annual leave plus Dutch public holidays;
- 6 weeks of remote working allowance per year;
- Annual training budget;
- Opportunities to travel within and outside of Europe for UNOY Peacebuilders activities, missions and training.
How to apply
If you are interested in joining our team, please apply by filling this online form. To complete the form it will be required to upload your CV and answer a few questions related to your motivation and skills. Only applicants that comply with this procedure will be considered. If you have any questions, please email vacancy@unoy.org.
We recognise that technology can be a helpful tool in your job search. However, we encourage you to limit using AI in your application. As we look for the right person for this role, we value and welcome your authenticity in the recruitment process.
The deadline for submissions is 22nd March 2026 at 23.59 CEST. The first round of interviews will already take place between the 26th of March and the 2nd of April.
UNOY will inform all candidates whether they have been shortlisted or not. However, due to the high number of applications, UNOY will not be able to provide personal feedback regarding candidates’ applications.
