City Partnerships Officer

About the role

EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, is looking for a City Partnerships Officer based at its headquarters in Barcelona. Reporting to the Head of City Partnerships, the role strengthens engagement with public authorities across Europe and supports their participation in EIT Urban Mobility programmes. It combines city insight, stakeholder coordination, matchmaking, programme and knowledge management, and offers hands-on experience in European innovation ecosystems and urban mobility funding.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and structure public authority priorities, policy landscapes and challenges, and turn them into opportunities for innovation and partnership.
• Support City Club activities (webinars, peer learning, best practice exchange) and coordinate City Observer Group cohorts, including expressions of interest, project allocation and impact analysis.
• Facilitate matchmaking between public authority needs and EIT Urban Mobility solutions, programmes and services across Regional Hubs.
• Gather public authority intelligence to inform EIT Urban Mobility's priority domains and coordinate city engagement requests, including events such as Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, Community Days and ADACities.
• Prepare briefings, reports and meeting materials for senior public authority leaders and support citizen engagement programmes.
• Promote project results and represent EIT Urban Mobility at European, national and regional events, and help public authorities test, adopt and replicate funded solutions.
• Animate the public authority partner community through Mobility Innovators or equivalent channels and manage operational aspects of partnerships, including due diligence, legal requirements, NetSuite and the city contact database.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in urban mobility, innovation, sustainable development and/or European projects, ideally with cities, regional governments or public transport authorities.
• Experience with innovation and/or grant-funded projects.
• Understanding of public-private collaboration and innovation ecosystems.
• Fluency in English; other European languages are an asset.
• Willingness to travel as required; EU nationality or a valid Spanish work permit.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of sustainable urban mobility themes and developments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and public speaking skills.
• Ability to turn strategic challenges into actionable collaboration opportunities and to manage multiple priorities.

What we offer

• Flexible hours and remote working options, plus 27 days of paid time off.
• A yearly training catalogue and a work-from-home IT setup.
• Tax benefit through Cobee and private health insurance paid by the company.
• Modern workspace in the 22@ area with bike parking.