City Partnerships Officer

Application deadline: 6 November 2026 at 17:00 (Barcelona time)

Who are we?

EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. We are Europe’s largest innovation community for urban mobility.

Our mission is to accelerate the transition towards sustainable urban mobility and more liveable cities. We connect public and private actors and provide access to markets, talent, finance and knowledge.

Using cities as living labs, our partners demonstrate how new technologies and solutions can solve real urban challenges by transporting people and goods in smarter and more sustainable ways.

Join our team and be part of the change!

The City Partnerships Officer reports to the Head of City Partnerships and is based at EIT Urban Mobility's headquarters in Barcelona. The role strengthens EIT Urban Mobility's engagement with public authorities across Europe and supports their participation in EIT Urban Mobility programmes.

The role focuses on strengthening collaboration between cities, industry, research organisations and start-ups within the EIT Urban Mobility ecosystem.

Acting as a key interface with European cities, EIT Urban Mobility activities, and City Partnerships Managers in regional hubs, the role contributes to understand cities urban mobility priorities, identify innovation and capacity building opportunities, enable cities to test, co-create and scale innovative mobility solutions across Europe.

The role combines city insight and ecosystem intelligence, stakeholder coordination, matchmaking, program and knowledge management. It offers hands-on experience in European innovation ecosystems, public-sector engagement and urban mobility funding.

Main tasks and responsibilities include:

City Insight, Matchmaking & Innovation Enablement

• Public authority insight and opportunity identification: Identify and structure public authority priorities & policy landscape, challenges and opportunities across Europe, and turn them into concrete opportunities for innovation, partnerships and engagement within EIT Urban Mobility.
• City Club coordination: Support City Club activities, including webinars, peer learning and best-practice exchanges, to accelerate knowledge sharing and the uptake and replication of solutions across Europe.
• City Observer Group: Coordinate City Observer Group cohorts, including Expressions of Interest for Leading Cities, dissemination, project allocation, program management and impact analysis.
• Matchmaking and consortium facilitation: Support matchmaking across Regional Hubs, connecting public authority needs with relevant EIT Urban Mobility solutions, programs and services.

Strategic Contribution & City Engagement

• Contribution to EIT Urban Mobility priority domains: Gather and share public authority intelligence to inform EIT Urban Mobility's priority domains and help align local and regional needs with our organisational strategy.
• City engagement coordination: Coordinate city engagement requests from the Head of City Partnerships, Thematic Areas, EU Affairs, Regional Hubs, Horizon Lab and other relevant programs and initiatives, including Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, Community Days, ADACities, the Expert Group on Urban Mobility and priority-domain events. Ensure coherent and efficient engagement with public authorities.
• Strategic engagement: Support relationships with senior public authority leaders by preparing briefings, reports and meeting materials.
• Citizen engagement: Support EIT Urban Mobility citizen engagement programs such as Citizen on the Move and user/citizen engagement for innovation projects

Project Visibility, Knowledge Sharing & Scaling

• Project visibility and external representation: Promote EIT Urban Mobility's impact, project results and thought leadership, and support the uptake and reuse of insights across the ecosystem. Represent EIT Urban Mobility at relevant European, national and regional events, conferences and workshops.
• Scaling and replication support: Identify opportunities for public authorities to test, adopt and replicate EIT Urban Mobility-funded solutions, working closely with City Partnerships Managers.

City Club engagement & operational coordination

• City Club engagement and intelligence sharing: Actively animate the public authority partner community via Mobility Innovators or equivalent channels by sharing Public authorities ecosystem priorities; funding opportunities and calls; project results, pilots and training opportunities; relevant EU, national and local policy developments.
• Leading Cities operational coordination: Manage and support operational aspects of public authority partnerships, including partnership process due diligence by Regional Hubs (e.g. onboarding and renewals), legal requirements, NetSuite, and the city contact and intelligence database.

About you

We are looking for a proactive professional with strong relationship-building skills and a genuine interest in urban mobility innovation.

You enjoy working with public authorities, identifying opportunities for collaboration and turning them into concrete projects. You are comfortable working in an international, dynamic environment and can manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.

Must-have:

• Good knowledge of key themes and developments in sustainable urban mobility.
• 3+ years of experience in urban mobility, innovation, sustainable development and/or European projects, ideally working with cities, regional governments or public transport authorities.
• Experience with innovation and/or grant-funded projects.
• Understanding of public-private collaboration and innovation ecosystems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including public speaking.
• Ability to turn strategic challenges into actionable collaboration opportunities.
• Results-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Fluency in English; other European languages are an asset.

What's in it for you:

• Work in an international environment with a company culture focused on empowerment, thriving and continuous growth.

• Join a creative and diverse team of highly driven individuals that take out-of-the-box thinking to another level.

• Strike the right work-life balance: on top of the flexible hours and remote working options and facilities, you will be granted 27 days of paid time-off to rest and re-energize.

• A yearly training catalogue to support your career development.

• Work-from-home IT setup (laptop, screen, headsets).

• A tax benefit powered by Cobee, allowing you to save on your personal income tax.

• A Private health insurance borne by the Company.

• Work in a modern, flexible and collaborative workspace, located in the 22@ area.

• Bike to work and park safely in our premises.

Kindly note that this is a permanent and full-time position , and it is based in Barcelona, Spain.

No relocation expenses are granted.

Application Process:

General Conditions:

By the closing date of this call candidates must:

• be a national of an EU Member State or have a working permit valid to work in Spain;

• enjoy their full rights as citizens;

If you are interested this position, please complete and submit your application before the deadline on our online application platform: BambooHR.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

At EIT Urban Mobility, we value and celebrate diversity in every aspect of life and believe that everyone deserves an equal chance to succeed.

Here we value your talents, skills and experiences, and do not discriminate on any basis –whether it be disabilities or other special needs, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, language, political affiliation, property, marital status or any other irrelevant factor.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and thrive.

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