📬🌍 Global Jobs, Urban Careers, Nature Meetups & Innovation Beyond the City
Top urban roles, community meetups, a climate innovation festival — and early bird access to Career Compass.
This month’s edition brings together standout career opportunities with fresh ways to connect, learn, and expand your perspective. We’re featuring impactful roles at UN-Habitat, GXN, and NACTO – alongside curated community events in Vienna and Rotterdam, a free course on superblocks, and a festival exploring climate innovation beyond the urban bubble.
Whether you’re looking to take your next professional step or just spark new ideas, there’s plenty here to explore.
✨Also, Career Compass course registration is now open! If you’re ready to reflect on your direction, clarify your strengths, and build a future-proof career plan to find a job that fits you, join our next cohort. Apply by July 1 to save 20% with early bird pricing. Find out more info below.
Thanks for reading – and being part of our global urbanist community 💛
🌟 OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHT
🎓 Discover how Superblocks are reshaping cities – and how to apply them in your own work
Join this free online course from Urban Mobility Explained (UMX), powered by EIT Urban Mobility, and dive into one of the most influential models for sustainable urban transformation. Learn about the origin of superblocks, their social and environmental impact, and their potential for replication in different urban contexts.
💡 Why do we recommend this?
Superblocks have become a symbol of people-centred design and low-cost urban change. Whether you’re an urban planner, architect, public servant, or student – this is a hands-on, self-paced opportunity to build your understanding of a high-impact planning strategy that is already inspiring cities across Europe and beyond.
📍 Format: Online, self-paced
🎯 Open to: Urban professionals, students, planners, mobility experts, and engaged citizens
💸 Price: Free
Career opportunities handpicked by All Things Urban:
🧭 Education Opportunity: Career Compass – Navigate Your Urbanism Career with Confidence
Organization: All Things Urban
Format: 6-week Online Course
Start Date: 16 July 2025 (but you can follow it at your own pace after that)
Early Bird Deadline: 1 July 2025 (20% off all plans)
Description: Whether you're job searching, pivoting sectors, or just feeling a little stuck – Career Compass is here to help. Our signature 6-week online course supports urban professionals at all stages in clarifying their goals, aligning their skills with the market, and designing a career path that truly fits. With live community networking sessions, practical tools and job search advice, a global network, and optional live Q&As and 1:1 mentorship, you’ll walk away with clarity, direction, and a custom career map you can act on.
🏛️ Job Opportunity: Director, Programme Management – UN-Habitat
Organization: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Format: Full-Time, D-2 Level (Senior)
Deadline to Apply: 12 July 2025
Description: UN-Habitat is looking for a senior leader to manage its global Regional Programmes Division. This high-level role involves strategic leadership, regional portfolio oversight, and shaping urban development policies that impact cities worldwide.
💡 Want to share your event, job or education program with 90,000+ urban professionals around the world?
You're in good company — institutions like LSE Cities, ETH Zurich, IE University, IAAC, and the Global Designing Cities Initiative already collaborate with us to reach urbanists globally. Get in touch to find out more!
🎨 Job Opportunity: Behavioural Designer – GXN (3XN)
Organization: GXN (Innovation arm of 3XN Architects)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Format: Full-Time
Deadline to Apply: 1 July 2025 (early applications encouraged)
Description: GXN is hiring a design professional to bridge behavioural science and architecture. The role focuses on human-centred design, experience-driven spaces, and social sustainability. Perfect for creative thinkers with a background in design and social sciences.
🛫 Job Opportunity: Program Associate, Engagement – NACTO
Organization: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Location: Remote (U.S.-based with travel to NYC + events)
Format: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: $66,200–$73,700
Deadline to Apply: 7 July 2025 (9:00 AM EST)
Description: NACTO seeks a systems-minded associate to support its 100+ member cities and transit agencies. You’ll help manage member engagement, events, and internal systems that support knowledge sharing and collaboration in urban transport.
🌍 Job Opportunity: RIS Officer – EIT Urban Mobility
Organization: EIT Urban Mobility
Location: Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid)
Format: Full-Time, Permanent
Deadline to Apply: 19 June 2025 at 18:00 CEST
Description: Join Europe’s largest urban mobility network and manage innovation outreach across 11 countries. The RIS Officer will coordinate local representatives, drive impact KPIs, and strengthen regional ecosystems through EU projects and partnerships.
📚 Job Opportunity: Manager of Commons Events & Programming – Princeton University
Organization: Princeton University Library
Location: Princeton, NJ, USA
Format: Full-Time, On-site
Salary: $87,000–$96,000
Description: Princeton University Library is seeking a dynamic event and programming lead to manage the Commons Library. You’ll plan public programming, build community partnerships, and coordinate day-to-day operations — a great opportunity to shape civic and scholarly engagement in a world-class academic setting.
🌿 Community Meetups: What’s That Green? – Vienna & Rotterdam
Organizer: What’s That Green?
Locations & Dates:
Vienna – 26 June 2025 at 18:00 CET, WUK
Rotterdam – 28 June 2025 at 12:00 CET, Het Nieuwe Café
Format: In-person (spots are limited - RSVP soon!)
Description: Curious about urban nature? Join the What’s That Green? community for two friendly meetups in Vienna and Rotterdam — perfect for urban planners, researchers, designers, and green-minded citizens. Expect informal conversations, project sharing, and creative exchange over drinks and snacks, all in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re new to the city or working on something inspiring, come connect and collaborate with like-minded urbanists.
🚉 Job Opportunity: Senior Researcher (Transport) – House of Commons (UK Parliament)
Organization: House of Commons, UK Parliament
Location: Hybrid (UK-based)
Format: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: £56,180 – £66,497
Deadline to Apply: 29 June 2025
Description: Work at the heart of UK policy as a senior researcher within the House of Commons Library. This role focuses on transport policy — including aviation, public transport, and decarbonisation — providing impartial, in-depth briefings to MPs and contributing to public research used across Parliament.
🛰️ We've trained 200+ urban professionals in GIS and spatial analysis — including team members from Gehl, Global Designing Cities Initiative, Buro Happold, and more. We're now offering customised training sessions for teams, think tanks, and research centres. From zoning to infrastructure layers, we tailor content to your niche, tools, and workflows — with a focus on real-world application.
📩 Interested? Fill out this short form to get our info deck or book a quick call to explore what’s possible.
🎓 Want to learn on your own? Get on the waitlist for the next cohort of our GIS course for individuals. Next cohort starts in September and we will be opening the applications very soon!
🎟️ SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR COMMUNITY
🔥 Join us at THE HEAT – the festival celebrating innovation that’s good for the planet – and get 15% off
We’re heading to THE HEAT this September — and we’d love to see you there.
It’s not an urbanism event per se, but this one-day festival brings together 800 selected entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, investors, and creatives to explore real-world innovations that address the climate crisis — all in a relaxed, open-air setting at Harwell Science Campus, just an hour from London.
🗓 Date: 19 September 2025
📍 Location: Harwell Science Campus, Oxfordshire
🎪 Format: Festival-style gathering in big tents (yes, really!)
From clean energy and circular materials to future mobility, regenerative food, and climate adaptation, the ideas showcased will directly influence how we shape more resilient, liveable, and sustainable cities. It’s a great space to think beyond sector silos, meet inspiring people, and expand your lens on what’s possible.
🎁 Special discount for the All Things Urban community
As part of our All Things Urban community, you can get 15% off with our special code ALLTHINGSURBAN when you book your ticket at https://theheat.io/tickets
Come make new friends, experience science in action, and leave with fresh ideas to bring back to your own work and city.
We hope something in this edition sparked your interest — or expanded your perspective just a bit. As always, we’ll be back soon with more curated jobs, courses, and events to keep your career moving forward.
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Note: The deadlines mentioned are subject to change; please verify with the respective organizations.