📬🌍 Urban Jobs & Opportunities
From postdocs to placemaking — plus two rare communications roles for urban storytellers.
This week, we bring you 10+ new handpicked opportunities that span research, planning, policy, and creative communication. From shaping zoning codes to shaping narratives, there’s something here for every curious urbanist looking to make an impact.
And if you’re at a crossroads in your career or simply craving more clarity and direction – our signature Career Compass course is still open for enrollment (10% off until July 10). It’s a guided space to realign your professional path with purpose, with only a few mentored seats left.
Thanks for reading - and for being part of a global community that cares deeply about our cities 💛
🌟 JOB OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHT
📍kg&a is Hiring: Help Shape the Urban Narrative
Two exciting hybrid roles in Toronto at an award-winning communications strategy firm specializing in city building and the urban landscape.
Communications Strategist: This role is ideal for proactive, creative professionals with a strong interest in cities, design, or real estate. kg&a welcomes candidates from diverse fields. Whether you’re early in your career or bringing years of experience, they’re looking for strategic thinkers and sharp writers who can connect the dots across industries and craft compelling narratives that shape the urban landscape.
Media Relations Strategist: Perfect for a media-savvy storyteller with a passion for cities, design, and culture. You’ll work closely with journalists, pitch stories, and shape narratives that highlight how the built environment impacts everyday life. 3+ years experience in a media-facing role preferred.
💼 Both full-time, hybrid in Toronto | 🗓️ Apply ASAP
💡 Why do we recommend these roles?
Communication is a big part of urbanism. These roles offer a rare chance to combine your passion for storytelling with meaningful city-making work. If you care about the built environment and want to shape how it’s perceived – from policy to public opinion – this is where strategy meets purpose.
Career opportunities handpicked by All Things Urban:
If you end up applying for any of the featured roles, feel free to mention that you found them via All Things Urban. It helps employers see the value of engaging with our community, and encourages them to share more urbanist jobs with us.
🧑🤝🧑 Membership Program Officer
Organization: ICLEI USA
Location: Remote (USA-based)
Deadline: 17 July 2025
Description: Serve as the primary contact for a portfolio of local governments. Support their climate action through guidance, onboarding, and program facilitation.
💰 $65,000 – $72,000 USD
🧪 Postdoctoral Researcher – Limits of Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities
Organization: University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Description: Join the Urban Environmental Policy Group to explore managed retreat and climate adaptation in stressed cities. Requires agent-based modeling experience and a research stay in the Netherlands.
🚸 Program Associate (Consultant) – Early Childhood Friendly Cities
Organization: WRI India
Location: Bengaluru & Warangal, India
Start Date: Immediate
Description: Support local governments in designing child- and caregiver-friendly public spaces. Includes stakeholder engagement, spatial design, community work, and capacity-building.
💰 INR 9.5 – 12.5L CTC
🎓 Mid-Career Fellowships – British Academy
Organization: British Academy
Location: UK-based institutions
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Description: 6–12 month funding to support major research projects in the humanities or social sciences, with a focus on public engagement and communication. Open to scholars within 15 years of PhD or first academic appointment.
🚌 Project & Program Manager – Transportation
Organization: Genentech (gRide)
Location: South San Francisco, USA
Deadline: Rolling
Description: Oversee daily operations and long-term strategy for the bus and ferry share program in the Oyster Point Business District. Ideal for professionals in urban mobility, logistics, or program management.
💰 $89,300 – $165,500 USD
🎨 Paid Communications Internship – Healthy Cities
Organization: BAX
Location: Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid)
Deadline: 6 July 2025
Description: Join an international innovation consultancy and support communications for sustainability and health projects. Tasks include social media, design, website updates, and layout.
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• Organization: AECOM
• Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
• Deadline: Rolling
• Description: Lead complex planning projects in California. Tasks include policy updates, zoning, public engagement, and GIS-based research. CEQA and code experience preferred.
💼 Full-time, $75,000–$100,000
Organization: We Made That
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 23 July 2025
Description: Work on inclusive placemaking and city regeneration schemes at a socially driven design studio. Ideal for early-career professionals excited about public good and spatial strategies.
🌍 Urban Development Expert – UN-Habitat
Organization: UN-Habitat
Location: Nairobi (with travel to Senegal and Tunisia)
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Description: Support SDG localization efforts, capacity-building, and VLR development in Francophone Africa. Requires fluency in French and English, and experience in integrated planning.
📅 12-month consultancy
🎓 Free Course: Superblocks – Rethinking Cities and Urban Spaces for Citizens
Organization: Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) by EIT Urban Mobility
Format: Free Self-Paced Online Course
Description: Learn how superblocks can transform mobility in cities with this short, beginner-friendly course. You’ll explore where the model originates, its impact on social, economic, and environmental levels, and the practicalities of implementing it elsewhere.
💡 Perfect for: Urban mobility professionals, planners, architects, and curious citizens and urbanists.
👉 Looking for more? UMX offers a variety of free, high-quality courses on active mobility, energy, urban policy, and more. Explore UMX Courses here
🌱 LAND is Growing – Global Talent Call 2025
Organization: LAND
Locations: Milan, Vienna, Düsseldorf, Lugano, Montréal, Riyadh
Deadline: Rolling
Description: Join interdisciplinary teams in urban planning, landscape architecture, GIS, climate analysis, or agronomy. Open to both junior and senior professionals - especially those open to working on MENA-region projects.
📚 Still Accepting Applications: Career Compass
Our flagship course for urban professionals is still open - but spots are going fast. Whether you’re changing direction, job searching, or just feeling stuck, Career Compass will help you align your goals with the real urban job market and create a clear action plan.
Only 1 seat left in the Mentored Path plan (with 1-on-1 support from the instructors)
5 seats left in the Guided Learning plan (includes group Q&A sessions, discussion chat, and a certificate)
10% off until July 10
The next cohort starts on July 16
🗺️ Coming Soon: GIS and Spatial Analysis for Urban Practitioners
Our popular hands-on course with top GIS expert Juan Pablo Corral is back this September. If you’re looking to master QGIS and use spatial tools for real-world urban work, this course is for you. Over 200+ graduates are already bringing their spatial analysis skills into practice - in urban planning, architecture, transportation, sustainability, and more.
✨ Registration opens soon - and everyone on the waitlist will be the first to know + receive a special offer!
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We hope this edition offered a spark of inspiration or a fresh perspective on your journey. As always, we’ll be back soon with more handpicked jobs, learning opportunities, and events to help you grow and thrive in your urban career.
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