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Policy Fellow (Executive Education), European City Leadership Programme

This appointment is until 30 June 2025; however, we expect the role to be renewed with high likelihood of long-term extension.

杏吧论坛 Cities is preparing to launch a pioneering European City Leadership Programme for mayors and their teams. The programme will include world class executive education delivered both virtually and in-person at sites across Europe. This essential capability-building work will be accompanied by rapid-fire research and experimentation, informed by mayors' real-world challenges to generate practical resources and data for city leaders.

The Policy Fellow (Executive Education) will contribute to the intellectual shape and design of the Mayors’ and City Teams’ curriculum. The postholder will develop up to five annual teaching cases focused on the ways European City governments have embedded government innovation in their work and develop individual training sessions focused on key government innovation activities such as citizen engagement, analysis, collaboration, experimentation, and scaling. The role also involves producing research-based and policy relevant outputs of high quality, including policy briefs, working papers, presentations, blogs, and course modules on government innovation.

Candidates should have a master’s degree or equivalent experience in the field of government innovation at national, regional or local level, experience in designing training programmes at a professional, graduate or executive education level and experience in producing outputs such as case studies, policy briefs, working papers, presentations or blogs.

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 1 January 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Liaison Manager, European City Leadership Programme

This appointment is until 30 June 2025; however, we expect the role to be renewed with high likelihood of long-term extension.

杏吧论坛 Cities is preparing to launch a pioneering European City Leadership Programme (ECLP) for mayors and their teams. The programme will include world class executive education delivered both virtually and in-person at sites across Europe. This essential capability-building work will be accompanied by rapid-fire research and experimentation, informed by mayors' real-world challenges to generate practical resources and data for city leaders.

The Liaison Manager is a key role in developing and maintaining relationships with cities participating in the programme. The post-holder will work directly with city leaders to ensure they get most out of this learning experience. The role will involve overseeing communications with all city participants taking part in the ECLP, including mayors, senior officials and city teams participants and overseeing city recruitment, admission and onboarding to the programme. The post-holder will act as the key point of contact between participating city mayors, their teams and the delivery team and will lead the delivery of at least three multi-day in-person convenings per year for various sub-groups of the programme cohort, including at least one convening in London, one in Berlin and one in another European city.

Candidates should have significant professional experience of working as an administrator and proven experience of liaising and managing relationships with high-profile stakeholders. Candidates should also have experience supporting the organisation of events/workshops/seminars and the ability to problem solve and look for win-win solutions to administrative challenges, even under time pressure.

For further information and to apply for the post, please go to . 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 January 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

 

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