Eurocities is recruiting a project officer to support our work on cities and science-based policy, with a focus on helping to deliver the final phase of the CitiObs Horizon Europe project, which deals with citizen science and its role in policymaking. The candidate would start as soon as possible, ideally no later than June 2026.

Eurocities is a dynamic and international team where we trust in people, value constructive exchanges and collaborative work. We help people thrive in a friendly, open and healthy environment while promoting a work/life balance.

About the project

CitiObs – Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities is a 4-year Horizon Europe project with a total budget of €5 million and 14 partners across Europe.

As the project enters its final year, the focus is on:

supporting knowledge exchange and peer learning among Citizen Observatories,
translating results into policy-relevant outputs and engagement activities, and
ensuring strong dissemination, uptake and sustainability of results beyond the project’s lifetime.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the Learning and Research Team and play a key role in ensuring high-quality implementation, strong policy engagement, effective dissemination and a lasting legacy of the project’s results.

As project officer, you will support the CitiObs Project Coordinator in delivering the final phase of the project, including strategic policy engagement activities aimed at increasing opportunities for using citizen science in policymaking across EU, national and local government levels.

As part of the Learning and Research Team, you will also contribute more broadly to the work stream on cities and science-based policies, especially when it comes to strengthening capacities for interfaces between city governments, policymaking and science, including academia and research actors.

For the CitiObs project, you will be expected to:

Contribute to the development of Policy Briefs and other knowledge products on selected topics related to citizen science and policy, for example by carrying out background research, gathering data from Citizen Observatories and project records, supporting the drafting of policy recommendations, and other editorial tasks as required.
Support the planning, execution and communication around a series of online and face-to-face policy engagement activities and events.
Supporting logistical and administrative aspects of the project, including meeting logistics and final project reporting.
Contributing to the capitalization of CitiObs project results, translating them into knowledge and capacity building products that can be used by Eurocities beyond the project lifetime.

To support Eurocities’ broader cities and science work stream and the Learning and Research team’s mission, you will:

Support the development of capacity-building and training materials on city–science interfaces, including but not limited to the integration of citizen science into local policymaking processes.
Liaise with the City Science Initiative community and other relevant stakeholders to help refine the training offer and ensure its relevance and practical value for city governments.
Contribute to the team’s broader mission, and to Eurocities’ mandate, to develop training and capacity-building offers for members on current and future urban challenges, while also producing intelligence that can support Eurocities’ capacity-building and advocacy efforts.
Contribute to knowledge management efforts and the development of simple tools and practices to strengthen knowledge capture and use across teams.

Profile

You are a proactive, organised and collaborative early-stage professional with a strong interest in citizen science, urban policy and EU-funded projects, and with a willingness to grow professionally within a team. You are comfortable working in high-pace environments and dealing with multiple tasks and priorities in parallel.

Required skills and experience

The skills and experience to do this job successfully include*:

1-2 years of relevant professional experience
Master degree in political science, international relations, sustainable development, public administration, EU affairs, urban studies, or similar field.
Motivation and ability to learn new topics quickly
Strong communication and writing skills
Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, in a team as well as in multi-stakeholder project settings
Knowledge about urban policy in the EU context
Organised and accurate, able to meet deadlines
Experience in organising workshops and events
Professional proficiency in English, spoken and written.

We are looking for a candidate who is available and able to get on board at very short notice, with Monday 1 June 2026 as starting date.

Assets:

Experience working with cities, local governments or public sector partners.
Experience from working in EU projects, preferably Horizon Europe or similar programmes.
Knowledge of citizen science and science-policy interfaces.

*We are looking for candidates who fulfil most of these criteria, but do not hesitate to apply if you think that you could be a good fit for the position.

We offer

A full-time position as employee, under Spanish legislation. The selected candidate will need to either live in Spain (Barcelona) or be willing to relocate for the duration of the contract (in both cases, candidates need to provide a Spanish address and NIE number).
An open-ended contract linked to the length of the project which is currently funded until 31 January 2027.
29.600€ yearly gross salary (paid in 12 instalments)
Flexible working hours
Part-time teleworking

Benefits

Meal vouchers, hospitalisation and medical insurance as of the start of the contract, 90€ gross per month of teleworking allowance, training opportunities.

How to apply

Applicants are requested to send:

a letter of motivation, explicitly describing point by point their relevant experience and linking it to the requirements for the position, in one page maximum,
replies to the following questions in 100 to 200 words maximum per question:
- What is your experience in organising on- and offline events and meetings? (tasks, responsibilities etc.)
- Describe a situation where you had to use your organisational skills and ability to plan, manage and prioritise workload while meeting deadlines
- Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with partners from different organisations to produce a shared output (e.g. publication, workshop, training, etc)
a CV with at least one referee that can speak about your professional abilities (e.g. current or past employer, or university professor).

Please send the documents in pdf format and mention ‘Project Officer – Citizen Science’ in the subject line, to: Patricia de Wouters, People & Operations Director, at jobs.projects@eurocities.eu.

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, 6 May. Interviews will be held in person in Barcelona on 14 and 15 May 2026.

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