JOIN THE TEAM | MobiliseYourCity is looking for a Mobility Capacity-Building Intern

Written by contact@mobili…

Apr 17 2025

1. The MobiliseYourCity Partnership

Launched at COP21 in Paris, the MobiliseYourCity Partnership is a leading global Partnership for sustainable mobility of nearly 100 partners, including 70 city and 15 country members. The Partnership is supported by the European Union, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) which are working in collaboration to enable positive global transformation.


The nine implementing and knowledge partners led by AFD and GIZ work with cities and countries around the world to develop scalable solutions that improve mobility in complex environments.

 

2.    Internship description


Under the coordination of the Head of the Secretariat, The MobiliseYourCity Mobility Intern will have the following Learning Objectives:

  1. Become aware of what Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans and National Urban Mobility Policies and Investment Programmes are and what the role of multi-actor partnerships like MobiliseYourCity and other Partners is. 
  2. Acquire knowledge about the trends, challenges, and opportunities for the development of urban mobility in the Global South (focus by mode, field or geography)
  3. Gain experience about capacity building on sustainable urban mobility for local and national governments worldwide.
  4. Learn stakeholder and institutional relations management in a complex network of country and city members.
  5. Become familiar with development cooperation with Latin America, Asia and Africa and develop professional knowledge of climate policy and the implementation of NDCs in the transport sector.

2.1 Main Tasks:

  • Assist in the development and implementation of capacity-building activities, such as training workshops, online courses, and peer-to-peer learning, for urban mobility practitioners and policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa
  • Support the conceptualisation, planning, and moderation of training series (virtual or face-to-face), including preparation documents (invitation, agenda, ppt)
  • Support the organisation of events such as the presentation of methodological guidelines for urban mobility and communities of practice events.
  • Assist with research and data collection on topics and projects related to urban mobility in Latin America, Asia, and Africa
  • Prepare and contribute to writing short technical articles, guidance documents and presentations for external and internal project communication, as well as supporting the content and presence of the website, social media and intranet. Also contribute to the development of joint communication materials, such as newsletters, website content and social media messages
  • Support the development of fact sheets, SUMP and NUMP summaries, and lessons learned documents
  • Support knowledge management, network management, and the exchange of information within the team and towards external stakeholders
  • Support the facilitation of working groups with knowledge and network partners on priority topics for MobiliseYourCity, including organising meetings, desk research, etc


2.2. Qualification and Skills

  • Ongoing or recently completed university studies in transport, economics, engineering, politics, communication, urban or social sciences, or related fields. Must be a student or have completed studies in the last six months
  • Business fluent in French and English. Knowledge of Spanish and German is a plus
  • Knowledge of the challenges of sustainable urban mobility, especially in the Global South, is required
  • First relevant professional experience in international development cooperation, especially in the field of climate change and transport/urban mobility preferred
  • Affinity and enjoyment of working with digital/social media, organisational skills, commitment, and independent, reliable, and team-oriented way of working
  • Good feeling for language and skilled in writing and editing texts
  • Autonomy, proactivity, and the ability to effectively use information and data
  • Good knowledge of standard Office programs (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and design software (e.g. Adobe InDesign, Photoshop) and an openness to AI software

2.3. Conditions of employment 

  • Location: Global Secretariat of the MobiliseYourCity Partnership – Rue Archimède, 61; 1000 Brussels
  • Assignment period: 16th June 2025 - 15th December 2024
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Contract: Contract concluded under Belgian law. Monthly stipend of €1.350,- (gross).
  • Deadline for applications: 29th April 2025

Click here for further information and to apply

 

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