Careers

Join our global team

Interested in joining the Global Designing Cities Initiative team? Or know someone who might be a great fit?

Available Positions:

Communications Lead

GDCI seeks a Communications Lead to enhance GDCI’s brand awareness and showcase programmatic work to a global audience, international press, industry leaders, and funders. The person in this role will create and execute GDCI’s annual communication strategy, manage GDCI’s day-to-day communication efforts, and build relationships with staff, partners, media, and other stakeholders to create and amplify content for social media, e-mails, blogs, press releases, and more. The Communications Lead will also ensure GDCI’s communication & marketing content is inclusive to a global audience – diversifying the content as needed for different contexts – and will establish a clear tone for GDCI’s brand, aligned with organizational values.

Application deadline: September 30

Local Liaison, Argentina

GDCI is seeking a Local Liaison based in Córdoba, Argentina, who will work under GDCI’s Road Safety Program, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS). This role looks to strengthen our on-the-ground technical assistance and local relationships with authorities, partners, and other stakeholders to help advance the BIGRS program in Córdoba. You will represent GDCI in city government meetings, presentations, and capacity-building sessions, during on-the-ground project implementations, and with local communities. You must be fluent in Spanish and conversational in English and be versed in the cultural context and local policies and practices concerning city transportation, street design, and road safety.

Application deadline: October 30


Please reach out to us at info@gdci.global with any additional questions.

GDCI is a fiscally sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). We are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a passionate working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.