City Practice Associate

Core responsibilities:

• Support the management and implementation of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, including coordination of outreach, application materials, review processes, and communications with cities
• Support city grantee engagement with meeting planning, scheduling, note-taking, and follow-up, and assist with grant management processes including tracking reporting deadlines and ensuring compliance
• Support the development and delivery of technical assistance offerings for cities, including trainings on urban migration topics, and plan and execute high-quality online and in-person meetings, events, and workshops
• Conduct background research and analysis, develop knowledge assets, document lessons learned and promising practices, and draft, proofread, and edit internal and external communications, briefings, and presentations

This role creates positive change by supporting city governments to design, implement, and accelerate local solutions for migrant, displaced, and diaspora communities, helping build evidence of what works at the local level to influence decision-makers and address systemic policy and financial barriers.

Required qualifications:

• Relevant professional experience in a fast-paced environment within a city administration, NGO, or foundation, with experience supporting events, workshops, or convenings and coordinating logistics
• Experience with grant management or program administration, including tracking deliverables, reporting timelines, budgets, or compliance requirements is a strong asset
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong project management and time management skills, ability to prioritize appropriately, proactively problem-solve, and work well independently and on a team
• Proactive, creative, and quick learner with high self-motivation, emotional intelligence, strong work ethic, and discretion; fluency in English required, proficiency in Arabic, French, or Spanish preferred

Compensation range: €50,000-60,000 EUR for Paris with commensurate ranges for global locations. This is a full-time fixed-term employment for 12 months with possibility of extension. The organization is committed to inclusion with the goal of cultivating a culture of belonging and acceptance.

The Mayors Migration Council is a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on migration and displacement, using the power of city leadership, diplomacy, and practice to create a world where urban migrants, displaced people, and receiving communities can thrive.