All Things Urban

The Urban95 Academy launched in January 2022 and has delivered the programme to 263 cities including 93 Mayors & Deputy Mayors from 71 countries across seven cohorts. Taking part in the Urban95 Academy connects you to a growing network of engaged and motivated urban practitioners around the world, who are working to improve the lives of young children and caregivers in their cities. [Find out more on our website](https://urban95academy.org/). [The London School of Economics and Political Science](https://www.lse.ac.uk/) is a social science university based in central London with a global reach. Ranked first in Europe and second in the world for social sciences and management in the QS subject rankings 2021. Since 1895 the LSE has been pioneering social science research, challenging existing ways of thinking, and seeking to understand the causes of things in order to transform them. [LSE Cities](https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities) is an international centre that investigates the complexities of the contemporary city. It carries out research, graduate and executive education, outreach and advisory activities in London and abroad. Extending LSE’s century-old commitment to the understanding of urban society, LSE Cities investigates how complex urban systems are responding to the pressures of growth, change and globalisation with new infrastructures of design and governance that both complement and threaten social equity and environmental sustainability. [The Van Leer Foundation](https://vanleerfoundation.org/) is an independent Dutch organisation working globally to foster inclusive societies where all children and communities can flourish. The Foundation brings together people with different perspectives and supports them to achieve large-scale impact. Their support involves a unique combination of funding, networks, executive education, technical assistance and knowledge.

LSE Cities is looking for a Policy Officer to support a major new city leadership programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The new programme is being designed to improve governance and delivery of public services in cities across Europe. It will equip mayors and public officials with the leadership, management tools and policy understanding they need to address the increasingly complex and urgent problems faced by metropolitan areas across Europe including sustainability, inequality, good governance and well-being.

Reporting to the Director of LSE Cities, the postholder will work closely with staff from the ongoing ‘European Cities Programme’ and engage with specialist academics and administrators across the School, as well as international institutions and agencies operating in the sector.

Candidates must have an MA level qualification (or higher) in social science or related discipline; experience in delivering complex projects in a team context, experience in developing programme proposals and budgets, and good writing and communication skills for internal and external audiences.

- Salary from £38,313 to £46,148 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £49,614 pa inclusive of London allowance - This is a fixed term appointment for 6 months - This is a full-time position; however, we are open to part time minimum of 3 days (0.6 FTE) The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 11 September 2022 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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