21 Apr Creative Careers: Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) Job Opening

Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) Job Opening

MICD is hiring a Program Coordinator! The MICD is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors. Its mission is to transform communities through?design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. The ideal candidate will have between 1-3 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or a related design discipline and have a passion for working collaboratively to improve American cities. Applications are due by May 8.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; however, the application deadline is Monday, May 8, 2017, 5:00 pm Eastern time.

Interested candidates should forward a one-page cover letter and a one-page resume in a single PDF to [email protected] with ?MICD Program Coordinator Search? as the subject line.

MICD Program Coordinator is a full-time, salaried position without overtime compensation. Salary commensurate with experience. The United States Conference of Mayors is an equal opportunity employer.

Background

The Mayors? Institute on City Design (MICD) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors. Its mission is to transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. Since 1986, the Mayors? Institute has endeavored to make design a priority for our cities? chief elected officials, training and encouraging mayors to use design as a fundamental tool to influence the social well-being and economic vitality of their cities.

Each year, the Mayors? Institute plans and manages five to six Institute sessions held throughout the country. More than 1,100 mayors and hundreds of design experts have participated in Institutes. Each Institute brings together eight mayors, along with her or his most critical city design challenge, with eight city design and development experts in a single location for two and one half days of concentrated discussion focused on finding design solutions to these real-life projects.

The Program Coordinator position is an employee of the United States Conference of Mayors reporting directly to the MICD Executive Director. The MICD office is located in the United States Conference of Mayors headquarters at 1620 Eye Street NW in Washington, DC. The position includes a generous benefits package.

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