Job Opening Associate Director – Programs & Design (Regional) Start Date Q3 2026 Salary Compensation is based on the country of hire and within the range of the local nonprofit/NGO industry. Location Remote (Work from Home), Location: Asia, Africa, or Europe The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) is seeking an Associate Director to join its mission to transform streetsaround the world. This role will be working alongside another Associate Director, based in the Americas and will help overseeboth programmatic and design work, with a focus on delivery and impact. This position will support a matrix reportingsystem and play an instrumental role within the Executive team. Who we are The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) was launched by Janette Sadik-Khan in 2014, with a mission to transform streetsaround the world. We inspire leaders, inform practitioners, and invite communities to imagine what’s possible when wedesign streets that put people first. We are a team of designers, planners, and urban strategists committed to reimaginingstreets as places for people, shaping cities that are safe, healthy, accessible, and equitable for everyone. Thestrategies and best practices in our Global Street Design Guide are the foundation of our work, and they have been appliedin cities across the globe, helping to update policies, build local capacity, implement and evaluate projects, andscale up impact. What you’ll do Reporting to the Director of Design and Programs and as a vital member of the GDCI executive leadership team, you willserve as a strategic bridge between high-level vision and on-the-ground execution of quality street transformations in over30 cities around the globe. In this role, you will provide oversight of GDCI’s diverse portfolio of funded programs, working inpartnership with another Associate Director based in the Americas, ensuring every commitment from grant deliverables,schedules, and multi-million dollar budgets is delivered at the highest standards. By maintaining and improving systems tomeasure and promote our impact, you will ensure our global work directly advances GDCI’s mission to reimagine streets assafe, healthy, and equitable spaces for all. Beyond […]