The company
Bax is an innovation consultancy that supports changemakers to build pilots, tools, and collaborations that turn ideas into societal impact.
With offices in Barcelona, Brussels, Cambridge, Düsseldorf, and Utrecht, we empower more than 1,200 public and private organisations to design and pilot new solutions for the biggest challenges facing our society and environment. From the energy transition, to urban greening to healthcare innovation, we work on ideas that matter with changemakers from every corner of society.
With a network of 3,000 partners and active projects in 44 countries, clients who work with Bax join one of Europe’s biggest innovation ecosystems. Every one of our clients and partners is putting a big idea into the real world. Everyone believes in collaboration and real-world testing. And everyone receives committed support from Bax and our team of 75 innovation specialists.
Healthy Cities is a healthy urban planning startup, powered by Bax.
We understand urban planning and health as two closely related concepts, and we work to develop the full potential of the relationship between them.
In recent years, we have developed projects that lie at the intersection of urbanism and health, between design and evaluation, research and practice. These projects include health impact assessments, research projects, drafting guidelines or criteria, urban planning writing or providing training for technicians.
At Healthy Cities we combine theory with practice, placing the health and wellbeing of individuals at the center of urban policies and projects.
The position
Are you passionate about leveraging innovative solutions to foster healthier, more sustainable urban environments?
We are seeking a Junior / Medior Consultant to join our Healthy Cities team. You will be working at our Barcelona headquarters, taking responsibility for the execution and management of innovation consultancy assignments with partners across Europe.
We work to adopt a holistic approach to imagine, plan, and design cities that have a positive impact on physical, mental, environmental, and social health.
Our work at Healthy Cities is organised around three main pillars:
- Advancing research and capacity-building for healthy urban planning,
- Implementing knowledge through action,
- Developing and commercialising an online tool to support healthy urban planning.
We are looking for someone flexible enough to be able to participate in all three areas, although the work can be adapted according to the candidate’s profile.
You will work with several projects/clients at the same time, so strong project management skills are a must have.
You will deepen the health impact assessment of urban plans and projects to support decision-makers in defining policies and strategies. You will also participate in the deployment of the healthy Cities Generator health impact assessment tool.
You will also help facilitate science-to-policy collaboration, as well as citizen engagement processes. You will facilitate high level on-line and in-person meetings, workshops, and knowledge transfer activities.
You can find more information on our work in Healthy Cities here, to check the types of assignments we work on.
The main tasks you will work on include:
- Development and commercialisation of the health impact assessment tool developed by the Healthy Cities team.
- Assessment of the health impact of urban planning projects, applying quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection and analysis.
- Develop Urban Health strategies including a cross-cutting view on the different aspects of the environment that have an impact on health.
- Research on key urban environment and health issues, with the aim of transforming knowledge into practical applications.
- Conceptualisation and implementation of European innovation initiatives, coordinating clients, leading project management and producing high-value analysis, advice and deliverables.
We seek fast-learning candidates who have an interest in developing new and innovative solutions for healthy urban planning.
- Background and profile: MSc Master’s degree in a field related to Public Health, Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Social Science or Business. We seek candidates with 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in a related field.
- Languages: Proficiency in English, both written and oral, is essential. Additionally, we value fluency in our client’s native languages including Dutch, Spanish or Catalan.
- Communication skills: Ability to craft persuasive arguments and translate complex technical concepts into clear and friendly language. Candidates must be able to display professional
communication skills when interacting with partners and clients. Writing skills: Good writing skills are essential; we need you to enjoy writing and be good at creating reports and documents.
- Soft skills: We expect a great deal of autonomy and proactivity, being able to communicate professionally with clients, and managing and leading discussions and public presentations.
We expect a motivated person with a genuine interest in healthy urbanism, able to understand the different dimensions involved: physical, social, mental, and environmental.
A communicative and flexible person who can work in a team and adapt to different types of assignments and roles is essential.
- Hard skills: GIS knowledge will be a plus.
Life at Bax / Healthy Cities
We foster a positive and entrepreneurial company culture, where new ideas and initiatives are encouraged. Work-life balance is very important to us.
Bax is built to give our people the freedom to shape where their careers in Bax take them. Our hierarchy is flat, and our consultants are encouraged to develop work on topics that inspire them. Every new joiner is paired with an experienced consultant mentor to support your growth. We recognise that our people work best when they’re comfortable and healthy.
We offer flexible working hours, a true-hybrid work policy, subsidised gym membership, and regular team-building activities, including ski and summer trips.
