Program Associate

About the Organization

National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is a premier institute for research, capacity building and dissemination of knowledge for the urban sector in India. It is a registered as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. NIUA conducts research in emerging themes such as urbanisation, urban policy and planning, municipal finance and governance, land economics, transit-oriented development, urban livelihoods, environment and climate change and smart cities.

One of NIUA’s key mandates is capacity building of officials in cities, states, institutions and industries.

Job Description

With the guidance of the Team Leader, the Program Associate will support in the execution of the operationalisation of the programme. The Program Associate will provide inputs to the content design, planning and management of the programme.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing the activities for operationalising programme; coordinating with stakeholders at NIUA and states, cities and across the urban ecosystem.
• Manage strategy, implementation and optimization of processes associated with the implementation.
• Follow up on performance indicators/ success criteria, targets and milestones, preparation of reports
• Brainstorming with potential partnerships or methods for engagement with the users, maintaining a calendar for outreach events and execute various outreach events.
• Work with key stakeholders to create efficient practices, and provide insights to the program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with program partners at the central, state, city levels and others.
• Identify and communicate opportunities and plans for partners.
• Represent NIUA at forums, conferences, summits and meetings to describe the benefits of the online platform and the programme vision to partners and other industry players.
• Travel to monitor program implementation at state and city level on need basis.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Urban Planner, Public policy, MBA or any equivalent degrees in a closely related field from a premier institute.
• Total experience of 3-4 years with a demonstrated experience of 2-3 years in related field.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Urban Local Bodies / State Government.
• Skilled at stakeholder management, and coordinating teams and multi-party processes
• Experience of working at Central/State level in the urban sector
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with and
• Manage expectations of senior executives/experts and their staff.
• Development of various communication collaterals for the program. Experience of graphic designing is will be preferred
• Experience in developing preliminary communications strategies and campaigns for
• government stakeholders
• Strong analytical, conceptualization and communication skills, good understanding of
• Market research techniques and data analytics, outstanding attention to detail.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, including ability to work independently and autonomously

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