Project Coordinator

About the Organization

Established in 1976, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is a premier institute of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, for research and capacity building for urban sector in India. NIUA’s broad objective is to bridge the gap between research and practice on issues related to urbanisation. For more than 45 years now, NIUA has been the vanguard for contributing to and building the urban narrative for a fast-evolving urban India. The Institute has been actively working on bringing forth key areas of concern for urban India in order to build the discourse at various scales. It has utilised its competencies in research, knowledge management, policy advocacy and capacity building to address urban challenges and continuously strive to develop sustainable, inclusive and productive urban ecosystems in the country.

Project Description

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 aims to achieve:

• Garbage-Free cities through Sustainable Solid Waste Management
• Sustainable Sanitation and treatment of used Water
• Awareness creation and,
• Creation of institutional capacity

Building on the success of the first phase, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 aims to expand the efforts on several aspects related to sanitation and public health. In the past seven years of Swachh Bharat Mission, around 63 lakh individual household latrines (IHHLs) and over 6.3 lakh community toilets (CTs) and public toilets (PTs) have been built across India.

In order to sustain the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and ensure that no slippage occurs, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has introduced the ODF+ and ODF++ protocols and Water+ protocols. ODF++ protocol focuses on addressing safe containment, evacuation, transportation and processing of fecal sludge from toilets and ensuring that no untreated sludge is discharged into open drains, water bodies or open fields. Water+ protocol helps ensure that no untreated waste (used) water is discharged into the open environment or water bodies.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing the programme and coordinating with key stakeholders in states, cities and villages.
• Liaise with States, cities and villages for collection of high-quality data, ensure data accuracy and support in the integration of relevant data from other government digital platforms.
• Provide handholding support to States, cities and villages in the collection of data across various parameters and maintain the database.
• Manage implementation and optimization of processes associated with the implementation of the programme.
• Manage and prioritise day-to-day tasks and provide troubleshooting support to the team as well as to the States, city, ULBs and villages.
• Provide coordination support to the IT development team in the creation of a robust data management system within the defined timeline and budget.
• Monitor KPIs of the programme and prepare periodic reports for submission to key stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations for sharing with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs including data analysis, progress against KPIs, etc.
• Provide orientation and training to States, cities, ULBs and villages from time to time for improved understanding of programme KPIs and to ensure timely delivery of tasks.
• Work with key stakeholders in creating good data management practices and provide insights into the programme.
• Travel to validate data collected and to monitor programme implementation at state, city and village levels on a need basis.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master's degree in Urban Planning, Public Policy, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• A minimum of 3-8 Years of related experience in implementing programs related to sanitation, skilling, urban development, public policy or government consulting.
• Excellent communication skills including the experience of communicating with and liaison with senior government officials at State and cities.
• Strong analytical, conceptualization and communication skills, good understanding of market research techniques and data analytics, attention to detail.
• Experience of working at Central/State level in the urban sector and coordinating teams and multi-party processes.
• Proven experience of providing training and handholding support to government officials at States, cities and village level.
• Ability to synthesize relevant collected data and findings for the preparation of case studies and progress reports.
• Computer proficiency, especially related to professional office software packages (Microsoft Office).
• Willingness to travel on need basis.

Desired

• Familiarity with sanitation-related government schemes and protocols such as ODF++, Water+ and FSM.
• Hands-on experience with data visualization and dashboarding tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar, will be a plus.
• Understanding of Digital Public Infrastructure and digital service delivery platforms in the urban governance context.
• Experience in monitoring & evaluation frameworks, particularly related to urban development projects.
• Exposure to Agile project management methodologies and collaborative digital tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Asana) will be a plus.
• Ability to draft concise, well-structured policy briefs and knowledge products.
• Prior involvement in digital transformation initiatives in the public sector is a strong advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment with tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of local governance structures, especially Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and their functioning.
• Prepare presentations and letters, etc., for sharing with different stakeholders including data analysis, progress against KPIs, etc.

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