About Practice Programme

The IIHS Practice Programme aims to demonstrate capacity for innovation and change in order to influence and enable urban transformation and translate learning from practice into policy as well as research and teaching-learning material. It provides strategic/ policy advisory, implementation support, and knowledge management services to national and state governments, public, parastatal and municipal agencies, international development agencies, as well as private firms at the interface of human settlements and urbanisation. This work spans a range of areas, including urban governance, water and sanitation, municipal finance, land management, urban infrastructure and services, as well as climate change and risk and resilience.

Job Description

IIHS is looking for an experienced Senior Associate to work full-time with the Chief – Practice. The position will support the Practice Office in program strategy and portfolio development across IIHS’ wide Practice programme that touches on a number of key urban themes, including: governance, finance,



economic development, urban systems, infrastructure and services, climate change, risk and sustainability, decent work and social protection, and food and ecosystem services. This will involve research support to: track sector trends and outlooks; identify strategic opportunities; and, develop issue briefs, concept notes, pitch decks, and proposals. The candidate should have demonstrated skills in research, writing, communication, preparing presentations, and writing proposals in two or more of the areas above.

Activities and Tasks

Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Rigorous research into and analysis of sectoral trends and outlooks, and development of sharp, well-articulated issue briefs;
- Identification of strategic prospect areas and scoping and developing ideas, propositions, and compelling pitch notes and decks for taking forward identified opportunity ar

📌 Senior Associate (Bengaluru)
🏢 Indian Institute for Human Settlements
📍 Bengaluru