About the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

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 urbanization. For more than 40 years now, NIUA has been the vanguard for contributing to and building the urban narrative for a fast-evolving Urban India. The Institution has been actively working on bringing forth key areas of concern for urban India in order to build the urban discourse at various urban scales. It has utilized its competencies in research, knowledge management, policy advocacy and capacity building to address urban challenges and continuously striving to develop sustainable, inclusive, and productive urban ecosystems in the country. It has emerged as a thought leader and knowledge hub for urban development in India and is sought out by both Indian and International organizations for collaborations and partnerships in India’s urban transforming journey. NIUA is committed towards aligning its efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through all its initiatives and programs.

About CITIIS

In 2018, the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) program was launched jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Union, and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). In order to leverage and scale up the learnings and successes of CITIIS 1.0, the second phase of the program (CITIIS 2.0) has been conceived by MoHUA in partnership with AFD, KfW, EU and NIUA. The program envisages to support competitively selected projects with a focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the National level.

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) hosts the Integrated Program Management Unit (PMU) to operate the CITIIS 2.0 program, supervise the program activities at the City and State levels, and also coordinate activities at the National level.

The objective for CITIIS 2.0 is to Foster climate-sensitive planning, Drive investments into urban climate action, and Build institutional, leverage partnership and anchor capacity building.

The program envisages to support competitively selected projects with a focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the National level.

The major components of the program are:

1. Component 1 – Financial and technical support for up to 18 smart cities through the competitive selection of projects promoting a circular economy with a focus on integrated waste management.
2. Component 2 – All States and UTs will be eligible for support on a demand basis. The States will be provided support to (a) set up/strengthen their existing State climate centres/climate cells/equivalents, (b) create State- and City-level Climate Data Observatories, (c) facilitate data-driven planning and implementation of climate action plans, and (d) build the capacities of municipal functionaries.
3. Component 3 – Interventions at all three levels (Centre, State and City) to further climate governance in urban India through institutional strengthening, knowledge dissemination, partnerships, capacity building, and research and development to support scaling up across all States and Cities.

Responsibilities

The Technology Specialist – CITIIS 2.0 shall be responsible for overseeing and implementing CITIIS online portals and knowledge systems:

• Coordinate and manage the CITIIS Management Platform as well as National climate data observators (NDCO) under component 02.
• Liaison with Smart City SPVs and state /city climate cells to ensure efficient functioning of the platform.
• Build additional modules to fully operationalize and replicate the CITIIS Management Platform and NDCO.
• Provide technological support to SPVs  and related stakeholders selected under CITIIS 2.0 program.
• Develop and maintain the CITIIS website.
• Manage bugs in the back-end and front-end design.
• Manage application development, testing, deployment, roll-out & support to end-users.
• Create cloud deployment strategies for different kinds of products.
• Analyze and report on information and technology needs from a strategic and operational perspective.
• Generate use cases and test scenarios for testers.
• Conduct related trainings and workshops to train participants and related stakeholders on the portal.

Reporting: The position shall report to the Program Coordinator and Team Leader, CITIIS 2.0 at New Delhi.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent to and Master's degree in Technology / Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in developing and coding sites.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience leading teams, preferably in technology.
• Essential experience with PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Node JS, Angular, MongoDB.
• Understanding of WordPress, Drupal and other comparable CMS platforms.
• Understanding of system administration including optimizing and securing LAMP, DNS/ Nameserver management, load balancing, cloud management, caching, SSL etc.
• Deep knowledge of SEO practices.
• Ability to work with design comps, IA maps, wireframes.
• Ability to produce responsive websites for desktops, tablets and mobile devices.

References: Please provide name and contact information of three references.

Remuneration: As par with the industry standards, depending on experience and skills and fitment with NIUA remuneration structures. Proof of past remuneration (last received salary/monthly contract payment) would be required.

Application process: Submit CV and cover letter through the NIUA portal. Applications through any other mode shall not be accepted. Only eligible applicants meeting the minimum criteria may apply.

Last Date of Application: 18^th December,2025