Research Associate: Urban Planning

**Research Associate: Urban development**

**The Organisation**

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) works with cities worldwide to promote
transport solutions that reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse emissions while
improving urban livability and economic opportunity. ITDP is a not-for-profit organisation with its
headquarters in New York City. ITDP works in South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, India, China,
Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

Since 2021, ITDP is represented in India by ITDP Pvt Ltd and works with governments, multilateral
agencies, and civil society to make visible, on-the-ground improvements by providing technical expertise,
policy solutions, research publications, and training programmes. Information about ITDP’s work in India

**About the Position**

We are looking for an urban planner with a strong commitment to equity and sustainability, and passion to
improve urban life in India. S/he will provide in-depth technical support for project planning, project
implementation, policy research, and capacity building in multiple fields, including complete streets,
transit-oriented development, and strategic mobility planning in India.

S/he will also develop technical reports, policy drafts, guidelines, and training modules. The ideal
engaging with a diverse set of people—civic officials, politicians, civil society agents, media, and
others—to help build support for sustainable and equitable urban transport.

S/he will have a chance to hone his/her technical knowledge and research skills while gaining exposure to
the fields of sustainable transport, city planning, urban design, and municipal governance. The position is
need to travel to other project cities as and when required. S/he will report to the Deputy Manager. S/he
will work closely with ITDP India’s city teams, head office staff, and international experts.

Roles and responsibilities

The Associate’s responsibilities will include the following:
**Knowledge Products**
- Provide in depth technical support for project planning, project implementation, policy guidance,
- and capacity building in multiple fields.- The main responsibilities will include government liaison, and primary and secondary research
- and analysis in the areas of sustainable urban transport.- Create high-quality technical reports, policy drafts, guidelines, and training modules for the
- programmatic research/on-ground work.- Work with programme teams to create high-quality publications and presentations
- Conceptualize & coordinate on on-ground events, campaigns and stakeholder discussions

**External Coordination**
- Build relationships and work closely with diverse stakeholders, including not limited to decision

makers and city officials
- Develop and nurture relationships with external partners, civilian groups, focus groups,

institutions etc
- Carry out a significant amount of onsite work, including but not limited to site inspections,

surveys, meetings etc.
** Internal Coordination**

the required deliverables from conceptual stages to final concept notes, reports, presentations etc.
- Support the team to plan, organise, and conduct workshops for capacity building, focus group

discussions, surveys, study tours etc.
** Skills and Qualifications**
- A degree in urban planning, or other relevant field, with 1-3 years of relevant professional

experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite and MSOffice is required.
- Self starter with the ability to work independently and collaborate with teams.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
- Preference given to those with prior experience in the urban development/transport sector.
- Fluent spoken Tamil

**How to apply**

The position requires a commitment of 40 hours per week and is based in Chennai. Only shortlisted

their work.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

believe that each one at ITDP India has the responsibility—as senior leadership, managers, staff, and
institutional partners—to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures and
backgrounds to learn together. All of us are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where
questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue
and development.