Jr. Urban Planner / Urban Designer
Organization: NIUALocation: Ahmadabad
Industry: Urban Sector, GIS
Industry: Urban Sector, GIS
Type: Contractual.
Salary: NA
About the Project:
The historic walled city of Ahmedabad has been declared a World Heritage City (WHC) by the UNESCO in 2017, based on the WHC Dossier, which forms the guiding framework for all actions to be planned for the Conservation & Management of all the Heritage assets (tangible & intangible).
The committee from UNESCO along with the inscription, has also mentioned the need for Local Area Plans (LAPs), mentioned as part of the Heritage Management Plan, for safeguarding the assets. The LAPs or Heritage Conservation plans as per the new draft development control regulations, would form the basis for implementation of any regulations existing or to be framed / strengthened with respect to Heritage Conservation in the historic walled city.
The Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust (AWHCT or the Trust), has been constituted as the principal body in charge of overseeing and getting implemented all the above work, by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the statutory urban local body. AWHCT has approached the NIUA for the preparation of the Conservation Plans.
The Conservation Plan intends to provide an enabling environment to facilitate redevelopment through use of policy, detailed plans, guidelines, regulatory framework, urban design projects and the start building the capacity to do so. A robust yet flexible framework for monitoring & evaluation is also needed to enable course corrections for the AWHCT and city agencies given the long period of any such implementation.
NIUA has a multi-disciplinary team of highly talented professionals in the team, and is looking for candidates to work on a forward-looking conservation management strategy for the walled city. The team would have the right combination of experience, expertise and skills to maximize the quality of the project deliverables as well as enrich the discussion on changing development paradigms for our cities. While the team would benefit from experts from both within and outside NIUA, it is expected that the team work in a synergistic manner on various work aspects.
Responsibilities:
- Analysis of collected data to make appropriate proposals for the Plans for the Walled City;
- Develop detailed reports, maps, drawings and visualisation material as required for presentations and other deliverables, based on the documentation, studies and assessment conducted;
- Work closely with the Sr. Project Coordinator for all project deliverables, as necessary.
- Bachelor degree in Architecture/Planning/Geography and Master degree in Urban Planning / Urban Design..
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in urban planning / urban design. Cross-sector knowledge in areas of housing, services, infrastructure and others would be an asset. Knowledge of the Walled City of Ahmedabad and statutory planning processes would be a benefit.
- Demonstrate expertise in some of the following thematic areas: urban governance; climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience; urban planning and infrastructure; environmental planning; and/or related topics of concern to long-term urban resilience in Indian cities.
- Experience of municipal capacity building, training module and working aid formulation
- Experience of working on assessment frameworks/tools, evaluation indices, standard benchmarks and tracking/rating systems is an added advantage
- Experience of organizing and managing events and workshops is an added advantage
- Experience of development of online training material is an added advantage
- Experience of knowledge management/learning management software and online training tools is an added advantage
- Able to communicate clearly, strategically and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders
- Good analytical and knowledge management skills including writing, presentation and moderation skills
- Skills in MS-Office, Adobe Suite, relevant planning/implementation tools
- Technical Proficiency and Skills: Ability to work at city level to identify and propose key underlying visual and tectonic characteristics of the city in order to enhance the experience of living, working and moving around in the city. Experience in regulations / urban design guidelines, urban design and place making projects, ward/neighborhood level plans desirable. Ability to work in large team and produce desirable outputs. Proficiency in mapping software such as Auto CAD, Adobe Suite and MS office suite is essential. Proficiency in GIS would be an asset.
- Written and Verbal Communication: Ability to write well and produce short and long reports related to the project. Good command over written and spoken English. Knowledge of Gujarati would be a benefit.
Application Instructions:
Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2020-11-11