Architect/Urban Planner

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Background: Shelter Associates (SA) is a not-for-profit ORGANISATION founded by architects and planners in Pune in 1993. aiming towards providing abetter quality of life to the urban poor, through facilitation of essential services like water and sanitation and housing in urban slums. Over the years, SA has developed a holistic approach which is innovative, data and technology driven, community centric and inclusive in terms of stakeholder participation. SA has also pioneered the concept of “Poverty Mapping” using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies and has surveyed and mapped over 3,50,000+ urban slum households to date. SA also has a very robust data management and monitoring system which includes a fully automated web-based system with data mining and VISUALISATION work that is in progress. SA is Currently working in two nagar panchayats near Lucknow where spatial data is being created for the entire towns using gis technologies. SA aims to do a comprehensive spatial analysis of infrastructure and a gap analysis of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services in the two selected towns. This study aims to help ULBs and the state government identify infrastructure gaps, enabling effective fund allocation to improve on-ground services. We are looking to hire an architect/planner for the above project. Place of Employment: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Duration of project: May 2026 Role and Responsibilities: Working closely with in-house GIS/data, research teams Liaise with state government, Nagar Panchayats, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of the project Conducting stakeholder meetings, discussions and community engagement activities including fgd’s and historic surveys Conducting training and supervising data collection on field Research and Analysis of the collected data. Creating conceptual CIty level Infra and Land use Plans incorporating the findings Manage, regular follow ups and coordinate progress with the concerned officials from the nagar Panchayat. Preparing presentations and reports related to the progress of Desired Competencies: Ability to Plan, design & develop infra/architectural solutions at citywide level Proficiency in ACAD, SketchUp,Photoshop/Canva Excel. Knowledge about GIS and related software’s will be an added advantage. Strong communication and project management, team management skills Good visualisation and creative skills. High attention to detail and interest in the development sector Qualifications Bachelor's degree in architecture and a Master's in Planning 2-4 years as an Architect/Urban Planner/Urban Designer (In the development sector - Preferred) Those interested may email their CV's at info@shelter-associates.org Show more Show less