Drupal Developer – National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

Last Date of Application: 20th August 2023

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 Institute 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 programmes.

ORGANIZATION National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
FUNCTIONAL TITLE Drupal Developer
DUTY STATION New Delhi
DURATION 1 year on contractual role
TYPE OF CONTRACT Individual full-time contract

Roles and Responsibilities:

Role: The developer has to align the design and user experience requirements to ensure optimization of the
application for maximum efficiency and maintaining consistency across the platform. He would also be involved in writing backend scripts for DB operations using PHP or Java scripts.

Responsibilities:

• Design and write frontend/backend applications from scratch or extend existing applications for modification/update.
• Identify reusable components, in order to reduce the time and cost of application design.
• Fixing of bugs with respect to the tickets raised through JIRA.
• Test the applications and identify problems.
• Code Maintenance using modern infra like Git.
• Client support.
• Design and write frontend/backend applications from scratch or extend existing applications for modification/update.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualification: BA/ BE/ B. Tech/ MCA/ MBA.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year
• String fundamentals of technologies like in Drupal 7/8, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML5, CSS, PHP, Python, React Js, Bootstrap.
• Exposure to Git.
• Excellent understanding of the responsive design and the use of media queries, and cross-browser compatible design.
• Knowledge of Content Management tools like WordPress is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work within project schedules and deadlines.

Location: National Institute of Urban Affairs, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Number of Positions: 1 (one)

References: Name and contact information of two references to be included in the CV.

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

Application Process:

Submit CV and cover letter through NIUA portal.

Last Date of Application: 20th August 2023