The IIHS learner gains depth in a particular practice area and knowledge domain – known as “Concentration.” These are chosen by learners in consultation with their faculty advisors to reflect their interests and future career choices as well as to give them additional skills in a particular interdisciplinary area. More information on this can be found here.
Employment opportunities vary depending on the Concentration taken up by the practitioner.
| Concentration | Job Opportunities |
| Policy and Governance | Work as policy makers, project implementation experts, consultants in public and private sectors; be part of monitoring and evaluation teams; positions with independent regulatory bodies set up by governments, in local governments, think-tanks, advocacy groups, international NGOs and UN bodies, social enterprises and corporate social responsibility wings of the private sector; in academia. |
| Economic Development | Work as policy makers, project implementation experts, consultants in public and private sectors; be part of monitoring and evaluation teams; work in local economic development projects, in finance institutions and in public finance, in social enterprises, think-tanks, advocacy groups, in corporate social responsibility wings of the private sector international development organisations. |
| Human Development | Work in social infrastructure sectors as policy makers, project implementation experts, consultants, part of monitoring and evaluation teams; work in companies and banks dealing with issues of the poor; work in think-tanks, advocacy groups, international NGOs and UN bodies. |
| Land and Housing | Work in housing and land development authorities and corporations, planning agencies; work with developers and property/real estate firms; in NGOs, CBOs and social movements working on housing for the poor, working in companies on credit, financial systems and insurance to determine economics and finance of housing, its design and management. |
| Planning | Work in environment and planning consultancies, real estate and development companies, infrastructure finance groups or banks, development organisations such as UN-Habitat, UNDP or World Bank, work as urban managers, work in journal and research agencies, activist groups. |
| Infrastructure | Work in urban development departments of national and state governments, city municipalities and parastatals, international development organisations, think tanks, research groups, advisory roles in project implementation. |
| Design | Design consultancy organisations, work with NGOs, research organisations and think tanks specialising in design research and advocacy. |
| Environment | Work with organisations engaging with sustainable practices, work as policy makers, project implementation experts, and environment consultants; be part of monitoring and evaluation teams, think-tanks, advocacy groups, international NGOs and UN bodies. |
| Risk mitigation and climate change | Work as disaster management experts at national and state levels, international agencies such as UNDP, World Bank and ADB, and private consulting firms and NGOs. |