Associate/Senior Associate

About the Role

This role offers an opportunity to work closely with political leadership, government departments, and senior stakeholders on high-impact governance and policy initiatives. The selected candidate will work on real-time public policy and governance challenges across sectors such as education, public health, infrastructure, rural development, technology, and public service delivery. The role combines analytical problem-solving with implementation support and requires the ability to operate in fast-paced and high-responsibility environments. Candidates should be comfortable working across stakeholders, managing complex workstreams, supporting implementation efforts, and contributing to strategic decision-making. This is an ideal opportunity for individuals seeking meaningful exposure to governance, politics, and public systems at scale, with significant ownership and a steep learning curve from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with government departments, political leadership, implementation teams, and external stakeholders to support the design, execution, and monitoring of high-impact governance initiatives
• Support the development and implementation of governance and policy interventions across sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and rural development
• Coordinate across departments and stakeholders to track progress, resolve implementation bottlenecks, and drive execution
• Analyze government schemes, administrative systems, and program performance to identify gaps and strategic opportunities
• Develop policy notes, presentations, dashboards, analytical reports, and strategic briefs for senior stakeholders
• Work with datasets, MIS systems, and field inputs to support data-driven decision-making
• Contribute to governance and political strategy through structured research, issue analysis, and policy inputs
• Maintain structured documentation and institutional knowledge repositories for ongoing initiatives

What We Are Looking For

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights
• Curiosity about politics, governance, and public systems
• Comfort working in high-intensity and fast-moving environments
• Ability to independently drive projects and manage multiple workstreams
• High professionalism, discretion, and stakeholder management capability
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to work on-ground when required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputed institution, preferably in Political Science, Economics, Public Policy, Law, Social Sciences, Engineering, or related disciplines
• 0 to 4 years of experience in consulting, public policy, governance, research, analytics, political consulting, development sector, or related fields
• Experience with quantitative analysis, policy evaluation, impact assessment, or dashboarding tools would be beneficial but is not mandatory

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work on high-impact governance and political initiatives
• Direct exposure to senior political and administrative leadership
• Fast learning environment with significant responsibility and ownership
• Opportunity to work across policy, politics, data, and implementation
• Exposure to large-scale public systems and real-world governance challenges
• Young, driven, and multidisciplinary team environment
• Chance to contribute meaningfully to governance and public impact at scale