Title: Knowledge Lead

Department: Knowledge Center

Responsibilities -

- Assess and ensure that the deliverables are of high quality.

- Anticipate and identify execution-related risks and troubleshoot/provide solutions/ escalate as appropriate.

- Ensure that deliverables are aligned to and meet project and client requirements.

- Actively build and strengthen relationships internally and externally.

- Assist team leaders, managers, and practice lead in developing new methodologies, solutions, and enhancing knowledge base.

- Create a positive learning and development environment, guide, and coach junior colleagues.

Project delivery related -

- Demonstrate industry or functional expertise.

- Preparation of reports/deliverables/ updates/ presentations of high quality in different formats for difference audiences.

- Demonstrate ability to manage multiple projects as directed by the managers with the ability to prioritise workload, organise and meet deadlines.

- Demonstrate a goal-oriented solution-based approach to problem statements.

- Actively contribute to knowledge building sessions within the organisation.

- Write clear, succinct, and powerful content on technical and non-technical topics.

- Gather and analyse information, formulate, and test hypotheses, and provide recommendations

- Display solid understanding of economic, financial, industry and general business concepts

- Apply knowledge tools and learnings across industries and regions

- Break down complex questions, analyze qualitatively and quantitatively, and create actionable insights through impactful storylines and slides.

- Synthesize team and project learnings into knowledge tools and materials for internal and client usage

- Assists in building and maintaining customized knowledge products

People related -

- Ability to self-manage and manage the delivery of juniors

- Manage small teams - motivate, counsel, and develop junior colleagues.

- Demonstrate ability to glean learnings from different projects, share with colleagues and train junior colleagues.

- Provide timely constructive verbal feedback to team members facilitating their continuous learning curve.

- Enable and contribute to effective teamwork and work collaboratively.

- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels and across different teams within the organization.

- Communicate with external stakeholders in a credible and impactful manner

Qualification -

Bachelor's degree in related field of study (e.g. statistics, economics, English, finance, public policy, journalism) from a reputed university with a master's degree in economics/ finance/ business/ MBA from top universities/ tier 1 institutes with demonstrated academic achievements

Experience -

At least 8+ years of post-qualification relevant experience in industry research/ economic research with demonstrated analytical expertise and ability to write impactful research content

Skills and Professional Attributes

- Excellent spoken and written communication, relationship-building, presentation, and analytical skills.

- Superior project management and time management skills with the highest quality of output

- Flexibility, adaptability, intellectually curious, creative, and comfortable working with ambiguity.

- High degree of self-motivation and commitment to self-development and learning

- Strong analytical thinking process for problem solving and lateral thinking

- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required; data analytical expertise preferred

- Excellent problem-solving skills leveraging data, analytical tools, and research methodologies

- Ability to narrate a lucid, impactful, and visually appealing story and create innovative intellectual property

- A reliable team player who is also an independent thinker