Jarvis - Senior Research Associate - IIT/NIT/IIM/MDI/ISB

Sr. Research Associate

Research Associate - Maharashtra

Job Description

- About Jarvis Technology & Strategy Consulting Pvt Ltd:

Jarvis is among the top three political strategy consulting firms in India, working closely with governments & leading political parties in strategizing & implementing large-scale initiatives and political campaigns.

Having started with a goal to introduce professional management practices to the political ecosystem, our key differentiating strengths include

(1) An unparalleled focus on technology, data analytics, and new age media capabilities

(2) A clear long-term vision to leverage them for last mile policy implementation.

Founding members of Jarvis have managed campaigns & govt. initiatives at both national / cabinet and state level (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab among others). They are truly a diverse group, and

- Belong to premier universities like IITs, IIM/ISB, NYU, Yale, St. Stephen- s, St. Xavier- s, NLS, TISS etc.

- Have served at top corporates like McKinsey, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte among others, and

- Have led critical business verticals at unicorn startups like OYO Rooms, Ola Cabs, Uber, Flipkart etc.

Position:

As a Research Associate at Jarvis, you will be responsible for providing credible and relevant research on Maharashtra as well as India specific policies & legislation while keeping in mind the political scenario. You will be required to track important developments in the socio-political sector, prepare the analysis of key government programmes and write thematic briefs on important policy issues. As a key pillar of our research-driven communications effort, we expect you to be up-to-date with India's political and economic scenario.

Responsibilities:

- Scan through credible Govt./Third-party reports to gather insights on specific themes/policy issues

- Primary / secondary research to find issues pertinent to the latest political scenario & events

- Identify key issues of potential concern to client leadership & draft content for public communication

- Create qualitative intelligence reports for the team and the client leadership

Join us if you have:

- A bias for action - given an option between going ahead without a lot of clarity and not doing anything while waiting for clarity, you always choose the former

- Very strong work ethics - you don't worry about work hours or scope of your work, as long as your extra effort helps the team achieve its goals

- A collaborative / team player personal - you value learning from others and teaching others, and realize the importance of interpersonal bonds for the overall success of the team

- Proficiency in extracting/handling unambiguous data from multiple sources and working on urgent, ad-hoc assignments moving from abstract ideas to structured deliverables

Desired Profile

- You are an undergraduate/postgraduate from a well-recognized institution

- 2-6 years of relevant experience in the field of research (strong primary & secondary res. skills)

- Bonus points for a strong grasp on Indian political landscape & policy research/LAMP fellowship etc.

- Has knowledge of Maharashtra Politics & is fluent in Marathi (writing, reading & thinking) Some of the people who have excelled at this role include

- Business research professional with experience in creating domain specific market reports

- Arts/policy graduate with a record of independently coming up with comprehensive policy research

If interested, reach out & include your CV along with Maharashtra specific research samples (English and/or Marathi).