OLA - Associate/Manager - State Advocacy

Job Description - Associate or Manager - State Advocacy

Location: Delhi-NCR

Level: Associate / Manager

Position Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities:

- You will be an integral part of the team that will inform business decisions, policymaking, and advanced discourse on mobility and the future of work in India and elsewhere (especially other Commonwealth markets like Australia, New Zealand, UK).

- You will be leading Ola Mobility Institute's outreach to multiple stakeholders including state governments, research organisations, regulators and civil society.- You will be assessed on the basis of your commitment, creativity and ability to make a compelling case for OMI's policy-based and empirical research at the right forums.

- A keen interest in mobility innovations, public policy and clean energy is a must. The research team at OMI does groundbreaking research on topics surrounding Electric Mobility, Urban Mobility, Accessibility and Inclusion, Energy Transition and the Future of Work. Each of these areas sit at the intersection of mobility and public good.

- Your job will entail identify the right stakeholders specially within state government departments and nurturing a fruitful relation with various stakeholders to ensure OMI's work reaches the right forums. You will also need to have your ears on the ground to inform the leadership on focus areas identified by relevant stakeholders.

- The team at OMI has educational backgrounds in architecture, urban planning, political science, development economics, mathematics, sociology, policy-making and entrepreneurship. Your areas of interest should include communications, data visualisation, analytics, mobility and the changing nature of work environments. OMI's research don't necessarily deal with issues of today, but looks to build an equitable mobility system aimed at day after tomorrow.

Your scope of work includes :

Outreach and Communications:

- OMI's research cuts across multiple stakeholders. It is crucial to identify the right forum to present these finding and work in tandem with the right collaborator. Identifying the goals, the approach and tangible outcome becomes crucial.

- Outreach to the right stakeholders and drawing up the appropriate message is equally important.

- Leading OMI's outreach at the right forum.

- Working closely with state governments to understand their areas of interest.

- Championing OMI's research and building a fruitful relationship with at least 3-4 states in the country.

- Coordinate with different vendors, government agencies, civic society etc.-

- Aid the team in preparing briefs on policy issues & submissions relevant to OMI's areas of research.

- Identify opportunities for impactful research which will resonate with policymakers.

Required Attributes and Qualifications:-

- 1-4 years of work experience in policy advocacy and communications.

- Undergraduate/Post graduation in fields of public policy/communications/public affairs/law good to have.

- Strong analytical research skills and aptitude for numbers.

- Ability to comprehend data and prepare impactful messages using visualisation

- Highly organised and detail-oriented thinker who can juggle multiple, competing priorities.

About Ola Mobility Institute

https://ola.institute/

https://twitter.com/OlaMobilityInst

https://mobilityinstitute.medium.com/

The Ola Mobility Institute is a new-age- policy research and social innovation think tank, focused on developing knowledge frameworks at the intersection of mobility innovation and public good. The Institute carries out research on electric mobility, urban mobility, energy and mobility, accessibility & inclusion, and future of work & platform economy, among others.

The Institute has strategic thinkers, researchers, advocates, and campaigners from the University of Oxford, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, CEPT University, Madras University, Delhi University, Indian School of Business, TERI University, Indian Institute of Science, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, and more.

By undertaking relevant socio-economic and political research, presenting a public narrative, and encouraging understanding across stakeholders, the Institute aims to enable continuous innovation in mobility and mobility services, while also advancing discourse on sustainable mobility across the globe. The Institute, therefore, works closely with the government, the industry, think tanks, academia, and non-governmental organisations.

About Ola:

Ola is India's largest mobility platform and one of the world's largest ride-hailing companies. Ola revolutionised urban mobility by making it available on demand for over a billion people across 3 continents. Today, Ola continues to move the world to sustainable mobility through its ride hailing platform as well as through advanced electric vehicles manufactured at its FutureFactory, the largest, most advanced and sustainable two wheeler factory in the world. Ola is dedicated to transitioning the world to sustainable mobility and making the world better than we found it

Ola is on a mission to build mobility for a billion people. For more details, visit www.olacabs.com/media.

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