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Senior Desk Research Specialist for Ek Kutumb conducting rigorous research into values and beliefs shaping communities across India. Anchoring secondary research and promoting informed policy design.
Responsibilities:
- Develop deep state level analyses covering political economy, governance, history, and socio economic context
- Lead high quality secondary research across academic, policy, and practitioner sources to understand factors shaping people’s values, beliefs, and attitudes
- Track key policy, regulatory, and governance developments in states of focus
- Define research questions and hypotheses grounded in contextual and policy insights
- Design and institutionalise frameworks to systematically track state level data, policies, and developments
- Produce concise and accessible knowledge products including state profiles and analytical decks for internal use
- Assess the climate policy landscape in India at central and state levels
- Analyse policies, schemes, and programmes with direct and indirect climate relevance across sectors
- Track policy evolution, implementation dynamics, and institutional roles across states
- Translate complex policy landscapes into clear, accessible formats that support subsequent work by research and engagement teams
- Identify gaps, overlaps, and strategic opportunities within the policy ecosystem
- Work closely with the research team to inform study design and strengthen analytical framing
- Support primary research through contextual inputs, evidence synthesis, and real time research support
- Contribute to improving the overall quality, coherence, and rigour of research outputs
Requirements:
- Ten or more years of experience in desk research, policy research, academic research, or related fields
- Demonstrated ability to synthesise complex information into original insights and frameworks
- Strong grounding in social science disciplines such as public policy, political economy, sociology, or behavioural science
- Deep familiarity with Indian socio-political contexts, regional diversity, and governance structures
- Experience in analysing policy environments and linking them to social and behavioural outcomes
- Exceptional writing and analytical skills with the ability to produce clear, structured, and high-quality outputs
- Experience building knowledge systems, repositories, or research frameworks
- Ability to work independently while influencing cross-functional teams
- Strong judgement on source credibility, evidence quality, and analytical rigour
- Curiosity and sustained interest in themes such as climate change, governance, social values, and social change
- Experience working with central or state government institutions will be considered an advantage.
Benefits:
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Inclusive environment for all employees
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