Research Assistant

Job Title : Research Associate

Location : Trivandrum Office (For projects Across India)

Note : Please note this role is for 11 months of short-term contract.

About Varahe Analytics :

Varahe Analytics is one of India’s premier integrated political consulting firms specializing in building data-driven 360-degree election campaigns. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation, combining data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign.

We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape our world. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal of building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

What Would This Role Entail?

• Keeping track of current events and policy issues
• Using the internet, libraries and other sources to perform research on subjects to do with politics
• Liaising and gathering information from relevant experts in various fields, digesting the inputs, and presenting the same in an aesthetic, concise and easily understandable manner
• Analyzing and interpreting the information you gather
• Writing reports and briefings , composing media releases and newsletters
• Providing responses to information requests from politicians and the public
• Maintaining archives and files that you might need for future research
• Performing various administrative duties, such as organizing meetings, creating agendas and creating and distributing meeting notes
• Ensure that internal deliverables are on track, and in line with the manager's expectations
• Ensure internal quality standards of various deliverables, and that the same are ready for review
• Review and ensure good data quality and accuracy across documents
• Ensure logical soundness and validity of the analysis presented in documents

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If you're an early career professionals looking for a high-impact challenge, interested in joining a team of like-minded and motivated individuals who think strategically, act decisively, and get things done, drop in an email at openings@varaheanalytics.com