Core Team Member – Political Intelligence Unit

The Hiring Company; Lucknow; On-site; INR 2,031,000 - 2,433,000; Part time

Job summary

The Hiring Company in Lucknow seeks a seasoned professional to join its Core Team as a Political Intelligence Unit member. This contract role requires 5+ years in the political domain with a media background to gather, verify and analyse information and turn it into timely insights for leadership.

You will monitor political narratives, prepare intelligence briefs, and inform strategy and communication decisions, working closely with cross-functional teams across ground and digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in the political domain with relevant experience
• Proven background in media: journalism, political reporting, media monitoring or political communication
• Strong understanding of Uttar Pradesh politics and local media ecosystem
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Hindi and English
• Strong network among media professionals and political stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead intelligence gathering, monitoring and reporting across regions, issues and stakeholders
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly intelligence briefs and situation reports
• Monitor print, TV, digital and social media for narratives and sentiment
• Verify information from multiple sources and flag misinformation
• Convert intelligence into actionable recommendations and strategic plans
• Maintain confidentiality and secure handling of sensitive information

Skills

Political landscape mapping

Competitor analysis

Leadership assessment

Issue identification

Political sentiment analysis

Social media monitoring

Crisis and risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Political Science or related field

Tools

Media monitoring software

Social listening tools

Job description

Core Team Member – Political Intelligence Unit

Location

Employment Type

Contractual

Compensation

Up to ₹2,00,000 per month (based on experience and expertise)

Experience

Required

5+ years in the political domain, with a media background

About the Role

We are building a Political Intelligence Unit as part of the Core Team to gather, verify and analyse

political and media information, and turn it into timely insights for leadership. We are looking for a

senior professional with deep political understanding and a media background, who can read the

political landscape, anticipate developments and inform strategy and communication decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Intelligence Gathering, Monitoring & Reporting

• Lead the collection and analysis of political, electoral and public-domain information across regions, issues and stakeholders.
• Conduct secondary research and prepare detailed Assembly-level reports.
• Monitor print, TV, digital and social media to track narratives, sentiment, emerging issues and opposition messaging.
• Monitor day-to-day political activities, tracking developments and escalations across ground and digital platforms, analysing their impact and recommending appropriate strategic actions.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly intelligence briefs, situation reports and early-warning alerts for leadership, highlighting key developments, political shifts, emerging challenges and actionable recommendations.
• Verify information from multiple sources and flag misinformation, rumours and reputational risks.
• Use media contacts and networks to understand developments and bring ground-level insights into the unit.

Political Analysis & Strategy

• Analyse political trends, alliances, public opinion and constituency-level dynamics to support
• Prepare tailored political strategies for each Assembly constituency.
• Prepare candidate sheets, including a list of five potential candidates from each political party, and analyse possible candidate combinations based on political equations (Samikaran).
• Track political narratives and provide strategic advice on narrative management and ground-level
• Convert intelligence inputs into actionable recommendations, constituency-specific interventions, and short-term and long-term political action plans.
• Provide rapid input during crises, major events and breaking developments.

Unit Building & Coordination

• Work with the core communication, research, digital and field teams to turn insights into action.
• Build and guide the unit's sources, tools, workflows and reporting systems.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and secure handling of sensitive information.

Key Skills

• Political Landscape Mapping: Mapping key political stakeholders, influential leaders, local organisations and emerging power centres in each Assembly constituency.
• Competitor Analysis: Monitoring the activities, strategies, public statements, and organisational strengths and weaknesses of major political parties and their leaders.
• Leadership Assessment: Evaluating the public image, political influence, organisational reach and grassroots connect of key political leaders turnout and organisational performance.
• Issue Identification: Identifying major local, regional and constituency-level issues through field research and secondary sources.
• Political Sentiment Analysis: Assessing public opinion and emerging political trends through interviews, field inputs, media reports and publicly available information.
• Social Media and Digital Monitoring: Tracking political conversations, trending issues, public reactions and digital campaigns across social media platforms.
• Event and Rally Impact Assessment: Analysing the political impact of rallies, public meetings, roadshows, protests and other political events.
• Crisis and Risk Assessment: Identifying potential political controversies, emerging challenges and reputational risk, along with timely inputs for response planning.
• Intelligence Reporting: Preparing structured daily, weekly and monthly reports with clear, actionable recommendations.
• Early Warning and Alert system: Providing timely alerts on significant political developments, internal conflicts, leadership changes and unexpected ground-level developments.
• Organisational Assessment: Evaluating the strength, coordination and effectiveness of party organisations at district, Assembly, Mandal and booth levels.
• Election Trend Analysis: Studying previous election results, voting patterns, margins, turnout and changing political equations to identify constituency-level trends.
• Strategic Recommendations and Action Plans: Converting intelligence inputs into constituency-specific interventions and short-term and long-term political action plans.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the political domain (campaign management, political consulting, research, party or legislative work, or similar).
• Proven background in media: journalism, political reporting, media monitoring, PR or political communication.
• Strong understanding of Uttar Pradesh politics, regional dynamics and the local media ecosystem.
• Strong analytical, verification and report-writing skills, with the ability to summarise complex information clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Hindi and English.
• Strong network among media professionals, political stakeholders and opinion leaders.
• Bachelor's degree right; a degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Political Science or a related field is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with media monitoring, social listening and sentiment analysis tools.
• Experience in election or campaign research and strategy.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and visualisation tools.
• Willingness to travel within the state as needed.