Freelance Consultant - Policy & Programme Support

Flexing It®; Patna; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a highly skilled Policy & Programme Support Consultant in Patna. The role involves providing policy analysis, strategic advisory, stakeholder coordination, and communication support. Candidates should have a graduation or post-graduation from IIT or IIM, experience with government systems, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality. This full-time contract position requires flexibility and adherence to strict deadlines. Competitive salary and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Graduation / Post graduation from Indian Institute of Technology / Indian Institute of Management.
• Experience working with government systems (State or Central) preferred.
• The role requires full-time commitment, flexible working hours, and the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality of all official information and records.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis of policies, schemes, and legislative matters.
• Advise on sectoral trends and innovations.
• Document meeting minutes and action points.
• Prepare strategies for branding and public engagement.
• Advise on emerging sectoral trends, innovations, and technological solutions with inputs for long-term visioning, reforms, and transformative initiatives.
• Conduct impact assessments and policy research on priority areas and support crisis management and rapid-response decision‑making on urgent matters.
• Track progress of key government schemes and flagship initiatives.
• Develop dashboards, status reports, and issue trackers for regular review by the Minister.
• Identify bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions for timely implementation.
• Prepare briefing notes for meetings, conferences, and review sessions.
• Support inter‑departmental coordination on cross‑cutting initiatives.
• Document meeting minutes, action points, and ensure follow‑up.
• Prepare strategy for branding of Departmental positive work
• Develop content for public announcements, official social media, and awareness campaigns as required with drafting speeches, messages, talking points, and communication material for the Minister.

Skills

Graduation/Post graduation from IIT/IIM

Experience working with government systems

Full-time commitment

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Maintaining confidentiality

Education

Bachelors/Masters from IIT/IIM

Job description

Our client, an American Foundation is looking to engage with a highly skilled Policy & Programme Support Consultant to support their team in Patna.

Key Responsibilities in mentioned areas:

Policy Advisory & Technical Support-

Provide analysis of policies, schemes, Cabinet notes, departmental proposals, and legislative matters and draft policy briefs, concept notes, strategy documents, and presentations for the Minister.

Identify best practices from other states and countries relevant to the department’s priorities.

Comprehensive review of existing health schemes and assessment of schemes currently in the pipeline.

Identification of gaps between policy design and on-ground implementation.

Strategic Advisory -

Advise on emerging sectoral trends, innovations, and technological solutions with providing inputs for long-term visioning, reforms, and transformative initiatives.

Conduct impact assessments and policy research on priority areas and support crisis management and rapid-response decision‑making on urgent matters.

Track progress of key government schemes and flagship initiatives.

Develop dashboards, status reports, and issue trackers for regular review by the Minister.

Identify bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions for timely implementation.

Stakeholder Coordination-

Prepare briefing notes for meetings, conferences, and review sessions.

Support inter‑departmental coordination on cross‑cutting initiatives.

Document meeting minutes, action points, and ensure follow‑up.

Communication & Public Engagement-

Prepare strategy for branding of Departmental positive work

Develop content for public announcements, official social media, and awareness campaigns as required with drafting speeches, messages, talking points, and communication material for the Minister.

Key Conditions:

The Consultant shall be governed by the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as amended from time to time, and shall maintain strict confidentiality of all information accessed during the engagement.

All information, records, documents, papers, software, emails, and related materials shall remain the exclusive property of the Government.

No material or information shall be disclosed, published, or shared without prior approval of the Hon’ble Minister.

The Consultant shall refrain from expressing or sharing political views on social media or public platforms during the consultancy period.

Skills Required

• Graduation / Post graduation from Indian Institute of Technology / Indian Institute of Management
• Experience working with government systems (State or Central) preferred.
• The role requires full-time commitment, flexible working hours, and the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality of all official information and records.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Research and Business Development

Industries

• Public Policy Offices