Lead - Public Policy

Pahle India Foundation; Mumbai; Presencial; INR 1.400.000 - 2.100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pahle India Foundation in Mumbai leads public policy and government engagement work with the Government of Maharashtra, urban local bodies and Mumbai’s policy ecosystem, translating research into state-level mandates. The ideal candidate brings deep governance experience in Maharashtra, a strong network at senior government levels, and fluency in Marathi to communicate policy options clearly.

This senior, stakeholder-facing role involves building relationships, representing PIF in meetings, and

Formación

• Deep governance experience in Maharashtra
• Strong network at senior government levels
• Fluency in Marathi to communicate policy options clearly

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain relationships with Ministers, senior bureaucrats and departmental secretaries in the Government of Maharashtra, BMC and other urban local bodies
• Represent PIF in government meetings, consultations, committees and task forces
• Track the state's policy, budget and legislative developments and brief PIF leadership on opportunities and risks
• Identify state-level policy priorities and shape them into research and advisory proposals
• Lead policy papers, briefs, submissions and implementation roadmaps for state departments
• Translate research findings into concise, actionable recommendations for decision-makers
• Develop a pipeline of government mandates, MoUs and knowledge partnerships in Maharashtra and western India
• Prepare proposals, concept notes and budgets in coordination with PIF verticals and Finance
• Build partnerships with industry bodies, academic institutions, multilaterals and civil society organisations based in Mumbai
• Convene roundtables, policy dialogues and conferences in Mumbai, in collaboration with the Communications & Partnerships team
• Represent PIF at external forums and engage with media on state policy issues

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Job Summary

Pahle India Foundation (PIF) is looking for a senior professional to lead its public policy and government engagement work from our Mumbai office. This is a senior, stakeholder-facing role responsible for building PIF's relationships with the Government of Maharashtra, urban local bodies and Mumbai's wider policy ecosystem, and for translating PIF's research into policy outcomes and government mandates in the state.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience of Maharashtra's governance and policy processes, a strong network at senior levels of government, and fluency in Marathi.

Responsibilities

Government Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain working relationships with Ministers, senior bureaucrats and departmental secretaries in the Government of Maharashtra, BMC and other urban local bodies.
• Represent PIF in government meetings, consultations, committees and task forces.
• Track the state's policy, budget and legislative developments and brief PIF leadership on opportunities and risks.

Policy Research & Advisory

• Identify state-level policy priorities where PIF's research can add value, and shape them into research and advisory proposals.
• Lead policy papers, briefs, submissions and implementation roadmaps for state departments.
• Translate research findings into concise, actionable recommendations for decision-makers.

Partnerships & Mandate Development

• Develop a pipeline of government mandates, MoUs and knowledge partnerships in Maharashtra and western India.
• Prepare proposals, concept notes and budgets in coordination with PIF verticals and Finance.
• Build partnerships with industry bodies, academic institutions, multilaterals and civil society organisations based in Mumbai.

Thought Leadership & Outreach

• Convene roundtables, policy dialogues and conferences in Mumbai, in collaboration with the Communications & Partnerships team.
• Represent PIF at external forums and engage with media on state policy issues.

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