Manager Strategic Insights And Impact 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Informa; New Delhi; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Informa in India leads strategic insights for the One Nation One Subscription initiative, combining data analytics with policy understanding to showcase ONOS impact within India’s research ecosystem. The role partners with the Managing Director and cross-functional teams to translate complex data into impactful narratives and policy-ready communications.

The Manager – Strategic Insights & Impact will deliver dashboards, reports and thought leadership to advance ONOS objectives, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic insights, policy research, analytics.
• Ability to translate data into strategic insights for stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for senior audiences.
• Experience with data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyse ONOS data to identify trends, gaps and opportunities.
• Develop dashboards and reports translating data into actionable insights.
• Convert data into clear narratives for government and institutions.
• Develop India-focused thought leadership and impact narratives.
• Advise MD on ONOS, policy and scholarly publishing landscape.
• Prepare briefing notes, speeches and policy submissions.
• Monitor ONOS, ANRF, NEP, funding and assessment ecosystems.

Skills

Strategic insights

Policy research

Analytics

Communications

Research intelligence

Higher education

Scholarly publishing

Data visualization tools

Tools

Data viz tools

Job description

Job Description:

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description

TheManager – Strategic Insights & Impact will serve as a strategic partner to the Managing Director, Taylor & Francis India, supporting the organisation’s engagement with theOne Nation One Subscription (ONOS)programme and broader India research-policy ecosystem.

The role will combinedata analysis, research intelligence, policy understanding and strategic storytellingto translate complex datasets, market developments and stakeholder insights into compelling narratives that demonstrate the value and impact of ONOS and Taylor & Francis’ contribution to India’s research ecosystem.

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th October 2026.

Key Responsibilities

1. ONOS Data, Analytics & Insights

• Analyse and track ONOS-related data to identifytrends, opportunities, gaps and emerging patternsin research access, usage, publishing and institutional engagement.
• Develop dashboards, reports and executive-level analyses translating data into actionable insights.

2. Strategic Narrative Development

• Convert complex data and research findings intoclear, compelling narratives for senior government and institutional stakeholders.
• Develop evidence-led narratives around the impact of ONOS on research accessibility, research integrity, international collaboration and impact
• DevelopIndia-specific thought leadership and impact narrativesthat position Taylor & Francis as a strategic partner in India’s research transformation.

3. Executive & Policy Support

• Act as a strategic advisor to the India MD onONOS, research policy and the evolving Indian scholarly communications landscape.
• Prepare briefing notes, talking points, presentations, speeches, policy submissions and stakeholder communications for the MD.
• Translate policy developments, government announcements and sector trends intostrategic implications and recommended actionsfor Taylor & Francis.
• Monitor ecosystem intelligence acrossONOS, ANRF, NEP, research funding and research assessment.
• Develop intelligence on India’s research priorities, funding landscape and institutional needs.

5. Impact Measurement & Storytelling

• Establish frameworks to measure and communicate theimpact of ONOS and Taylor & Francis’ participation.
• Develop institutional and researcher success stories supported by robust data.

6. Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work with GTM and Content leads to bring together different sources of intelligence.
• Partner with institutions and researchers to gather qualitative insights, customer feedback that complement quantitative data.
• Support senior leadership engagement withgovernment departments, policymakers, academic leaders, research institutions, and funders.

Key Deliverables

The role will be expected to develop:

• QuarterlyONOS Research & Publishing Intelligence Reports
• MD briefing packs and policy intelligence notes
• ONOS impact case studies and researcher stories
• Thought leadership articles, speeches and opinion pieces

What success looks like in this role

Within the first 12-18 months, the role should establish a credible evidence base around ONOS and its impact, strengthen Taylor & Francis’ strategic conversations with government and research stakeholders, and enable the India MD to speak with greater authority on India’s evolving research ecosystem.

Ultimately, the role will help position Taylor & Francisnot simply as a content provider under ONOS, but as a strategic partner contributing to India’s ambitions for a more accessible, inclusive, high-quality and globally competitive research ecosystem.

This is a fixed term contract role.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Significant experiencein strategic insights, policy research, analytics, communications, research intelligence, higher education or scholarly publishing is preferrable.
• Strong ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data and translate it into strategic insights.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas to senior audiences.
• Experience with data visualisation tools.

Additional Information

Location:

• You must have the right to work and live in India.
• The successful candidate will be able to utiliseour balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within acommutable distance of our New Delhioffice to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location to collaborate as required. There isan expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time.
• We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis:

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact your talent acquisition partner. Your request will be reviewed and considered in the strictest confidence.