The precise nature of activities will depend on the priorities and client work during the time of the placement, to be agreed upon. However, the responsibilities and tasks are likely to include the following:

Key Responsibilities

A focus on general Indian policies, strategy, engagement and communication programmes for clients, including but not limited to transport, sustainability and energy;

Serving as the day-to-day contact with clients, identifying and flagging policy challenges and opportunities and providing related strategic advice;

Supporting the organisation and preparation of materials for meetings, events or other clients/stakeholders/media engagement activities;

Providing day-to-day support, both agency and client-side, including regular conference calls and clear, concise public affairs briefings for planning roll-outs;

Liaising with India and regional Edelman teams and managing the roll-outs of different client workstreams;

Indian govt policies and media monitoring across different accounts and being able to identify and articulate the impact of legislation for clients.

Contributing to research and analysis on various policy issues, identifying policy and market trends, reporting relevant developments, drafting briefings, reports, updates and other forms of communication;

Day-to-day support to junior team members;

Understanding budget management across projects.

• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively and inclusively engage with a variety of internal and external clients.
• Outstanding quantitative and critical thinking skills, with a nuanced understanding of econometric, data, and experiment tools, including but not limited to statistical software (Stata / R wizards welcome, but not mandatory).
• Ability to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of how data and associated tools can be tailored to decision-making needs within IDinsight.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus, such as Hindi or French.
• Experience managing client-facing social sector advisory teams. Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work and reviewing the work of others.
• Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual and unpredictable challenges.
• Excited about building a long-term function within IDinsight with evolving sub-projects. Ability to consistently drive the main objective forward.
• Intellectual curiosity and a sense of humour.

Edelman India is looking for a talented public affairs professional with a minimum of 4 years of experience in an agency, and/or in a similar Indian institution with interest and experience in Indian policy frameworks, an account management background, excellent communication and writing skills and an eye for detail.

The clients are demanding, and our work is fast-paced – you will need to be a quick thinker, a strong multi-tasker and thrive in a dynamic environment.

We are a team of collaborative professionals who enjoy answering complex questions and looking at the world through a lens of curiosity. We know the policy, we drive trust, and we strive for excellence in our work. If this resonates with you, apply to be our next Public Affairs Account Manage