Senior Policy Advisor

About the CompanyThe organisation enables young Indians to pursue high-impact, purpose-driven careers in nationbuilding. It believes in the power of younger generation to drive collective change and provides youngprofessionals with the platform to create societal impact. Nation Building drives interventions toaddress the most pressing challenges affecting India across priority themes, with sports andhealth among its focus areas.About the preventive healthcare verticalNon-communicable diseases cause the highest number of premature deaths globally. India, too,faces a rising burden of non-communicable and preventable diseases driven by modifiable riskfactors. However, the current systemic approach focuses on treatment and management ratherthan prevention.The preventive healthcare vertical aims to shift the paradigm and change the way health iscurrently addressed in India; the focus should not be restricted to how long Indians live, but alsohow well they live, with deliberate emphasis on early-life preventive interventions. With this vision,we are focused on bringing the spotlight to preventive public health in India, aiming to improve the environment of state interventions and public health communications to influence individualhealth and behaviour at scale. If this excites you, we invite you to join our dynamic team andcontribute to the audacious goal.About the Role-You will join the preventive public healthcare vertical under the governance and policy team tobuild scientifically rooted, evidence-based policy content aimed at shaping policy discourse,institutional decision-making, and real-world interventions in India’s public health ecosystem.The role involves translating public health and medical evidence into policy-ready insights that caninform internal strategy as well as engagement with government and allied stakeholders.Responsibilities may expand over time based on performance, ownership, and analytical rigor.● Stress testing and validation of research insights: You will be responsible for conductingrigorous research and developing context-specific public health hypotheses. This includesstress-testing insights through triangulation across policy documents, program data, scientificliterature and field realities, and assessing feasibility within India’s health system andgovernance structures. The objective is to ensure that recommendations are scientificallyrobust, medically feasible, and decision-ready for policy formulation and advocacy.● Tracking Public Health and Policy Developments: You will continuously track and synthesizedevelopments across public health practice, health policy and medical science discourse, bothin India and globally. This includes proactively identifying emerging evidence, paradigm shifts,and regulatory or programmatic changes, and assessing their implications for India’spreventive health strategy.● Networking with relevant domain professionals: You will be required to actively build andsustain relationships with top health researchers, public health experts, academicians, healthadministrators, medical practitioners and allied professionals to strengthen the quality,relevance, and credibility of policy recommendations. These engagements will be leveraged toground research in field realities and expert consensus, and push the agenda of on-ground,real-world impact.● Building institutional knowledge on subject matters: You will anchor institutional memory bycodifying public health and medical knowledge into structured repositories, frameworks, andreference materials. This will enable continuity, elevate the organisation’s long-term technicaldepth in preventive health policy, and create durable knowledge assets beyond individualprojects.● Training of generalist team members: You will play a key role in training and mentoringgeneralist policy team members, particularly those from non-public health and non-medicalbackgrounds. This will involve translating complex health and policy concepts into accessibleinsights, enabling cross-functional teams to engage confidently and meaningfully on publichealth issues.● Client interaction and communication: You will engage directly with government stakeholders,clients, and allied institutions to present evidence-based insights, explain technical findings,and support informed policy decision-making. This includes tailoring communication for seniorpolicymakers, ensuring clarity, credibility, and strategic alignment.● Public interaction for advocacy: You will support public-facing engagement and advocacyefforts, including publications, podcasts, workshops, and other dissemination forums. Yourrole will involve translating research and policy insights into clear, non-technical narratives thatcan influence public discourse, stakeholder behavior, and policy outcomes.This role is well-suited for a young public health or policy professional seeking to work at theintersection of public policy, medical science, and governance in India. It is ideal for individualsmotivated to contribute to preventive health policy and advocacy, with the objective of reshapinghow individual health risks are understood, addressed, and governed in the context.Eligibility criteriaMust have:● 2-5 years of experience in public health policy, health systems strengthening, population health,or allied policy-oriented domains● Graduation/post-graduation from a tier I or tier II institute in the following or similar disciplines:○ Public Health (MPH/MSPH/PhD - Public Health)○ Medicine (MBBS/MD Community Medicine/DNB)○ Health Policy & Health Systems○ Community Medicine/Preventive & Social Medicine○ Epidemiology/Biostatistics○ Health Economics/Health Financing○ Nutrition & Food Policy/Environmental Health/Occupational Health● Strong analytical and problem-solving capability to diagnose public health challenges anddesign policy-relevant solutions using structured frameworks● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience in draftingpolicy notes, concept papers, reports, and stakeholder presentations● Proven experience in primary and secondary research, including policy reviews, literaturesynthesis, data interpretation, and evidence generation● Willingness to travel for stakeholder management and field assessment, as and when required● Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding work environmentGood to have:● Direct experience working on nation or state-level health programs, missions, or policy reforminitiatives● Familiarity with India’s health governance architecture, including MoHFW, NITI Aayog, NHM,Ayushman Bharat, state health societies, and urban local bodies● Experience engaging with ministries, bilateral and multilateral agencies, NGOs, think tanks, oracademic institutions● Understanding of policy formulation cycles, budgeting processes, and implementationmonitoring frameworks● Exposure to epidemiological analysis, health metrics, or burden-of-disease approaches (DALYs,cost-effectiveness, priority setting)● Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (Excel, Stata, R, Python, Tableau, Power BI)for policy insights● Demonstrated team leadership, mentoring, or project management experience.Role benefits● Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards and experience● Reimbursements will be provided in line with organisational travel policies and applicablenorms● Comprehensive medical insurance coverage as per organisational policy● Direct exposure to government decision-making processes, including engagement with seniorpolicymakers, administrators, and institutional stakeholders● Hands-on involvement across the full policy lifecycle from evidence generation and problemframing to consultation, advocacy, and implementation support● Opportunity to contribute to high-impact, preventive public health initiatives with potential forreal-world policy adoptionRole location:This is a full-time, in-office role based out of Gurugram, Haryana.

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