Senior Manager & India Team Lead – Policy & Insights – The Economist Group

The Economist Group From its beginnings in 1843, when The Economist newspaper was founded by a Scottish hat manufacturer to further the cause of free trade, The Economist Group has evolved into a staunchly independent global media and information-services company with intelligent brands for an international audience.

Over time, the newspaper has helped readers grasp the great drivers of change, from technology to geopolitics, finance and economics. It added a dedicated section on the United States in 1942 and a China section in 2012. It expanded successfully into North America, which became its largest market. To serve decision-makers in businesses and beyond, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) became a leader in country analysis and forecasting. Live events around the world brought global thought-leaders together to discuss critical topics at roundtables and summits.

Economist Impact combines the power of evidence-based insights and analysis, creative innovation, and unmatched global influence to turn ideas into action. With a focus on three core leadership areas –  Health, Sustainability and Globalisation – Economist Impact’s Policy & Insights team combines qualitative and quantitative research techniques to generate new insights for businesses, governments and international organisations.

Economist Impact’s Policy & Insights team is a global team of researchers, analysts, economists and data scientists. We specialise in qualitative research, scenario foresight, population surveys, benchmarking, advanced quantitative analysis and econometric forecasting.

The role of Senior Manager and India Team Lead, Policy & Insights is crucial to the management and delivery of Economist Impact independent research programmes, ensuring the highest standards of research and editorial quality. Senior Managers typically oversee multiple research projects and serve as key points of contact with our funders and clients. They lead and direct teams of managers and analysts to undertake research tasks, providing critical direction, oversight and challenge to research, analysis and outputs. This role will work in Economist Impact’s Gurgaon Office and will lead a team of 8 research managers and analysts.

We are particularly interested in candidates with background and expertise in one of the following areas:

• Climate finance and ESG
• Oceans and the blue economy
• Finance and economics

A successful Senior Manager and Office Lead is well organised and efficient, has strong analytical and critical thinking skills and strong written and oral communication skills. This is a key client-facing role on an entrepreneurial, high-growth, global team. You will have a keen interest in global public policy issues and a natural intellectual curiosity.

Function Impact Partnerships

Accountabilities

How you will contribute:

Project execution

• Oversee and sometimes directly manage multiple research projects and client relationships simultaneously.
• Design, manage and produce high-quality research analysis utilising both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
• Responsible for final results, quality of the project and overall client satisfaction.
• Effectively manage team members based in the Gurgaon Office, including performance management.
• Write and edit research outputs, including reports, briefing papers, articles and infographics.
• Present interim and final project deliverables to clients.
• Subject matter expertise

Serve as expertise lead for core thematic areas, staying on top of the latest trends and developing ideas for research and flagship initiatives, partnering with sales teams to secure partners.

We are particularly interested in candidates with background and expertise on one of the following topics:

• Climate finance and ESG
• Oceans and the blue economy
• Finance and economics
• Produce high-quality, compelling and insight-led editorial content in multiple formats (articles, infographics, films), developing clear editorial line and ‘Impact’ voice.
• Moderate, present research and represent Economist Impact at external, high-profile events.

Business development

Actively support business development activities through the generation of compelling ideas and proposals, in addition to representing Economist Impact through networking and public speaking opportunities.
Build and maintain relationships with key clients to ensure business is renewed and expanded.

Management / Capacity building

• Line manage, coach, train and mentor other team members in matters of career and personal development.
• Work with other parts of The Economist Group to secure valuable input to Economist Impact research projects.
• Manage Managers, Senior Analysts and Analysts, including planning and overseeing the project resourcing and career development of team member(s).

Experience, skills and professional attributes

The desirable skills, experience and qualifications for this role include:

• Eight years or more of research, consulting or journalist experience with at least three years in a Managerial position
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to translate complex research and analysis into clear and jargon-free prose highlighting key findings and policy analysis
• Strong data and policy analysis skills with experience working with both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies; ability to resolve complex and unfamiliar problems in a timely manner
• Client management experience; comfortable with client interaction and interest in building relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills to create easy working relationships with clients, partners and the internal team
• Proven ability to motivate and lead project teams and meet deadlines under pressure
• Ability to develop business from new and / or existing client accounts
• Energy and desire to grow as part of a highly entrepreneurial team
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in one of the following areas: climate finance and ESG, oceans and the blue economy, finance and economics.

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation , age or marital status.