Associate/Senior Associate/Manager - Policy and Governance Consulting

Job Title: Associate/Senior Associate/Manager - Policy and Governance Consulting\nCompany: Grama Group\nExperience Level: 1 to 8 years\nLocation: Hyderabad\nEmployment Type: Full-time Contract\nCompensation: As per market standards (maximum of 18 LPA based on current compensation and years of experience)\nAbout us\nGrama Group is a fast-growing political and governance consulting firm working at the intersection of public policy, politics, data, and implementation.\nOur teams have been closely involved in landmark electoral campaigns, governance initiatives, and large-scale public programs across India. We work directly with political leadership, governments, and senior decision-makers to solve complex governance challenges, strengthen institutional capacity, and support high-impact public initiatives.\nOur work spans policy design, governance strategy, implementation support, data-driven decision-making, public systems, political communication, and organisational capability building.\nWe are a multidisciplinary team of consultants, engineers, researchers, policy professionals, and data specialists united by a shared commitment to improving governance outcomes and driving meaningful public impact.\nAbout the Role\nThis role offers an opportunity to work closely with political leadership, government departments, and senior stakeholders on high-impact governance and policy initiatives.\nThe selected candidate will work on real-time public policy and governance challenges across sectors such as education, public health, infrastructure, rural development, technology, and public service delivery. The role combines analytical problem-solving with implementation support and requires the ability to operate in fast-paced and high-responsibility environments.\nCandidates should be comfortable working across stakeholders, managing complex workstreams, supporting implementation efforts, and contributing to strategic decision-making.\nThis is an ideal opportunity for individuals seeking meaningful exposure to governance, politics, and public systems at scale, with significant ownership and a steep learning curve from day one.\nKey Responsibilities\nWork closely with government departments, political leadership, implementation teams, and external stakeholders to support the design, execution, and monitoring of high-impact governance initiatives\nSupport the development and implementation of governance and policy interventions across sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and rural development\nCoordinate across departments and stakeholders to track progress, resolve implementation bottlenecks, and drive execution\nAnalyse government schemes, administrative systems, and program performance to identify gaps and strategic opportunities\nDevelop policy notes, presentations, dashboards, analytical reports, and strategic briefs for senior stakeholders\nWork with datasets, MIS systems, and field inputs to support data-driven decision-making\nContribute to governance and political strategy through structured research, issue analysis, and policy inputs\nMaintain structured documentation and institutional knowledge repositories for ongoing initiatives\nWhat We Are Looking For\nStrong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to synthesise complex information into actionable insights\nCuriosity about politics, governance, and public systems\nComfort working in high-intensity and fast-moving environments\nAbility to independently drive projects and manage multiple workstreams\nHigh professionalism, discretion, and stakeholder management capability\nStrong ownership mindset and willingness to work on-ground when required\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputed institution, preferably in Political Science, Economics, Public Policy, Law, Social Sciences, Engineering, or related disciplines\n1 to 6 years of experience in consulting, public policy, governance, research, analytics, political consulting, development sector, or related fields\nExperience with quantitative analysis, policy evaluation, impact assessment, or dashboarding tools would be beneficial but is not mandatory\nWhy Join Us\nOpportunity to work on high-impact governance and political initiatives\nDirect exposure to senior political and administrative leadership\nFast learning environment with significant responsibility and ownership\nOpportunity to work across policy, politics, data, and implementation\nExposure to large-scale public systems and real-world governance challenges\nYoung, driven, and multidisciplinary team environment\nChance to contribute meaningfully to governance and public impact at scale