Senior Policy Advisor

About the job: About the Company The organisation enables young Indians to pursue high-impact, purpose-driven careers in nation building. It believes in the power of younger generation to drive collective change and provides young professionals with the platform to create societal impact. Nation Building drives interventions to address the most pressing challenges affecting India across priority themes, with sports and health among its focus areas. About the preventive healthcare vertical Non-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 risk factors. However, the current systemic approach focuses on treatment and management rather than prevention. The preventive healthcare vertical aims to shift the paradigm and change the way health is currently addressed in India; the focus should not be restricted to how long Indians live, but also how 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 individual health and behaviour at scale. If this excites you, we invite you to join our dynamic team and contribute to the audacious goal. About the Role- You will join the preventive public healthcare vertical under the governance and policy team to build scientifically rooted, evidence-based policy content aimed at shaping policy discourse, institutional decision-making, and real-world interventions in Indias public health ecosystem. The role involves translating public health and medical evidence into policy-ready insights that can inform 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 conducting rigorous research and developing context-specific public health hypotheses. This includes stress-testing insights through triangulation across policy documents, program data, scientific literature and field realities, and assessing feasibility within Indias health system and governance structures. The objective is to ensure that recommendations are scientifically robust, medically feasible, and decision-ready for policy formulation and advocacy. Tracking Public Health and Policy Developments: You will continuously track and synthesize developments across public health practice, health policy and medical science discourse, both in India and globally. This includes proactively identifying emerging evidence, paradigm shifts, and regulatory or programmatic changes, and assessing their implications for Indias preventive health strategy. Networking with relevant domain professionals: You will be required to actively build and sustain relationships with top health researchers, public health experts, academicians, health administrators, medical practitioners and allied professionals to strengthen the quality, relevance, and credibility of policy recommendations. These engagements will be leveraged to ground 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 by codifying public health and medical knowledge into structured repositories, frameworks, and reference materials. This will enable continuity, elevate the organisations long-term technical depth in preventive health policy, and create durable knowledge assets beyond individual projects. Training of generalist team members: You will play a key role in training and mentoring generalist policy team members, particularly those from non-public health and non-medical backgrounds. This will involve translating complex health and policy concepts into accessible insights, enabling cross-functional teams to engage confidently and meaningfully on public health 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 senior policymakers, ensuring clarity, credibility, and strategic alignment. Public interaction for advocacy: You will support public-facing engagement and advocacy efforts, including publications, podcasts, workshops, and other dissemination forums. Your role will involve translating research and policy insights into clear, non-technical narratives that can 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 the intersection of public policy, medical science, and governance in India. It is ideal for individuals motivated to contribute to preventive health policy and advocacy, with the objective of reshaping how individual health risks are understood, addressed, and governed in the context. Eligibility criteria Must 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 and design policy-relevant solutions using structured frameworks Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience in drafting policy notes, concept papers, reports, and stakeholder presentations Proven experience in primary and secondary research, including policy reviews, literature synthesis, 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 environment Good to have: Direct experience working on nation or state-level health programs, missions, or policy reform initiatives Familiarity with Indias 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, or academic institutions Understanding of policy formulation cycles, budgeting processes, and implementation monitoring 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 applicable norms Comprehensive medical insurance coverage as per organisational policy Direct exposure to government decision-making processes, including engagement with senior policymakers, administrators, and institutional stakeholders Hands-on involvement across the full policy lifecycle from evidence generation and problem framing to consultation, advocacy, and implementation support Opportunity to contribute to high-impact, preventive public health initiatives with potential for real-world policy adoption Role location: This is a full-time, in-office role based out of Gurugram, Haryana. Who can apply: Only those candidates can apply who: • have minimum 2 years of experience Salary: Competitive salary Experience: 2 year(s) Deadline: 2035-01-01 00:00:00