Researcher

About Varahe Analytics:

Varahe Analytics is one of India’s premier integrated political consulting firms specializing in building data-driven 360-degree election campaigns. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation, combining data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign.

We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape our world. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal of building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

About the Role:

The Economic, Financial & Data Intelligence Team is a specialist wing of the National Research Teampolitical consulting organisation. It will assess government policies, schemes, budgets, public expenditure, investments and projects, and turn its findings into actionable insights for leadership, clients, policymakers and public communication.

As a Consultant, you will be the team’s core execution resource. You will conduct research, build and clean datasets, run economic and financial calculations, and support modelling work under the guidance of senior team members.

What Would This Role Entail?

• Collect, clean and validate data from budget documents, scheme dashboards, official statistics, surveys and other sources.
• Carry out economic and financial calculations on costs, revenues, expenditure, employment and income effects of policies and projects.
• Draft, cost and evaluate policy measures across states and at the national level.
• Build and maintain financial models, cost-benefit analyses and impact estimates under the direction of Senior Consultants.
• Conduct statistical analysis and forecasting to answer the team’s research questions.
• Track union and state budgets, policy announcements and economic developments.
• Prepare research notes, data tables, charts, reports and presentations that are accurate and well-formatted.
• Verify sources and document methods and assumptions so that every figure can be traced and reviewed.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Background:

• Bachelors or Masters in Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Development Economics, Financial Economics, International Economics, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Public Finance, Financial Management, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Operations Research.
• Engineers with a keen eye for Public Policy and Public Policy Researchers with demonstrated data analytics experience are also welcome to apply.Experience: 1-2 years in economic consulting, financial advisory, corporate finance, investment research, public-policy research, think tanks, programme evaluation, data analytics or economic research.

Skills Required

• Advanced Excel (essential) and working proficiency in at least one of Python, R, Tableau and other current data analysis and visualisation tools/languages.
• Sound grasp of economic and financial concepts, public finance and budgets.
• Strong attention to detail in data handling and calculations.
• Clear report writing, data visualisation and formatting skills.
• Good awareness of India's economic and policy landscape; understanding of the political context is an advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with time-sensitive deliverables, including flexibility during critical periods, and willingness to travel across India.

How to Apply

Interested professionals looking for a high-impact challenge, capable of working with a team of like-minded and motivated individuals who think strategically, act decisively and get things done, are requested to drop an email at openings@varaheanalytics.com