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    "description": "<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline\">Who We Are</span></span></p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https://bowergroupasia.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BowerGroupAsia</a></span>, Inc. (BGA) is the preeminent government affairs and public policy advisory firm supporting the world’s leading multinational companies with a focus on Asia and Africa. We bring deep, on-the-ground expertise with more than 200 experts and personnel across more than 30 countries.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Our India practice is one of our fastest-growing teams, serving leading multinationals in technology, healthcare, energy, financial services, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing on their most critical India-facing policy and regulatory challenges.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline\">Introduction</span></p>\n<p>We seek a talented, highly motivated Associate Director to be a part of our India team. The candidate should be motivated to help the world’s premier companies understand India and its policy environment,  find alignment with key stakeholders, and help India grow by considering the ideas and capabilities of top-tier firms in the market.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The candidate should bring deep familiarity with India's policy and regulatory landscape, combined with commercial acumen, communication, instincts, and relationships to navigate it effectively on behalf of clients, and the seniority and skills to lead both client engagements and high-level stakeholder relationships.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>A keen understanding of India’s policy, political, and stakeholder environment and its global context, combined with the ability to navigate it on behalf of clients, is essential. Skills and responsibilities required are of a high degree of management and leadership.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline\">Position Responsibilities</span></span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Client </em><em>Services and Stakeholder Engagement</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Manage a portfolio of clients with a focus on the India market and oversee the end-to-end delivery on key public policy, regulatory, and legislative issues. Maintain a detailed understanding of each client work stream and the accompanying scope of work.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lead client advocacy by building and leveraging relationships across government ministries, regulatory bodies, industry associations, media, civil society, and thought leadership communities.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Supervise the work of BGA India team members to ensure a uniform, high-quality, and timely presentation of deliverables that meet the demanding needs of BGA clients, including in-person briefings, written products, presentations, conference calls, and other formats.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Develop an understanding of the India-focused initiatives of clients, and the challenges they face in the Indian policy environment in relation to their business.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Business Development</em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lead in growing the India practice by identifying and pursuing new client opportunities across priority sectors, and deepening relationships with existing clients to expand scope and engagement.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Build and maintain a professional network of senior corporate government affairs executives, industry leaders, and institutional stakeholders that generates business development opportunities for BGA.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Represent BGA India at high-profile industry events, conferences, and forums by actively projecting the firm's expertise, relationships, and market leadership.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Monitor government policies, legislative and regulatory developments, industry trends, media coverage, and business and investment opportunities. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Team Management and Thought Leadership </em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Provide leadership and mentoring to the BGA India team members. Set goals and standards for team members. Evaluate organizational structure and capacity needs to optimize workload and resource allocation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Develop and nurture talent by providing constructive guidance, editing, and leading by example.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Seek and initiate opportunities to raise BGA's profile in India, to find opportunities to attend relevant events, and to demonstrate market leadership and value publicly, and to select audiences. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Work collaboratively with BGA teams and partners based in Asia, the Pacific, North America, and Europe on a range of projects and provide further support internally and externally to advance BGA objectives.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em> </em></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Research, Writing, and Delivery </em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Frame, provide, and solicit input and conduct final check for client deliverables, including stakeholder maps, engagement strategies, monthly monitoring matrices, etc.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support content and editing to research products, including news flashes, client memos, the BGA topical updates, and the half-yearly Forecast, etc.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Guide the monitoring, analysis, and reporting on key public policy issues, regulatory and legislative developments, and brief client executives on major developments.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Keep abreast of news relevant to clients and provide top-line analysis of current events and how developments affect clients’ business operations, and update on MS Teams and other platforms.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Work with minimal guidance and supervision in a high-pressure environment with multiple work streams while meeting deadlines.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Other duties as required.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline\">Job Requirements</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Experience</span> - minimum 10 years in government affairs, public policy, or regulatory advisory experience, or 12+ years in a senior industry role with direct policy exposure. Demonstrated experience managing teams and client relationships is strongly preferred.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Expertise </span>- deep, current knowledge of India's policy and regulatory landscape across one or more priority sectors, including technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, energy, financial services, or advanced manufacturing.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Communication </span>- outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to produce and oversee the production of clear, precise, and analytically rigorous written work under tight deadlines.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Stakeholder Engagement </span>- proven ability to engage confidently and credibly with senior government officials, corporate executives, industry bodies, and media, including in high-stakes briefings and public forums.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Commercial Instinct </span>- track record of generating and converting business development opportunities, and of deepening client relationships over time through consistently excellent delivery.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Tools </span>- proficiency in MS 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams); familiarity with Salesforce or equivalent CRM is a plus. Comfort adopting new technology tools and platforms.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Education</span> - minimum bachelor's degree in law, economics, political science, business, journalism, or a related field is required. A master's degree or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Key Note:</span> In your cover letter, please highlight your relevant policy expertise, the sectors in which you have the strongest experience, and why BGA India is the right next step in your career.</em></span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">NOTE: When you apply for a position through our website, you consent to provide personal information to BowerGroupAsia to process such information in order to properly evaluate your potential employment. Such personal information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, date of birth, qualifications, experience, employment history, and skills.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The security of your personal information is important to us, but please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100 percent secure. While BowerGroupAsia strives to use acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. BowerGroupAsia takes all appropriate measures consistent with applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations to protect personal information.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">By submitting your information for a position with BowerGroupAsia, you consent for BGA to share your personal information with limited third parties, including hiring personnel with authorized access, and third-party service providers appointed by and acting on behalf of BowerGroupAsia. This includes personal information that will be available to third-party companies that provide BowerGroupAsia with employee applicant selection services.</span></p>",
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