We are seeking a Sustainability Policy Analyst with strong analytical and writing capabilities to support our work across responsible business, sustainable finance, workforce issues, and responsible AI. This role will focus on monitoring regulatory developments, producing timely and accessible policy briefings, and leading the content aspects of policy consultations. A key part of the role is to interpret policy changes, brief internal and external stakeholders, design structured feedback frameworks, and synthesise stakeholder input into high-quality consultation submissions. The successful candidate will also interpret insights drawn from our datasets and connect them to evolving policy expectations and market trends.
About the Role
In this role as a Sustainability Policy Analyst, you will:
Track major regulatory and policy developments across priority regions in areas including ESG disclosures, labour rights, responsible AI, and sustainable finance.
Maintain an up-to-date understanding of global policy trends relevant to our programmes.
Produce concise, high-quality policy briefings and insight notes for internal teams and external stakeholders.
Translate complex regulatory documents and policy consultations into clear, actionable summaries.
Support research and thought leadership with well-grounded policy analysis.
Analyse consultation themes and expectations to identify issues requiring stakeholder input.
Design structured frameworks, guiding questions, or templates to gather feedback efficiently and consistently.
Brief stakeholders on key policy developments to support informed contributions.
Consolidate and synthesise stakeholder feedback into high-quality consultation submissions and letters aligned with organisational priorities.
Ensure the accuracy, clarity, and policy nuance of all consultation outputs.
Interpret insights from our datasets (workforce, social, and AI governance) and assess their relevance to emerging or existing policy requirements.
Identify opportunities to strengthen policy narratives with evidence from our data.
Provide regular policy updates and insight summaries to colleagues across the organisation.
Contribute policy context to engagement materials, investor briefings, stakeholder outreach, and thought leadership.
Shift Timing: 11am IST to 8pm IST
Work Mode: Hybrid
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Sustainability Policy Analyst, if your background includes:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in policy analysis, research, regulatory affairs, ESG, responsible technology, or related fields.
Strong academic or professional grounding in public policy, political economy, international affairs, ESG regulation, or responsible technology.
Familiarity with themes such as sustainability reporting, labour rights, responsible AI, or sustainable finance.
Knowledge of evolving ESG regulations like SFDR, SDR, CSRD, CSDDD and frameworks including ISSB, TISFD, UNGP, etc.
Excellent writing skills with the ability to distil complex policy content into clear, concise insights.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative insights and link them to regulatory trends.
Ability to lead content-driven aspects of policy consultations: analysing consultation themes, briefing stakeholders, designing feedback structures, and drafting consultation responses.
Strong conceptual thinking with attention to accuracy, nuance, and policy coherence.
Highly organised, capable of managing multiple policy timelines and producing timely, high-quality outputs.
Experience contributing to policy consultations or writing consultation submissions.
Understanding of how regulatory developments shape business practices, investor expectations, and ESG reporting.
Interest in responsible technology, labour rights, sustainable finance, or related fields.
Comfortable with Excel for data analysis, and basic visualisation.
Experience with data tools/software (e.g. Stata, Python, Power BI/Tableau).
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What’s in it For You?
Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair, and informed.
Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class. We combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.
Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.
Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.
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