Research Manager- Government

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Research Leadership

• Develop project-specific research agenda for the organization. Help convert ideas into business projects.

• Prioritize research requests and manage resources, timelines, and expectations.

• Ensure alignment of research with business goals, solutioning needs, and proposal requirements.

Research Execution & Oversight

• Lead secondary research on markets, policies, demand forecasting, and sector trends.

• Guide primary data collection through interviews, surveys, consultations, and stakeholder interactions.

• Build research frameworks, methodologies, data models, and evaluation tools.

Government & Ecosystem Research

• Track opportunities, policies, and announcements from state and central government departments.

• Analyse tender documents, government schemes, and regulatory frameworks relevant to LCPL's focus areas.

• Build intelligence on emerging opportunities across sectors such as skilling, education, workforce mobility, sustainability, healthcare, and security.

Insight & Deliverables

• Review and finalize knowledge assets: reports, concept notes, feasibility assessments, insight decks.

• Present findings to leadership and project teams with clear recommendations.

• Maintain documentation standards: sourcing, referencing, accuracy, and version control.

Collaboration & Internal Support

• Support Business Development, and Delivery teams with data-backed research inputs.

• Participate in proposal development, bid responses, and client presentations as required.

People & Capability Development

• Lead and mentor a team of researchers/analysts.

• Drive best practices, research discipline, and continuous improvement within the function.