Careers

Organisation Overview

The Foundation for Responsive Governance (ResGov) is working to strengthen capabilities to ensure public initiatives reach the most vulnerable. Our team is passionate about making a difference and driving tangible progress by addressing emerging themes such as strengthening local governments, addressing climate and geographic vulnerabilities and enabling responsive digital governance. At ResGov, we value creativity, collaboration, and innovation. We are a young, dynamic team committed to making a meaningful impact through data-driven research and grassroots-level engagement.

Position Summary

ResGov undertakes analytical work on public finance, programme implementation, and evidence-based decision-making in close partnership with government institutions. 

The Data Analyst-Public Finance will support high-impact research by working extensively with government budget and expenditure data. The role requires strong quantitative data skills, familiarity with public financial management systems, and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear analytical outputs for policy and administrative use.

Key Responsibilities

Budget & Finance Data Support

• Analyse Union and State government budget documents, demand for grants, detailed demand estimates, and finance accounts.
• Track fund flows under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), including releases, state shares, and expenditure patterns.
• Compile and organise multi-year financial data for analysis.

Data Management & Analysis

• Clean, structure, and maintain large financial and administrative datasets.
• Produce tables, charts, and basic analytical summaries.

Research & Programme Support

• Assist in preparing background notes, data briefs, and presentations.
• Participate in field or data collection exercises as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in economics, statistics, development studies, or related fields.
• 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in public finance analysis, budget analysis, or government data systems.
• Strong understanding of Union and State budgets, public financial management processes, and CSS fund flow mechanisms.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (mandatory); working knowledge of statistical packages (such as Stata or R) would be desirable.
• Ability to work with complex, multi-year financial datasets and explain findings clearly.

Desirable

• Prior experience working with or analysing PFMS, finance accounts, or scheme-level MIS data.
• Exposure to social sector financing (health, education, nutrition, rural development, etc.).

Compensation

Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and skills, and aligned with sector standards.

 Last date to apply: 10th February

 Location: Hybrid

How to Apply?

You will be required to upload your CV and references in the form. Selected candidates will be informed on a rolling basis