We are looking for a highly motivated intern to conduct a deep-dive ecosystem scoping exercise within the economic growth vertical. This role involves identifying key thinkers, experts, and influencers shaping India's economic discourse and developing a structured approach to prioritize engagement with them. The insights generated will inform our outreach to potential institution-builders and collaborators.
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Ecosystem mapping: Research and compile a list of economists, policymakers, academics, and thought leaders who influence economic growth discussions through books, op-eds, panels, and policy papers
2. Prioritization framework: Develop a smart mechanism to rank and filter key individuals based on relevance, impact, and alignment with TCF's mission
3. Strategic insights: Analyze the landscape to identify potential candidates for incubating organizations or leading high-impact projects
Only those candidates can apply who:
1. are available for full time (in-office) internship
2. can start the internship between 25th Feb'25 and 1st Apr'25
3. are available for duration of 3 months
4. have relevant skills and interests
1. Demonstrate strong research and analytical skills with the ability to synthesize large amounts of information
2. Show interest in economic policy, growth strategies, and institution-building in India
3. Work independently, think critically, and develop structured prioritization frameworks
4. Possess previous experience in research, consulting, public policy, or similar domains (preferred)
TCF is a grant-making incubator foundation that was founded by Ashish Dhawan and Manisha Dhawan. We aim to transform the lives of citizens by enabling rapid and sustained economic growth via the efforts of building its pioneering institutions. The founder of TCF, Mr Ashish Dhawan ran the biggest private equity firm, Chrys Capital, and after his exit from there, he started his philanthropic journey with Ashoka University. Later on, he went on to establish the CSF and with time he realized that there were a lot of other issues in the ecosystem that needed to be addressed and the best way to do so was by building organizations in those specific areas. TCF was built to institutionalize the functioning of those organizations. Currently, we are a network of 14 organizations, some of them have been founded by Ashish Dhawan himself while some have been incubated and accelerated by him.
