Position: Associate Consultant, CSR
Location: Bangalore
Term: Contract 1 year, potential to convert basis performance
About Sattva
We Partner to deliver social impact at scale
Sattva Consulting is a global impact consulting firm from India. Since 2009 we have been engaging with communities, business and government to achieve societal impact at scale.
We believe that Civil society, Business and Government all have a critical role to play in building an equitable and sustainable world, and we actively partner with all stakeholders to enable impact through our advisory & orchestration services, knowledge and data platforms which we have built as public goods for the ecosystem and collaborative solutions and partnerships.
Our teams are based in India, Singapore, Denmark and UK, but as a global organization our work has spanned 25 countries and 5 continents. For more information, please visit: www.sattva.co.in
About the Team
Our Corporate Advisory team’s core objective is to be strategic advisors in solving social problems; so as to together achieve orbit shifting impact. Our focus is on enabling holistic organisation and ecosystem transformation – by rigorously solving problems, formulating strategic solutions which are logically sound and effective on the ground and ensuring all stakeholders are effectively engaged and their interests are covered.
Our expertise and work with Corporates in CSR covers:
CSR Strategy, flagship programme design, impact communication and building CSR brand.
Impact Portfolio Advisory - CSR compliance, portfolio strategy and governance, social audit, programme monitoring and impact measurement.
End-to-end programme management through implementation support, strategic advisory and in house tools.
The opportunity
The Associate Consultant will be an integral part of a team that works on designing and building solutions that address our customer needs and create measurable social impact. In this role, you will be a part of our projects by working hand in hand with the team in problem solving, working with multiple stakeholders, and contributing to research based insights.
In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:
Solving simple problems or parts of complex problems by having an understanding of basic problem solving framework
Conducting rigorous secondary and primary research to arrive at the insights needed to solve the problem
Engage with stakeholders proactively through predictable delivery and effective communication.
Supporting the team in project management and delivery by sharing relevant information and updates on deliverables proactively with the team
Go beyond own deliverables to support others in the team or the larger organization where required
Support the operations of the project/ program, including managing logistics and coordinating with multiple teams
Work smoothly with with peers and managers and is able to receive constructive feedback well
Creating reports, tools to inform the effectiveness of the project, on-ground efforts
Contribute to the creation of proposals after understanding project financials at a headline level
Deliver high quality documents consistently and work with the team to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
Support in documentation of learnings and potentially creation of reusable knowledge from the project
Who we are looking for
At Sattva, our goal is realizing the impact on the ground and to drive a collective win by engaging with multiple stakeholders. We are looking for individuals who align with our mission of alleviating poverty in our lifetime and have the following profile:
A minimum of 2+ years of social sector experience along with a postgraduate degree in business management/rural management/ development studies or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of the development landscape in India and around the world, including an in-depth understanding of the roles of various stakeholders (government, academia, international institutions, foundations, non-profit and corporate organizations)
Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely-knit team (demonstrating patience, tenacity and grace under pressure)
Experience in primary and secondary research.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to details
Highly effective interpersonal skills.
Any prior experience in monitoring and evaluation will be preferred.
Self-driven personality with the ability to work independently
Demonstrated curiosity to learn more