Associate Consultant, CSR

Position: Associate Consultant - Corporate Advisory

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 

The Opportunity

The Associate Consultant will play a key role in designing solutions to meet CSR customer needs and drive measurable social impact. You'll collaborate with the corporate sector in India, contributing to business development efforts and working across various thematic areas.

In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:

Ensure effective and frequent communication with internal and external stakeholders through sharing detailed work plans, project governance decks, and minutes

Lead primary and secondary research to arrive at insights required to solve problems

Contribute to problem-solving and ideating for solutions through different frameworks, creating and validating hypotheses

Program monitoring of mid-to-large sized programs within CSR portfolio

Document and prepare key project artifacts notes/decks/databases/excels to ensure efficient delivery of quality client-facing products

Create reports and tools to inform the effectiveness of the project.

Document learnings to create reusable knowledge from the project

Contribute to the creation of proposals after understanding project financials at a headline level

Go beyond own deliverables to support others in the team or the larger organization where required

Support in the documentation of learnings and potentially the creation of reusable knowledge from the project

The Ideal Candidate

At Sattva, our goal is to realize 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 2-4 years of project and stakeholder management experience (preferable if in the social sector)

An understanding of the roles of various stakeholders in the development landscape (corporate organizations, government, and non-profit)

Knowledge of communications and reporting is preferable

Working knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks

Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely- knit team

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to
detail

Highly effective interpersonal skills

Self-driven personality with the ability to work independently