Position: Associate Consultant, Corporate (External)

Organization: Sattva Consulting

Location: Maharashtra

Apply: sattva.co.in/careers/?jobId=SLuYrAFZmvaA

Who we are looking for

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+ years of work experience in consulting, CSR project management & complex operations, stakeholder management in a corporate environment or in social enterprise along with a postgraduate degree 

• Strong problem-solving skills, agility, and speed.

• Ability to demonstrate ownership, and work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely-knit  team  (showcasing patience,  tenacity  and  grace  under pressure)

• Should have proven experience of working in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, partners etc

• Should have experience in primary and secondary research.

• Should have financial/budgetary analysis expertise and intermediate data analysis skills (Excel)

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Proficiency in concise communication, making presentations and data analysis

• Highly effective interpersonal skills

• Prior experience in education, healthcare, disaster management and livelihood domains will be an added advantage

Who we are

We are an organisation driven by the mission to end poverty in our lifetime. Our work focuses on scalable solutions for sustainable social impact. We work with our clients - corporations, philanthropists, foundations and social organisations - to achieve social impact goals effectively and maximise the social return on their investment. Deep understanding across sectors and collaboration with multiple stakeholders drive our work. This approach helps us and our clients develop holistic solutions for solving critical societal problems.

We are driven by impact and powered by knowledge. We bring the right balance of head-heart-hand to our work.  

Our work is powered by the passionate energy of our mission-driven young team, guided by the strong leadership and advisory board who bring in multi-dimensional experience in business and social sectors. Our team of 150 (and growing rapidly) across offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi come with stellar professional credentials from diverse backgrounds and are bound together by our common commitment to social impact.

The opportunity

The Associate Consultant will be an integral part of a team that works on designing and building solutions that address our CSR customer needs and create measurable social impact. In this role, you will be a part of the team that works with the corporate sector in India building our work in social impact consulting. You will get to be a part of our business development conversations in the ecosystem and also get to work on select projects by working hand in hand with the team in problem-solving,  working with multiple stakeholders, and building rapport with the middle and senior management of our CSR clients. The exposure and work will cut across all thematic areas that corporates work on. 

In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:

• End to end CSR portfolio management

  • Reviewing the CSR Systems & Processes (including CSR Handbook) and advising on establishing its governance parameters

  • Conduct a needs assessment of potential beneficiary locations and present issues.

  • Identifying NGOs as implementation partners and enabling achievement of set outcomes

  • Programmatic Due Diligence of potential Implementation Partners/NGOs

• Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Setting up periodic monitoring & evaluation systems and processes to ensure proper fund utilization

  • Support MoU preparation, approvals, franking, signatures, disbursement of funds & reporting from NGOs

  • Review budgets and compare budgets to industry standards 

  • Qualitative and quantitative assessment of the impact to beneficiaries as identified

  • Conduct an impact assessment for selected projects as decided by the management

• Reviewing existing CSR Policy and ensuring it is aligned with the core values of the organization and in compliance with Section 135 of amended Compliances Act, 2013

• Understanding a potential client’s requirements for social impact and being able to translate that into proposals showcasing structured thinking. 

• Solving simple problems or parts of complex problems by having an understanding of the basic problem-solving framework 

• Conducting research as required to arrive at the insights needed to solve the problem or to spot potential opportunities for social impact. 

• Engage with stakeholders proactively with effective communication and build on the engagement to build a long term sustainable relationship. 

• Supporting the team in ideating on growth in the sector. 

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

• Work smoothly with peers and managers and is able to receive constructive feedback well 

• Contribute to the creation of proposals 

• Deliver high-quality documents consistently and work with the team to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables 

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