Position: Engagement Manager Social Impact Advisory

Organization: Sattva

Location: Bangalore/ Gurgaon/ Mumbai

Apply: https://www.sattva.co.in/careers/?jobId=Kk4IZjeFjUlm

The Opportunity

The Engagement Manager In Non-Profit Advisory 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:

Delivery Excellence

• Take overall accountability of customer success through active listening, problem solving and providing strategic inputs which align with their vision of high impact on the ground and the ecosystem

• Co-create solutions to meet client’s current and future needs, working closely with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally

• Influence decision making and action at the senior level of high impact organisations to enable positive and sustainable impact

• Develop, manage and grow working relationships with clients and key stakeholders

• Ensure strong project management, team management and overall profitability of projects

Market Engagement

• Keep abreast of new and current trends within the social impact space, approaches to enable scalable impact

• Work closely with prospective clients, business development and sales teams to ensure accurate scope of works, high quality approach and accurate effort estimation

• Contribute towards the organisations overall thought leadership strategy by generating meaningful content relevant to the ecosystem

Institution Building

• Lead internal strategic initiatives at the unit or organisational level that help contribute towards Sattva’s continued development

• Participate in building and strengthening internal systems and processes which contribute towards effective and efficient functioning of the unit and organisation

• Contribute towards the development of junior team members, and towards a strong culture and working environment overall

• Build, structure and develop knowledge to share internally within the organisation and at the ecosystem level

Key qualifications and experiences

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:

• 8-10 years of experience in consulting, leading a business with P&L responsibilities, complex operations, business develeopment and stakeholder management in corporate, social enterprises, consulting firms or global foundations or robust entrepreneurial background 

• MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree in business managementor rural management/development 

• Exceptional problem-solving and advisory skills, strong presentation and data analytical abilities

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively

• Prior experience in leading diverse teams and people management 

• Demonstrated commitment to social impact/prior experience working in the social sector 

• Self-driven, high-energy, curious and adaptable personality with the ability to produce high quality (entrepreneurial mindset)