SattvaHiring for Consultant, Government Engagement at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Time Commitment: Full-time

Location: Ranchi

About Sattva

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 the 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 with multi-dimensional experience in business and social sectors.

Our team of 300 (and growing rapidly) across offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi comes with stellar professional credentials from diverse backgrounds and is bound together by our common commitment to social impact.

About Foundations

Our Foundation team’s core objective is to be strategic advisors to the leadership of large-scale organisations 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.

The Opportunity

The Consultant will play a key role at the project level. S/he will work closely with the Engagement Manager and a small team of 3-4 members to engage with practitioners, donors and the government. The ultimate aim of this role would be to inspire and guide the stakeholders to achieve intended outcomes through innovative strategy and implementation efforts.

Key responsibilities

At Sattva we believe in outcome-orientation in everything we do. The key responsibilities for this role include:

Presentations:
Present readings/research findings into insights through high quality analysis, in a visually compelling manner

Adhere to standards of strategic communication (pyramid principle, objective communication, brevity, simplicity)

Research and Data Analysis:
Formulate key areas of inquiry and conceptual frameworks for any qualitative/quantitative research (beginner proficiency)

Conduct basic qualitative and quantitative research through primary and secondary research processes (intermediate proficiency in market research, solution landscape mapping , policy research etc.,)

Mine data from primary and secondary sources, reorganize said data in a format that is simple and concise

Use statistical tools to interpret data sets, paying particular attention to trends and patterns that could be valuable for diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts

Manage focus groups, carry out interviews and conduct surveys

Monitor the progress of data collection and conduct quantitative/qualitative analysis on the data to cull out meaning relevant to client problem

Project Management:
Work closely with Engagement Managers and senior consultants to lead tracks and plan day to day responsibilities effectively at a project level

Work closely with other Consultants as well as Associates and Analysts to ensure they learn and deliver equally on their assigned responsibilities

Possesses excellent time management and prioritization skills to work on key activities that are directly linked to impact outcomes

Problem solving in short, high pressure time frames to ensure the expectations of internal and external stakeholders

Present findings to clients in an easy-to-understand way

Proactively monitors and reports any risk in individual/project milestones

Maintains thorough documentation of key project knowledge assets

Government Engagement:
Prior experience of working with municipal, state and central government ministries or specific departments is a must for this role

Ability to apply for various government tenders, working with government officials such as Directors, Deputy directors across departments is a must

Prior experience of completing projects commissioned via external agencies or through partnerships is an added advantage

Prior work experience with Chief Secretaries, Commissioners and other government officers in the field of education is highly preferred

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:

4-6 years of experience in consulting, project management & complex operations, stakeholder management in corporate, social enterprises, consulting firms or global foundations

MBA/MA/MPP or an equivalent postgraduate degree in management/development studies

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

Prior experience in a client or customer facing role and diverse stakeholder management

Prior experience in Government Engagement at the state or national level in the Education domain is highly preferred

Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively

Prior experience in leading small teams is an added advantage

Prior experience in working with data across Excel, SPSS, STATA etc is an added advantage

Display humility, willingness to listen and excitement to learn

Experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment will be an added advantage

Preferred Qualifications

Strong problem solving skills and prior experience of working in consulting firms

Exceptional powerpoint skills and prior experience of working across strategy projects

Strong understanding of data and extracting valuable insights from data sets

We cultivate a supportive and inclusive work environment for all our employees and reinforce diversity in our workplace. All applications regardless of race, religion, caste, color, place of origin, gender, sexuality, disability and age will be welcome and will be fairly evaluated as per the requirements of the role.