SattvaHiring for Consultant – Government Engagement at Gurgaon, Haryana Full Time

We are an organization 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 organizations – to achieve social impact goals effectively and maximize 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 400 (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.

The opportunity

As a part of the Government Engagement (GE) team, you will play a key role working with the various Business Units at Sattva supporting them towards their respective GE goals and act as the organization’s spearhead in other partnerships with the government. The team will engage with stakeholders from district, state and central government as well as government bodies like the NITI Aayog, state CSR cells, and industry associations. In parallel, the team will lead all internal functions of Sales, Thought Leadership, Hiring, Data, Learning and Development for the government ecosystem and prepare internal teams to engage and work effectively with the government. The team’s operations are largely entrepreneurial in nature and require a high degree of innovation and agile decision-making. This is a unique opportunity to grow along with the GE team by getting involved at the strategy level and fostering high-value partnerships.

In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:
Engage with internal and external stakeholders including senior government officials to explore avenues of collaboration

Collaborate to design strategy with the GE team for identifying potential products and service areas for direct engagement with governments

Plan and execute organisational Learning & Development (L&D) on GE by developing collaterals at the org level, coordinating logistics on expert-led sessions, etc.

Support business development for government projects including thorough verification of potential opportunities, research and analysis, proposal writing, internal coordination, etc.

Represent Sattva in various engagements with the government and actively manage relationships with external stakeholders

Key qualifications and experiences:
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:

Essential:
At least three years of professional experience in a role involving stakeholder and project management, preferably with the government

Passionate towards engaging with governments for a larger systemic impact

Strong problem solving, secondary research and data analysis skills, with exceptional attention to detail

Ability to demonstrate a high level of ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and strong interest in the impact sector

A broad understanding of the government’s structures and bodies

Ability to deal with ambiguity and develop innovative solutions to grow Sattva’s presence and business in the government ecosystem

Desirable:
Experience in engaging with government stakeholders through past projects

Track record of effectively enabling and maintaining government relationships

Experience in writing RFPs and sales proposals