SattvaHiring for Government Engagement – Short-term Consultants 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 effectively achieve social impact goals and maximize their investment’s social return. 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

At Sattva, our goal is to realize the impact on the ground and to drive a collective win by engaging with multiple stakeholders. Sattva’s Government Engagement (GE) team mainly engages with stakeholders from district, state, and central government as well as government bodies like the NITI Aayog, state CSR cells, and industry associations. The team’s operations are largely entrepreneurial in nature and require a high degree of innovation and agile decision-making.

We are looking for individuals who align with our mission of alleviating poverty in our lifetime and presently hiring individuals who can work with us in a short-term capacity, between 3 to 6 months, as per the requirements of the projects. Through these projects, you are expected to work with government body(ies) at multiple levels.

We will review your application and if there is a match between our assignments and your skills and interests, we will reach out to you shortly for the next steps. If not, we will save your application in our database and come back to you with an opportunity that aligns with your profile.

In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:
Engage with internal and external stakeholders including government officials to own and efficiently deliver on certain project tracks as aligned

Work closely with Sattva leadership to bring in Sattva’s expertise for creating high-quality deliverables

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

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

Conducting rigorous secondary and primary research to arrive at the insights needed to solve the problem

Creating reports, tools to inform the effectiveness of the project, on-ground efforts

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

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

Support the operations of the project/ program, including managing logistics and coordinating with multiple teams

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 two years of professional experience in a role involving stakeholder and project delivery and 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