SattvaHiring for Senior Consultant, Government Advisory at Remote 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 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 the Team

Our Foundation team’s core objective is to be strategic advisors to the leadership of large-scale organizations so as to together achieve orbit shifting impact. Our focus is on enabling the holistic organization 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 Senior Consultant will play a key role in this project. You will work closely with the Engagement Manager and a small team of 3-4 members to engage with practitioners, donors, and other stakeholders, bring in innovative thinking and insights, inspire and guide the team to ensure the achievement of the intended outcomes.

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 organizations 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 work, high-quality approach, and accurate effort estimation

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

Institution Building

Lead internal strategic initiatives at the unit or organizational 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 organization

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 organization and at the ecosystem level

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:

6-8 years of experience in consulting, complex operations, business development, and stakeholder management in corporate, social enterprises, consulting firms, or global foundations or robust entrepreneurial background

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

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

Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively

Prior experience in leading teams and people management

Self-driven, high-energy, curious, and adaptable personality with the ability to produce high-quality work and who has an entrepreneurial mindset

Experience in working with government stakeholders is an added advantage

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.