Associate Consultant

Sattva; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sattva in Bengaluru, India, seeks a sustainability professional to support advisory engagements across client projects and sectors, conducting research, data analysis, benchmarking, and sector assessments.

You will help develop sustainability strategies, gather data from stakeholders, contribute to deliverables, and stay updated on ESG, climate accounting, circularity, and gender inclusion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business, Economics, Finance, Development Studies, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Support sustainability and business advisory engagements across diverse client projects and sectors.
• Conduct primary and secondary research, data analysis, benchmarking, and sector/market assessments to generate actionable insights.
• Support the development of sustainability strategies, frameworks, recommendations, and implementation roadmaps for clients.
• Gather, analyse, and validate qualitative and quantitative data from internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects across themes including sustainability reporting, ESG, climate and GHG accounting, circularity, agriculture/agri‑allied sectors, gender, and funder/impact‑related advisory.
• Support the development of client deliverables, presentations, reports, frameworks, and advisory tools.
• Stay abreast of evolving sustainability, ESG, sectoral, and regulatory developments relevant to client work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Written and verbal communication

Research and data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business, Economics, Finance, Development Studies, or related fields

Job description

ROLE

• – Support sustainability and business advisory engagements across diverse client projects and sectors.
• – Conduct primary and secondary research, data analysis, benchmarking, and sector/market assessments to generate actionable insights.
• – Support the development of sustainability strategies, frameworks, recommendations, and implementation roadmaps for clients.
• – Gather, analyse, and validate qualitative and quantitative data from internal and external stakeholders.
• – Contribute to projects across themes including sustainability reporting, ESG, climate and GHG accounting, circularity, agriculture/agri‑allied sectors, gender, and funder/impact‑related advisory.
• – Support the development of client deliverables, presentations, reports, frameworks, and advisory tools.
• – Stay abreast of evolving sustainability, ESG, sectoral, and regulatory developments relevant to client work.

REQUIREMENTS

• – Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business, Economics, Finance, Development Studies, or related fields.
• – 3‑5 years of relevant experience in sustainability, ESG, impact, consulting, advisory, research, or related domains.
• – Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work with both qualitative and quantitative information.
• – Ability to conduct structured research, synthesise information, develop insights, and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• – Strong orientation towards quality of deliverables, timelines, and attention to detail.
• – Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• – Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: sustainability reporting, agriculture/agri‑allied sectors, funds/funder advisory, ESG/GHG accounting, circularity, gender and inclusion.
• – Experience working in a consulting, advisory, corporate sustainability, funder, development‑sector, or research environment is an advantage.