Associate Principal- Government

Sattva Consulting; New Delhi; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sattva Consulting is a global impact firm focused on delivering social outcomes through advisory and policy research. The External Consultant- Government role involves working with foundations, government partners and industry to design programs and drive evidence-based policy action.

This contract position emphasizes stakeholder engagement, research delivery and scalable impact. The candidate should bring senior government engagement experience, strong leadership, and the ability to travel as

Qualifications

• 18-25 years of work experience in leading government consulting and advisory engagements.
• Experience in consulting, problem solving, managing teams, creating knowledge products, ecosystem engagement and policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead program design with a focus on industry engagement and outcomes.
• Establish operating model and collaboration frameworks with industry partners.
• Engage industry partners to establish collaboration models and ensure commitments to outcomes.
• Own and deliver key outputs like industry convenings, commissioned research and flagship initiatives.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to generate research-based insights and achieve project goals.

Education

Masters degree in research/development/public policy/ business or development management

Job description

Job Description:

Position: External Consultant- Goverment

Location: Will require to stay in Mumbai 3 days of the week

Nature of employment: Contract 1 year ( Open to extension)

We Partner to deliver social impact at scale

Sattva Consulting is a global impact consulting firm from India. Since 2009 we have been engaging with communities, business and government to achieve societal impact at scale.

We believe that Civil society, Business and Government all have a critical role to play in building an equitable and sustainable world, and we actively partner with all stakeholders to enable impact through our advisory & orchestration services, knowledge and data platforms which we have built as public goods for the ecosystem and collaborative solutions and partnerships.

Our teams are based in India, Singapore, Denmark and UK, but as a global organization our work has spanned 25 countries and 5 continents. For more information, please visit: www.sattva.co.in

Foundations Business Unit

Sattva has ongoing work with several leading Global, Regional, Domestic Foundations and Multilateral organizations to create evidence and curate dialogue for policy action. Sattva's Advisory practice enables foundations to amplify their influence and impact through ecosystem engagement and policy research and advisory. We build strategic influence backed by data and research, enhance portfolio performance for funders, engage ecosystem through convenings, knowledge creation and dissemination, facilitate collaboration between funders, implementation organizations, and facilitate policy research, advisory and policy engagement and communication with Central, State and District Governments.

Sattva has experience in a range of ecosystem and policy advisory work - thematic and landscape studies, narrative building, policy analysis and briefs, government engagement and facilitating partnerships - supported by leading foundations. Sattva has created strategic partnerships and influence by building data and evidence backed advisory, key stakeholder relationships in education, gender equality, healthcare, water and sanitation, and financial inclusion.

The Opportunity

Key responsibilities

• Work with the clients leadership in evolving the design of the program with a specific focus on the engagement with the industry.
• Establish the operating model for the profram to engage effectively with Industry
• Engage industry partners to establish collaboration models as part of the program and ensure clear commitments to outcomes
• Establish ongoing models for engagement with the industry partners to ensure consistent progress on the initiatives
• Own and execute key deliverables including industry convenings, commissioned research and flagship implementation initiatives
• Support the program as per the needs of the project beyond these specific areas of work
• Collaborate closely with diverse stakeholders, contribute to research-based insights, manage program initiatives, all aimed at solving problems and achieving project goals.
• Take overall accountability of success through active listening, problem solving and providing strategic inputs which align with their vision of high impact on the ground and the ecosystem
• Develop, manage and grow working relationships with key stakeholders
• Influence decision-making and action at the senior levels of our industry partners and the client to enable positive and sustainable impact
• Ensure strong project management, team management and overall quality of delivery of projects
• Demonstrate flexibility and agility that is necessary for success in a new and emerging initiative.

In your role, you will

• Collaborate closely with diverse stakeholders, contribute to research-based insights, manage program initiatives, all aimed at solving problems and achieving project goals.
• Take overall accountability of success through active listening, problem solving and providing strategic inputs which align with their vision of high impact on the ground and the ecosystem
• Develop, manage and grow working relationships with key stakeholders
• Influence decision-making and action at the senior levels of our industry partners and the client to enable positive and sustainable impact
• Ensure strong project management, team management and overall quality of delivery of projects
• Demonstrate flexibility and agility that is necessary for success in a new and emerging initiative.

Key qualifications and experience

• 18-25 years of work experience in leading government consulting and advisory engagements
• Strong experience in handling senior government officials. Preferable if you already come with a strong network in central and state governments.
• Masters degree in research/development/public policy/ business or development management
• Experience in consulting, problem solving, managing teams, creating knowledge products, ecosystem engagement and policy
• Strong business development skills with deep experience and interest to engage in sales calls, developing and owning proposals, pitch decks and pricing
• Knowledge of the development landscape in India and around the world, including an in-depth understanding of the roles of various stakeholders (government, academia, international institutions, foundations, non-profit and corporate organizations).
• Expertise in designing and implementing advisory projects, data analysis, synthesizing evidence and building narratives to further policy engagement
• Proven leadership in a high paced multi stakeholder client-facing impact organization with deep thematic expertise in Health or Livelihood/Skilling or Education.
• Experience in leading workshops, facilitating participatory knowledge creation
• Published written or visual development work in any form or manner
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills (in English) with exceptional attention to detail
• Appreciation for the need of business sustainability in the impact journey of Sattva
• Ability to work in an agile and adaptive, entrepreneurial environment
• Humility, willingness to listen, learn and adapt
• Willingness to travel

Why Sattva?

Its not about us really- Because IMPACT is everybody's business.

• Create Impact:Make an impact with the work you do and solutions you design
• Work Environment:Thrive in a diverse, inclusive and collaborative environment
• Learn & Grow:Challenge yourself to learn, grow and deliver the best you can
• Future Ready:Work on critical issues of today that will affect our collective tomorrow