Consultant_Public Health – Sattva

Sattva 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:

The 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 achievement of the intended outcomes.

Key Accountabilities:

At Sattva, we believe in outcome-orientation in everything we do. The key responsibilities for this role will be the following:

• Lead and drive the successful execution of the project(s), on the dimensions of impact, customer success and experience, and on-time, on-budget and on-quality delivery.
• Build & establish credible relationships with the senior leadership of the client organisation through a strategic understanding of the client and sector context.
• Build specialization in specific vertical and horizontal focus areas that strengthen Sattva’s capabilities to deliver value to our clients.

We are looking for exceptional individuals who align with our mission of alleviating poverty in our lifetime and have the following expertise and competencies:

• Expertise in conducting robust policy research and analysis
• Prior experience in consolidating knowledge products such as policy briefs and toolkits
• In-depth understanding of Indian healthcare system
• Demonstrated interest in public health and policy management through blogs or editorial articles
• Experience in facilitation of roundtable events and consultations

Key qualifications and experiences

•  4-5 years of work experience, at least some of which is in client-facing roles in consulting
• Demonstrated commitment to social impact – those with work experience in the public healthcare with strong understanding and interest in RMNCHA will be given preference
• Advanced degree in development studies or public health or gender studies is preferred
• Excellent at building client relationships and managing asks – should have direct experience of working with senior and CXO level leaders
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage diverse stakeholders
• Can articulate tangible outcomes and actionable activities from ecosystem dialogues and policy narratives
• Can work with teams efficiently under tight deadlines
• Good at managing expectations and uncertainties
• Strong facilitation skills (has led partner convenings, round tables, multi stakeholder meetings)
• Demonstrable experience in knowledge synthesis and insights generation (preparing toolkits, case studies, policy papers)
• Humility, willingness to listen and learn

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, colour, place of origin, gender, sexuality, disability and age will be welcome and will be fairly evaluated as per the requirements of the role.