Associate Consultant - Communications (Remote)

Who we are

We are an organisation 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 organisations - to achieve social impact goals effectively and maximise 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 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 who bring in multi-dimensional experience in business and social sectors. Our team of 150 (and growing rapidly) across offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi come with stellar professional credentials from diverse backgrounds and are bound together by our common commitment to social impact.

The opportunity

The Associate Consultant (Communications) will be an integral part of the Research team at Sattva, focussed on translating complex research subject matter into clear, engaging content for a variety of audiences including existing and prospective clients, communities, colleagues, and the media. 

This role will involve working with Sattva’s internal teams to identify, synthesise and draft narratives with insights about our projects, our research, and our impact. Further, you will also oversee our communications strategy that includes supporting teams that seek to publish insights in the ecosystem or on Sattva-owned platforms. This will also include managing and supporting the execution of virtual and in-person events and creating materials for the ecosystem. Finally, this role will be integral in refining our internal and external communications strategy to build knowledge and awareness of Sattva’s projects and impact.

In addition, the following will be the key responsibilities:

• Developing innovative and effective external communication collaterals to be disseminated via thought leadership, media platforms including social media, and events.

• Executing and supporting narrative development and storytelling for project and research insights to build Sattva’s points of view on key thematic areas.

• Developing and producing creative dissemination campaigns on a wide range of research and project assets, working side-by-side with internal and external teams, including drafting internal communications materials as required.

• Tailoring research to relevant audiences in the domestic and international market to create research write ups in the form of articles, op-eds, short blurbs, key insights etc.

• Conducting research as required to arrive at the insights needed to solve the problem or to spot potential opportunities for research. 

• Engage with stakeholders proactively with  effective communication and build on the engagement to build a long term sustainable relationship. 

• Go beyond own deliverables to support others in the team including the marketing team or the larger organization where required

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

• Deliver high quality deliverable consistently and work with internal and external teams to ensure timely and effective communication.

• Support in documentation of learnings and potentially creation of reusable knowledge.

Who we are looking for

At Sattva, our goal is realizing 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:

• A minimum of 2+ years of work experience in communications, stakeholder management, event management, and/or report writing and editing along with a postgraduate degree in communications. 

• Strong problem solving skills, agility, and speed.

• Ability to demonstrate ownership, and work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely-knit  team  (showcasing patience,  tenacity  and  grace  under pressure).

• Should have proven experience of working in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, partners etc.

• Experience in academic and other forms of research and long-form writing.

• Experience with creating research content for social and other media platforms.

• Should have experience in PR, marketing or communications work.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Proficiency in concise communication, making presentations and writing. 

• Highly effective interpersonal skills.

• Prior experience in a client or customer facing role, will be an added advantage.