Associate Consultant - Innovation Practice

Position: Associate Consultant Employment type: Contract for 1 year, with a path to full time role basis performance Location: Bengaluru About Sattva 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 About the Team Sattva’s Innovation Practice is India’s dedicated intermediary for the TRL 4–7 gap, sitting at the intersection of philanthropic capital mobilisation, impact intelligence, and AI-enabled advisory. Underlying everything the Innovation Practice does is a simple conviction: scientific discovery only fulfils its potential when it reaches the people who need it. India produces world-class science. The gap is not in research, it is in the journey from research to real-world application. Two capabilities are needed to bridge that gap, which we are building as a part of Innovation Practice at Sattva: Translational Research Infrastructure – We are increasing our focus on enabling scientists and innovators to prototype, test, and pilot academic research to move faster by enabling this infrastructure. Science Communication - We are also building our capacity in science communication - translating complex technology initiatives into stories that a funder, policymaker, or citizen can understand and act on. The Opportunity As an Associate Consultant in the Innovations team, you will be an integral part of a team that designs and builds solutions that best address our clients’ needs and create measurable impact. As an Associate Consultant, you will get an opportunity to work alongside individuals/teams on research, problem solving, stakeholder engagement, program strategy and/or implementation. This is an early stage role in an emerging practice, where you will be one of the founding team members of a practice that is being built from scratch. Key Responsibilities ● Business Development & Funder Management: ○ Assist the team in managing a portfolio of active funder conversations across domestic foundations, international philanthropies, and CSR from proposal and close. ○ Assist in preparation of client proposals and advisory decks. ○ Support in anchoring the roundtable series, the flagship events and other marketing channels. ○ Manage follow-through on funders contact ensuring…