Job Opportunity for Analyst, Foundations (Kannada speaking) at Sattva in Bengaluru

Position: Analyst , Foundations

Modality: Full-time

Location: Bangalore

About Sattva

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 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.

About the Team

Our Foundation team’s core objective is to be strategic advisors to the leadership of large-scale organisations so as to together achieve orbit shifting impact. Our focus is on enabling holistic organisation and ecosystem transformation – by rigorously solving problems, formulating strategic solutions which are logically sound and effective on the ground and ensuring all stakeholders are effectively engaged and their interests are covered.

The Opportunity

The Analyst in Foundations will be an integral part of a team that works on designing and building solutions that address our customer needs and create measurable social impact. In this role, you will be a part of our projects by working hand in hand with the team in problem solving, working with multiple stakeholders, and contributing to research-based insights.

At Sattva we believe in outcome-orientation in everything we do. The key responsibilities for this role include:

Presentations:

○  Present readings/research findings into insights in a visually compelling manner

○  Develop content using problem solving frameworks such as issue trees

○  Adhere to standards of strategic communication (pyramid principle, objective communication,
brevity, simplicity)

Data Analysis:

○  Perform initial shortlisting of relevant data sources and assess quality of relevant data

○  Conduct further quantitative/qualitative analysis on the data to cull out meaning relevant to client problem

○  Present the data insights in concise and meaningful manner using the relevant visualisation and
dashboards

○  Create appropriate documentation that allows stakeholders to understand the steps of the data analysis process and duplicate or replicate the analysis if necessary

Research:

○  Conduct basic qualitative and quantitative research (beginner proficiency in literature review,
market research, solution landscape mapping , policy research etc.,)

○  Cull out insights from research findings

○  Prepare interview questions for primary research

○  Manage focus groups, carry out interviews and conduct surveys

Project Management:

○  Plans day to day responsibilities effectively at an individual level

○  Possesses excellent time management and prioritization skills to work on key activities that are
directly linked to impact outcomes

○  Proactively monitors and reports any risk in individual responsibilities

Work closely with the team to draft necessary project deliverables and reports

Key qualifications and experiences

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:

●  0-2 year of work experience

●  Undergraduate degree in social work, public policy, engineering, business, development studies, sociology, economics, commerce, or equivalent

●  At least 2 internship experiences of 2-3 months duration preferably in with non-profit/research
advisory/consulting firms

●  Excellent written and oral communication skills

●  Prior experience in data (basic data analysis) and presentations

●  Strong MS Office skills (PPT, Word, Excel)

●  Intermediate secondary and primary research skills

●  Ability to demonstrate ownership, strong interpersonal skills, and work in a collaborative,
multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely-knit team (showcasing professionalism, patience,
tenacity and grace at all times)

●  Fluency in Kannada (professional speaking and reading proficiency) preferred.

●  Willingness to travel to remote locations as per the requirements of the project

●  Agile, with a fierce drive to learn