Role: Engagement Manager, Impact Consulting
Key skills: Social sector / development consulting, strategy consulting, business consulting, problem solving, program management
Location: Delhi NCR
Work Mode: Hybrid, with at least 3 days a week from clients office. Field travel expected.
About Give Grants
Give Grants enables CSR teams and foundations to deliver maximum social impact. Our offerings include consulting services, project management support, a SaaS platform to support data tracking and reporting, and impact assessment. We work with 50+ Indian corporations and are expanding rapidly. Find out more about us at https://give.do/givegrants
About the role
In this role, you will lead / advise large engagements funded by CSR / philanthropic foundations. An example of such an engagement could be leading a program management unit (PMU) for a nationwide program focused on economic empowerment for women. The program could involve 20+ nonprofit partners, 10+ state governments and multiple funders. The role requires acumen to analyze complex problems, manage diverse stakeholders and keep them aligned, and influence the program to the extent possible to drive meaningful change.
While you may begin by one such engagement, the expectation would be for you to work across multiple engagements over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the consulting engagement end to end, from pre-sales to requirement gathering to solution design and implementation/execution.
- Drive extensive research to help with solution design. Research could include landscaping studies, primary surveys, executive interviews, literature surveys and more.
- Apply appropriate frameworks and methodologies to assess the problem statement, and recommend relevant solutions.
- Lead engagement delivery including project planning, day to day management, engagement with key stakeholders ((client, implementation partners, government, sector experts) and executive presentations hands on.
- Contribute to ongoing development of thought leadership content through creation of reports, articles, podcasts etc.
- Track trends and opportunities in the social development landscape in India and globally on an ongoing basis and be an active contributor to identify future growth opportunities for Give Grants.
- Over time, develop depth of knowledge and expertise within specific sub-verticals of the development landscape
- Actively contribute to pre-sales efforts by engaging with potential clients, developing high quality collateral and building proposals and pitches.
Requirements
- 7+ years of overall experience, with at least 4 years of consulting experience within well recognized firms. Experience in strategy consulting, operations consulting and program management is relevant. Experience in the social sector as well as in the larger business sector are both equally relevant.
- Demonstrated history of career growth with past employers, with exposure to multiple sectors within or outside the development space
- Prior experience in development consulting (health, education, livelihoods, climate action, government engagement, etc) would be preferred, but is not essential
- Top tier storytelling and presentation skills, backed by strong verbal and written communication
- Strong data analysis capabilities including high proficiency in excel / google sheets, comfort with data visualization tools (powerBI / data studio), and familiarity with simple statistical analysis
- Strong research and analytical skills with proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment and deliver within tight timelines, with a strong commitment to ethical practices, social justice, and advancing positive social outcomes.
- Willingness to work in a startup environment and the dynamic nature of a 0-to-1 journey
What we have to offer
- Impact: The opportunity to make a significant impact on communities and organizations through strategic action-oriented consulting
- Professional growth: Be a part of the core team building an impact-first consulting organization. Experience early stage growth, with its joys and challenges.
- Great people of work with: Work with a passionate and diverse team committed to social change and innovation.
About Give
Give Grants is one of the three verticals within Give. Give exists to alleviate poverty by enabling the world to give. Established in 2000, Give is the largest and most trusted giving platform in India. Give's offerings include retail giving (give.do), CSR services (Give Grants) and nonprofit information (Give Discover).
Our values
: integrity in everything we do
: empathy towards all
: serve with passion
: focused on scale
