Associate Consultant – CSR – Environment & Waste Management

Job Position

Associate Consultant – CSR – Environment & Waste Management  

Location

Ahmedabad

Salary

INR 6.60 LPA - INR 7.80 LPA (Depending on the experience)

Roles & Responsibilities

As an Associate Consultant-CSR - Environment & Waste Management, you will be an integral part of a team that works on designing and building solutions that engage with our corporate clients needs and create measurable social impact. You will be working with our social impact practice team to outreach and engage with clients. This position especially focuses on our flagship Initiative called ‘Barely Plastic’ (https://barelyplastic.com/). You will independently handle CSR on behalf of our clients and manage a team of field workers, and local NGO partners to transform ideas to concept and concept to projects on the ground.

• End to end project management of the initiative – Barely plastic – which means, implementation, partnerships, outreach, monitoring, reporting, and future engagements
• Creating relevant content related to the project for social media
• Developing outreach and delivery plan amongst various stakeholders for Barely Plastic project
• Conducting extensive outreach within schools and educational institutions to implement the project
• Envisioning value chain and connecting barely plastic with waste management projects to foresee sustainability of the project
• Solving simple problems or parts of complex problems by having an understanding of the basic problem-solving framework 
• Conducting research as required to arrive at the insights needed to solve the problem or to spot potential opportunities for social impact 
• Maintaining budgets and expenses that incur as part of the project
• Explore partnerships and collaborations with like-minded organisations, research institutions and tech-driven enterprises
• Go beyond own deliverables to support others in the team including the business development team or the other verticals wherever required
• Work smoothly with peers and managers and is able to receive constructive feedback well 
• Keep an eye on the evolving CSR ecosystem and spot opportunities for collaborations and new lead generation
• Work with the top and mid-level leadership in building industry association partnerships
• Qualification and Experience
• 1-2 years of work experience in consulting, CSR project management, preferably in youth-led programs and/or environment awareness, waste management projects, and action-based programs
• Degree in environmental studies is preferred, but any other relevant course, certification is also welcomed
• Strong problem-solving skills, agility, and speed
• Should have proven experience of working in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, partners etc
• 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 experience in primary and secondary research
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proficiency in concise communication, making presentations and data analysis
• Highly effective interpersonal skills
• Should have proficiency in making presentation and data analysis and financial/budgetary analysis expertise and intermediate data analysis skills (Excel)