Foundations, Consulting , Civil Society & Development Advisory - Academic Fellow I Intern I

Company Description: Kshetra Consulting, a subsidiary of Kshetra Research Initiative, is a not-for-profit, non-partisan consulting and research firm rooted in India’s development context. The organization focuses on advancing inclusive democracy and development, working at the intersection of public policy, government advisory, governance initiatives, media communications, data-tech solutions, investment promotion, healthcare, and hospital chains with immersive design.

Kshetra Consulting is known for building strategy through a consulting process embedded through consulting design, policy dialogue, operational support, resilient program design, intelligence restructure and evidence-based decision-making. Its diverse clientele includes state governments, political leadership, district administrations, educational and research institutions, law firms, impact investors, non-profit organizations, voluntary groups, clinics and legal firms.

Role Description: The Foundations, Consulting, Civil Society & Development Advisory – Academic Fellow / Intern. The role can be done as part of the academic curriculum for highly structured colleges. The role involves supporting consulting and advisory projects for foundations, civil society organizations, and development initiatives through research, data analysis, and policy review.

The Fellow/Intern will assist in designing the establishments and preparing templates, content, programing with strategy and engagement. Consulting Academic shall focus on proposing coordinating partners, documenting project progress, and supporting training and capacity-building presentations.

Collation of through process, leadership, knowledge products requiring high articulation, analytical standards, learning from field realities, and participating in internal discussions and reviews.

Qualifications: Projection of the data pointers and research insights to document the projects and facilitate a visualised view for the consultants, clients, soon-to-be fellows, students, and governments

• Consulting and management consulting boards to support problem-solving, strategy formulation, and client-focused advisory work.
• Drafting page templates for the functional elements of the organisation, reports, industry pointers, and stakeholders. Capacity-building, with civil society, foundations, or development sector stakeholders.
• Background or strong interest in public policy, governance, development studies, economics, social sciences, or related fields.
• On-site in Satara/ Hyderabad/ Remote, with attention to detail.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); AI with data analysis tools is an advantage.
• Academic exp, internships, project work in consulting, research, or development sectors is mandatory.
• DeeP Design Thinking skills, Articulation of thoughts to a page template, client thinking, industry-sector-based knowledge, structuring of content of development consulting organisations.
• Understanding the working methodology of consulting organisations, partners, industry partners, frameworks, and the economic aspects of the project proposals.
• The assignment is proposed on a mutual consent process and is highly competitive. The KPIs shall revolve around partnership proposals with colleges, universities, developing the contextual content inb public domain.