Intern - Foundations Advisory

Employment type: Internship

Modality: 6 months

Location: Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore 

About Sattva

Since 2009, Sattva has been working with foundations, philanthropists, companies, non-profits, multi-laterals and impact ecosystems across India, Africa, and Asia, on a collective mission to develop scalable impact solutions for a sustainable world. Sattva is driven by impact and powered by knowledge, always striving to bring the right balance of head-heart-hands to its work. We at Sattva believe that age-old problems need new-age thinking and rigorous implementation, with empathy at the core. And, that’s what we deliver through our end-to-end support capabilities covering research, strategy consulting, programme management, impact assessment and more, to maximize social return on every investment.

About the Team 
Foundations team collaborates with a network of global philanthropic foundations, alongside multilateral aid agencies, aiming to inform, influence, and profoundly impact social and environmental outcomes resulting from their investments in diverse sectors such as education, child development, gender, health, and more. Our primary focus is on catalyzing ecosystem transformation by rigorously solving problems, formulating strategic solutions which are logically sound, effective on the ground and ensuring all stakeholders are effectively engaged while their interests are covered.

The Opportunity
As an Intern in the Foundations 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 Intern, you will get an opportunity to work alongside individuals/teams on research, problem solving, stakeholder engagement, program strategy and/or implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Support in drafting a detailed project report, ensuring clarity, coherence, and academic rigour.

• Conduct literature reviews and integrate references following academic standards.

• Ensure grammar, language, and formatting consistency across the report.

• Assist in structuring content to effectively convey project insights compellingly and professionally.

• (Desired, not required) Contribute to improving the visual presentation and design aesthetics of the report.

Key qualifications and experiences

• Undergraduate degree with at least 2 internship experiences preferably in with non-profits/research advisory firms/social enterprises/consulting firms

• Strong academic writing and research skills, with prior experience in preparing reports, dissertations, or research papers.

• Familiarity with academic referencing styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

• Attention to detail in language, grammar, and formatting.

• Ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, structured writing.

• Subject knowledge on Agriculture and ecology will have added advantage

We cultivate a supportive and inclusive work environment for all our employees and reinforce diversity in our workplace. All applications regardless of race, religion, caste, color, place of origin, gender, sexuality, disability and age will be welcome and will be fairly evaluated as per the requirements of the role.