Xynteo - Insights Advisor - Social & Environmental Sector

About Xynteo:

India2022, powered by Xynteo, is a business-led coalition that was conceptualized in late 2016 and launched in March 2017, with Hindalco, an Aditya Birla Group Company, Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Cyient, Hindustan Unilever, Shell, State Bank of India, Tata Trusts, TechnipFMC and WPP as partners. It aims to leverage the power of collaboration to unlock a new kind of growth in India.

The Xynteo Exchange/India2022 is a forum for showcasing the coalition's progress and future activity through bringing together Indian and global business leaders to leverage the power of collaboration, promote talent and unlock future-fit growth in India.

Xynteo has a long history of event and convening activity, bringing together inspirational leaders from global businesses, government, civil society, and the arts, going back two decades. We host both large events such as The Performance Theatre and The Xynteo Exchange/Norway and small innovation Studios like Ikea's One Home, One Planet Summit across the world.

About the Role:

Xynteo is looking for an Insights Advisor to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment, with an opportunity to develop and implement solutions for socially and environmentally relevant challenges, wherein competitive salary will be offered based on the experience and competencies. You will join a talented and diverse global team - covering 19 nationalities from a variety of backgrounds and experience in business, science, finance, technology, energy, infrastructure, law and communications.

Key Responsibilities:

1) Understand the social, economic and environmental challenges confronting various businesses and their stakeholders to define project ideas.

2) Create future-fit growth by ideating, developing and testing pilots and incubating new business ideas together with our partners.

3) Build and manage relationships with external stakeholders, such as subject matter experts to seek strategic inputs and guidance from the assessment phase to pilot and post-pilot. Manage the structure, design, and delivery of projects according to budget, schedule and quality expectations.

4) Take ownership of project goals, milestones, and content, manage stakeholders and contributors with strength, structure, and influence, to ensure the pace of delivery despite distractions.

5) Develop and showcase thought-leadership material and outcomes from research, analysis and expert synthesis of complex issues on relevant topics to benefit partners and the broader organization.

Does This Sound Like You?

Must-haves:

1) 4-8 years of professional experience, with either 2 years in a strategy consulting firm or in-house corporate strategy team

2) Master's degree from economics/business, social studies or related spheres

3) Experience working in the energy or waste-management sector or with an impact-fund/accelerator

4) Excellent research, data analysis, and strategic planning skills

5) Experience in developing new project ideas (from conceptualization to execution), business plans and end-to-end project management

6) Passion to work in the social and environmental sector

7) Experience working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM software

Preferred:

1) Entrepreneurial mindset and open to working in a start-up environment