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Associate, Programs Acumen Academy 12 month fixed term contract role

Acumen
Mumbai, India
Contract
Posted February 3, 2026
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Job Description

The Associate will work directly with social entrepreneurs to support their enterprise growth through program management, stakeholder engagement, and impact measurement, contributing to social change and poverty alleviation efforts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support social entrepreneurs in strengthening and scaling their enterprises
  • Understand entrepreneurs' needs, challenges, and growth goals to provide tailored programmatic support
  • Connect entrepreneurs to relevant tools, resources, expertise, and networks
  • Track enterprise progress against milestones, outcomes, and impact indicators
  • Document challenges, pivots, and successes to illustrate enterprise growth and program effectiveness
  • Prepare comprehensive annual donor reports, synthesizing enterprise progress and impact outcomes
  • Coordinate with internal teams to collect data, stories, and evidence for reporting
  • Contribute to development of case studies, insights notes, and learning outputs
  • Plan and execute stakeholder conferences to socialize reports

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in development consulting, management operations consulting, client management, and project management.
  • Experience of working with C Suite executives in the development and execution of key initiatives is preferred.
  • Require excellent financial, modeling, and business analysis skills demonstrated by prior experience.
  • Require operational skills such as problem solving and project management, including ability to work and deliver projects independently, proactively, and under pressure.
  • Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable institute in Engineering, Economics, Management, Business, or Commerce is required.
  • Pursuit of a Master’s Degree is preferable.
  • Must be self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values.
  • Must be permanently authorized to work in India.

Benefits & Perks

Full-time role with a 12-month fixed-term contract
Work in a dynamic, start-up-like environment
Opportunities to work directly with social entrepreneurs and impact sectors
Support for professional development through exposure to social enterprise and impact investing sectors
Involvement in program tracking, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing activities
Potential for contributing to social impact and community development

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