Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
What we believe in and why you might want to join
Hystra is a boutique strategy consulting firm, which is exclusively dedicated to social and environmental impact. We are driven by a common vision: the world is full of innovations that could make a difference in people’s lives, but these are nowhere near the scale that they should be at! Our work consists in designing and running disruptive initiatives that have the potential to accelerate the scale up of these social and environmental innovations. For this, we partner with multinational corporations, local companies, social entrepreneurs, impact investors, donor organizations or policymakers. A significant part of our work aims to tackle the Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South. We believe that working across sectors can help break silos: in the past year we have worked in the fields of energy access, financial inclusion, safe water, dignified sanitation, nutritious foods, healthcare access, sustainable and resilient agriculture, etc. We train all our recruits in top strategy consulting skills, with a strong focus on analytical excellence and rigorous problem-solving, while also confronting them with the reality of operating in complex geographies for vulnerable audiences, with dedication and empathy. Our team is growing, so if you recognize yourself in the above, we would be happy to meet!
A glance at a few of Hystra projects in 2025
- Support a corporate healthcare impact investment fund in its overall strategy and in managing its Technical Assistance Facility, providing pre- and post-deal support to 7 ventures across Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
- Design and support a pilot to boost the commercial sales of reusable menstrual pads in partnership with a leading social business in Africa.
- Support the scale up of an innovative service model to reach universal energy access in sub-Saharan Africa with REAL.
- Assess how to support smallholder farmers who purchased a solar productive-use appliance (e.g., solar pumps, solar fridges) in selling their produce, leading to the publication of an open source report.
- Support the Gates Foundation in engaging the private sector in large scale food fortification, as shared in this open source report.
- You can find more examples of past projects on our website.
Responsibilities for strategy consultants Hystra
Junior Consultants are core members of project teams. Your responsibilities will vary depending on projects and assignments, and will include:
- Researching and analyzing best practices on market-based approaches targeting underserved populations.
- Preparing and conducting interviews with social entrepreneurs, corporate top management, NGO managers, etc.
- Helping design, review, and analyze social enterprise business cases and models.
- Preparing and presenting proposals and client deliverables.
- Actively participating in team meetings by sharing suggestions for the project.
- Participating in office life – communications, office management etc.
