Delhi, Fluency in English
Getting Work Done! Your sole responsibility is to ensure that work gets done. An opportunity to expand your knowledge and understanding of the sector, our work while having a direct impact on our organisational goals. The Founders Office remains largely unstructured and open in terms of scope of work. Whatever is urgent and important comes to the Founders Office along with big-picture and long-term strategic planning.
Role Expectations
*As a Founders Office Associate, you will be responsible for providing a range of administrative and strategic support for the day-to-day needs of the Leadership Team. The ratio of administrative and strategic tasks would vary for each individual in the team based on their skill set. You will:
Support the Founders Office in strategic planning and partnerships
Assisting the Founders Office in scaling plans and building new partnerships along with program management across states
Tracking the progress of any new initiatives and present programs
Supporting the Founders Office in donor communications by preparing relevant resources and materials, presentations etc.
Researching on the current trends/business models, programs, etc. as needed. Preparing and analysing required data and reports
Helping prepare for meetings and accurately documenting processes and minutes
Preparing drafts of grant proposals and applications
Coordinate with all department heads for the tasks given by the Founders Office and for the work reports
Take charge of all the periodic communications from the Founders office
Coordinating and managing logistics for high stakes visits, org-wide programs etc.
Managing Founders Offices priorities and time through effective calendaring, time analysis and constant progress updates
Managing agenda, scheduling and coordination and travel plans for events, meetings and conversations for the Founders and Founders Office
Owning the detailed, timely follow-up for all the Founders office engagements, including pulling learnings, trends and patterns
Assisting in putting together large amounts of data for decision making.
Coordinate travel arrangements for the founders, including flights, accommodations, itineraries, and event-specific logistics, ensuring every detail is handled for smooth, efficient travel experiences.
Experience
Characteristics
Explorative and Cross-Functional to embrace and thrive working across verticals with a diverse team.
Fluent in English (written and spoken); knowledge of Hindi, Bengali, or Gujarati is a plus.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and other tools such as Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign / Illustrator / Photoshop) or similar.
Skilled at designing presentations, infographics, and structured multi-page documents (PDFs, decks, reports).
Strong interest in Social Emotional Learning (SEL), mental health, psychosocial development, and children's wellbeing.
A self-starter who acts with urgency and can find effective solutions to complex challenges.
Open to experimentation, learning, and collaboration in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment.
Deeply committed to integrity, transparency, and trust in both process and relationships.
If you're someone who's driven by purpose, excited to build, and energised by ambiguity in service of children's wellbeing, we'd love to hear from you. We care more about your drive, alignment, and willingness to build in the grey than ticking every box.