Founder's Office Associate - Research and Writing

We at Evoc are looking for a highly capable, detail-oriented, and dependableAssociateto work closely with the Founder & CEO.

This is a high-trust founder support role spanning research, writing, execution tracking, stakeholder coordination, and executive bandwidth management. Please note: applicants looking for a conventional administrative support role need not apply.

Job Description and Key Responsibility Areas

1. Executive Support

• Manage the Founders calendar, meetings, reminders, and scheduling priorities
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, calls, and appointments
• Ensure the Founder is well-prepared for all key meetings through agendas, briefs, background notes, and reminders
• Help protect the Founders time by prioritising requests and reducing avoidable scheduling clutter

2. Research & Briefing Support

• Conduct secondary research on clients, industries, competitors, media, policy developments, and stakeholders
• Prepare concise briefing notes, summaries, and background documents ahead of meetings, pitches, and writing assignments
• Track relevant developments in sectors such as public affairs, policy, technology, energy, and communications

3. Writing & Documentation Support

• Prepare first drafts of emails, follow-up notes, meeting summaries, proposals, bios, presentations, and internal documents
• Convert rough ideas, voice notes, or bullet points from the Founder into structured drafts
• Help maintain high standards of written communication across internal and external documents

4. Execution & Follow-up Management

• Track action items arising from meetings and ensure timely follow-through across teams
• Maintain dashboards, trackers, and status sheets for active priorities, proposals, renewals, and deliverables
• Coordinate with internal team members to ensure tasks move on schedule and pending items do not slip

5. Founders Office Coordination

• Support the Founder in managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Organise information, documents, priorities, and commitments in a clear and retrievable manner
• Act as a reliable coordination point across the Founders office and broader team

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who is:

• Exceptionally organised and responsive
• Strong in written and spoken English
• Able to conduct structured research and summarise information clearly
• Comfortable drafting documents and emails with minimal hand-holding
• Calm under pressure and capable of managing multiple moving parts
• Discreet, trustworthy, and mature in handling sensitive information
• Proactive in following up, anticipating needs, and closing loops
• Interested in working closely with a founder in a high-accountability environment

If this sounds like a fit, we would like to talk to you.

Why You Should Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with the Founder of a respected strategic communications and public affairs firm, and gain exposure to:

• Strategic communications
• Public affairs and advocacy
• High-level client work
• Founder decision-making
• Business development and execution systems

The role offers a steep learning curve and significant exposure for someone who wants to build strong professional judgment and execution capability.

About us: We are Evoc, a twelve-years old boutique communications consultancy with a reputation for outstanding PR, public affairs, and policy advocacy work. Our clients include global conglomerates, some of India's most exciting startups and industry leaders. To get a glimpse of how life at Evoc is like, find us on Instagram. If you have any questions, feel free to write to us at work@evoc.in