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 Founder's 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 Founder's 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. Founder's 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 Founder's 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 [Confidential Information]
