Senior Associate, Founder’s Office

Location: Mumbai, India

At Saturday Art Class (SArC), we believe that every child deserves the tools to imagine, express, and grow. Saturday Art Class is a non-profi t organization that provides visual arts and social-emotional learning (SEL) education to children from low-income communities in India. By creating safe spaces for students to express themselves, we help them build essential skills to thrive during their formative years.
Since 2016, our programs have directly impacted 190000+ students till date. SArC’s journey has been powered by educators, artists, learners, and changemakers who believe in the transformative power of art. Join us as we continue to make creativity a right, not a privilege, for every child, everywhere.

Roles and responsibilities:
Role summary:
The Senior Associate, Founder’s Office will act as a key communication and coordination partner to the founders. The role involves managing external communication, supporting strategic projects, and ensuring the founders’ time and priorities are managed effectively.
Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Project Initiatives

• Support the founders and leadership team in driving strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects
• Conduct research, prepare briefs, and develop presentations for key meetings and discussions
• Track progress of strategic initiatives and ensure timely execution and alignment across teams
• Support research and exploration of new opportunities, partnerships, and growth areas for the organization
• Assist in planning leadership meetings, retreats, workshops, team step backs and engagements
• Support planning and execution of SArC-led events such as symposiums, convenings, and donor visits

External Communication and Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with external partners, collaborators, and stakeholders for meetings, communication, and follow-ups on behalf of the founders
• Draft and manage professional correspondence, including emails, meeting briefs, and follow-up notes, ensuring smooth coordination between founders and internal teams,partners, and advisors
• Coordinate founder participation in conferences, panels, workshops, and public engagements

Founder Operations and Day to Day Support

• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel for both founders
• Ensure timely filing of reimbursements and handle day-to-day expense tracking for both founders
• Take notes in key meetings and diligently track action items to completion
• Provide operational and coordination support across founder priorities and organizational needs

Fundraising, Partnerships, and Strategic Opportunities

• Support founders and senior leadership in fundraising efforts, proposal development, donor research, and partnership opportunities
• Lead/co-support applications for founder-led fellowships, awards, grants, and open calls
• Coordinate with internal teams to gather relevant information, ensure quality submissions, and adhere to timelines

Founder communication and thought leadership

• Manage and curate the social media presence of both founders and SArC's organizational channels, drafting high quality posts, articles, and communication pieces for LinkedIn, external partners, and other platforms
• Support founders in building thought leadership narratives around arts education, creativity in learning, and social impact

Talent and Hiring Support

• Support hiring processes through candidate coordination, scheduling, communication, and follow-ups
• Assist in research, outreach, and coordination for key organizational hiring needs

Qualifications & Experience:

• 3-4 years of experience in a Founder's Office, EA, Operations, Communications, or Consulting role

• Someone who has worked closely with senior leadership and is comfortable owning both strategic and operational tasks

• Experience in writing professional content, managing executive communication, or social media management

• Strong proficiency with Google Workspace, project management platforms, and communication tools

• High on ownership, discretion, and follow-through. Someone both founders can truly rely on

• Genuine interest in the social sector, education, or creative work is a plus

Skills and Mindset:

• A strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to translate and represent leadership voices effectively

• High organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously

• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills

• High degree of confidentiality, ownership, and professional judgment

Other Details
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Compensation: 6.0-7.0 LPA
Reporting Manager: Co-founders