Founder's Office is not a specialist role. You sit next to the founder and take on whatever the project needs that week. One week that is drafting a grant application, the next it is cleaning burn detection data, the next it is coordinating a field visit with a block level agriculture officer.

This suits someone who wants range over depth right now, and who is comfortable being handed problems without instructions.

What you will actually do
Research and draft applications for grants, fellowships, and competitions
Prepare briefs, decks, and reports for government officers, advisors, and funders
Handle correspondence and follow ups with academic collaborators and partner organisations
Support field operations planning, including logistics for sensor deployment and farmer outreach
Clean, organise, and sanity check datasets from satellite feeds and field nodes
Track deadlines, deliverables, and commitments across the whole project
Write for the website, documentation, and public communications

Who we are looking for
Writes clearly and quickly in English. This is the single most key filter
Comfortable with ambiguity and short deadlines




Reads a technical paper without panicking, even if the domain is current
Basic comfort with spreadsheets. Familiarity with Python, GIS, or electronics is a bonus but not required
Working knowledge of Bengali or Hindi is a strong plus for field facing work
Students and early career applicants are welcome. We care about output, not credentials

What you get
Direct working relationship with the founder and exposure to every layer of the project, from hardware benches to policy conversations
Named credit on published work where you contribute meaningfully
A reference letter from the founder on completion, and introductions where they are useful to you
Real responsibility early. Nothing here is shadow work

Details Part time, roughly 10 to 15 hours a week. Hybrid, with work from home as the default and occasional field days in Purba Medinipur. Minimum commitment of three months.

To apply

Send a short note explaining why this problem interests you, along with one thing you have built, written, or organised. Links are better than descriptions.

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