EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR

YOUR ROLE

This is not a typical EA role.

This is not just calendar + travel.

This is the person who ensures the Director operates at maximum clarity, speed, and impact.

You are the force multiplier.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Own the Director’s time — calendar, priorities, and daily flow

Ensure every meeting has purpose, prep, and follow-through

Draft high-quality communication — emails, notes, announcements, stakeholder updates

Track key initiatives across the organisation — what’s moving, what’s stuck

Follow up with teams — respectfully, but consistently

Create structure — agendas, trackers, summaries, dashboards

Act as a bridge between the Director and academic, admin, HR, and external stakeholders

Support key HR processes in coordination with the HR team (hiring coordination, documentation, follow-ups)

Help maintain organisation-wide discipline — timelines, communication, and accountability

Anticipate problems before they become problems THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH The Shikha ecosystem works on the problem of high quality education through a systems based, interdisciplinary approach across three organizations:

SHIKHA INSTITUTE

Shikha Institute : Our research and development center

Shikha Academy: Our experimental K-12 lab school

Shikha Labs: Our AI ed-tech company

Institute: https://shikhainstitute.org/ School:



https://shikhaacademy.org/

OUR CULTURE

Shikha is a growth-first workplace where ideas matter more than hierarchy. We empower people to experiment, share openly, and take ownership. With approachable leaders and an open-door policy, this is a place to create, evolve, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in education and in yourself.

THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF:

You enjoy bringing order to chaos

You like being at the center of how things run

You’re curious about people, culture, and how teams function

You take pride in precision and reliability

You want to grow into operations / HR / leadership over time

WHAT YOU’LL BECOME

Month 1–3: Understand the ecosystem — people, processes, priorities

Month 3–6: Run the Director’s office independently

Month 6–12: Become the central coordination point across functions (including HR touchpoints)

Month 12+: Take ownership of key cross-functional projects

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Extremely organized

Strong writer — explicit, concise, thoughtful communication

High ownership — you don’t wait to be told

High EQ — you can handle different personalities with maturity

Detail-oriented but able to see the bigger picture

Comfortable with basic HR processes and coordination

Comfortable with data, trackers, and systems

Calm under pressure

📌 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR (Mumbai)
🏢 Proof-of-Skill
📍 Mumbai