Founders office Intern

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive, organised, and resourceful Founder's Office Intern to work directly with the Founder & CEO on day-to-day business operations, lead management, meeting coordination, task tracking, and execution of strategic priorities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys getting things done, communicates confidently, takes ownership of responsibilities, and wants first-hand exposure to entrepreneurship, business development, and startup operations. You will act as a coordination bridge between the founder, internal teams, prospective clients, partners, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead & Business Development Coordination
• Handle incoming business enquiries and maintain an organised lead database.
• Follow up with prospective clients, partners, investors, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate introductory calls, product demonstrations, and business meetings.
• Track lead status, follow-ups, next steps, and conversion progress.
• Ensure that no important business opportunity or follow-up is missed.
• Meeting & Calendar Management
• Schedule meetings, manage calendars, and coordinate availability across stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas, background notes, and relevant documents.
• Record meeting minutes, action items, and follow-up responsibilities.
• Ensure timely communication before and after meetings.
• Task & Project Management
• Maintain task trackers for the founder and different teams.
• Monitor deadlines, pending tasks, and deliverables.
• Follow up with team members to ensure timely execution.
• Prepare daily or weekly progress updates and highlight delays or bottlenecks.
• Help the founder keep multiple priorities organised.
• Founder’s Office & Business Operations
• Assist with presentations, proposals, reports, spreadsheets, and business documentation.
• Support research on potential clients, partnerships, markets, and business opportunities.
• Coordinate internal and external communications.
• Assist with events, exhibitions, startup programmes, and business meetings.
• Take ownership of ad hoc tasks that help the company move faster.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and follow-up skills.
• A proactive attitude with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• Comfort communicating with senior professionals, clients, and business stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of Google Workspace or Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to learn, take initiative, and work in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Preferred candidates: recent graduates from business administration, management, commerce, engineering, or related fields.

Familiarity with spreadsheets, task trackers, CRM tools, and AI productivity tools is an advantage.