Lead, Communications & Documentation _ Roundglass Foundation

Roundglass; Mohali; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Roundglass Foundation seeks a Lead, Communications Documentation to own how ground work translates into accurate, compelling content. You will edit and write high-priority material, coordinating with program teams to ensure a consistent voice across reports, donor updates, and external communications.

You will lead editorial standards, templates, and calendars, partnering with PR, social, and fundraising teams to tell authentic stories with impact data and field insights.

Qualifications

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, translating complex programs into clear narratives.
• Experience across communications, editorial, content, or nonprofit CSR fields.
• Ability to set writing standards and editorial playbooks.
• Experience leading or guiding writers and content partners.
• Strong ability to work with program data and evidence.

Responsibilities

• Own Foundation content across reports, donor and CSR communications, proposals, websites, newsletters, and PR materials.
• Translate program work and field insights into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Personally write high-priority content and provide editorial direction to others before publication.
• Set and maintain writing standards, tone, and narrative structures across channels.
• Lead the Foundation writing function, briefs for proposal/content writers, and quality control.
• Develop annual, quarterly, CSR, impact and donor reports into a coherent narrative.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Storytelling

Editorial direction

Research skills

Project management

Job description

Job Summary

Position title: Lead, Communications Documentation - Roundglass Foundation

Location: Mohali

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

We are looking for a Lead, Communications Documentation to own how Roundglass Foundation translates its work on the ground into accurate, compelling, and strategically useful content. You will serve as the central editorial and communications partner for the Foundation, owning content across donor and CSR communications, reports, proposals, website, newsletters, articles, social narratives, video storytelling, thought leadership, PR, and other external communications. You will serve as the central point of accountability for Foundation communications and documentation, bringing together program teams, writers, creative partners, and communication channels around one coherent narrative. You will work closely with Foundation leaders and program teams to stay close to what is happening on the ground, identify the stories and insights that matter, and translate them into meaningful content for different audiences and channels. This is a hands‑on writing and editing role. You will personally create some of the Foundations most important content while also leading the writing function and establishing the standards, processes, and editorial discipline that enable others to consistently produce high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Own Foundation content across reports, donor and CSR communications, proposals, websites, newsletters, articles, social narratives, thought leadership, PR materials, and other external communications.
• Translate program work, impact data, evidence, and field insights into clear, accurate, and compelling narratives for different audiences.
• Personally write high-priority content and substantially edit work produced by others before it leaves the Foundation.
• Set and maintain writing standards, including tone, terminology, narrative structures, templates, and editorial playbooks.
• Lead the Foundation writing function by setting priorities and briefs for proposal and content writers, reviewing output, providing editorial direction, and maintaining a consistent quality bar across all written content.
• Lead annual, quarterly, CSR, impact, and donor reports, bringing together data, evidence, outcomes, and human stories into one coherent narrative.
• Develop and edit concept notes, proposals, donor updates, and other communications supporting fundraising and partnerships.
• Establish templates, narrative standards, and communication cadences for Donor Success.
• Partner with Program, Fundraising, Finance, and Monitoring Evaluation teams to validate information and ensure content is accurate and evidence based.
• Proactively identify stories and content opportunities rather than waiting for teams to provide finished ideas.
• Work with program leads and the Studio team to develop stories across video, reports, newsletters, articles, websites, and social channels.
• Bring together field perspectives, data, visuals, and context to tell stories authentically and responsibly.
• Own the narrative direction for Foundation social media, defining the themes, stories, and impact messages the Foundation should communicate while partnering with the social team on execution.
• Own Foundation website content and maintain consistency in messaging across outward-facing channels.
• Originate, commission, write, or edit Foundation articles for Living with Sunny, partnering with Editorial for final editing and publication.
• Partner with PR to strengthen press releases, media narratives, talking points, briefs, and other external communications.
• Identify opportunities to turn Foundation programs, learning, and impact into relevant thought leadership.
• Maintain visibility into what content is being developed, who owns it, the intended audience, deadlines, approvals, and publication channels.
• Build and manage the editorial calendar and content workflow across Foundation teams.
• Maintain reusable resources including templates, story banks, approved messaging, program information, impact data, terminology, and content repositories.
• Coordinate across Program, Fundraising, Monitoring Evaluation, Studio, Editorial, Social, and PR to move content efficiently from idea to publication.
• Build the structure and discipline needed for Foundation communications to operate proactively rather than reactively.

Qualifications

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to turn complex programs, data, and real‑world impact into clear and compelling narratives.
• 10+ Relevant experience across communications, editorial, content, documentation, journalism, nonprofit communications, CSR communications, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing multiple formats such as annual or impact reports, articles, proposals, websites, donor communications, newsletters, executive content, or external communications.
• Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify the most important story, determine the right narrative, and adapt content for different audiences and channels.
• Experience leading or providing editorial direction to writers, contributors, or cross‑functional content partners.
• Ability to edit other substantially writers work and raise the overall quality of content.
• Strong research skills and comfort working with program data, evidence, impact metrics, and subject‑matter experts.
• Experience collaborating across functions and bringing inputs from multiple stakeholders together into one clear and consistent voice.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple content streams, stakeholders, reviews, approvals, and deadlines.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy, consistency, and responsible storytelling.
• Ability to take ownership, work independently, and proactively identify what should be communicated rather than waiting for direction.
• Experience in nonprofit, philanthropy, social impact, CSR, development, or related sector is helpful but not required.