Chief of Staff Job Description

Marcilly Recruitment’s client, an UHNW family office, is seeking a Chief of Staff to support the CEO of the office. They are seeking a smart and dynamic individual who will play a key role in managing growth and ensuring the group is best placed to respond to opportunities as they emerge.

Chief of Staff Responsibilities will include:

• Keeping the CEO and organisation focused, identifying processes when they’re needed and working with the CEO to implement them.
• Running excellent meetings and decision-making settings, including serving as a sounding board for the CEO in preparation for high stake interactions.
• Ensuring the CEO’s calendar is managed effectively so that time is devoted to priority work and that stakeholders receive the appropriate level of organisational engagement.
• Preparing high quality reports, proposals and decks for the CEO and external partners.
• Reading meeting papers and preparing strategic summaries for the CEO to ensure that he is well prepared for governance and stakeholder meetings across the group.
• Driving healthy decision-making, helping the CEO and team to make choices with the right level of delegation and deliberation.
• Creating, maintaining and communicating an operational dashboard for the organisation.
• Support the CEO with investor relations and fundraising with institutional partners.
• Serving as a proxy for the CEO in key internal settings as needed. This will be a senior leadership role that will involve management of staff within the group.
• Overseeing the HR function to ensure the family office has best in class talent recruitment, retention, and development strategies.

Chief of Staff experience and skills expectations:

• Extensive relevant track record in strategic management and supporting senior leaders.
• Solid academic background and excellent writing skills. Only those with a degree from a Russell Group university will be shortlisted.
• Strategic vision and analysis: the ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, set priorities and make smart decisions to help the group achieve its goals.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to operational management.
• Discretion, integrity, loyalty, and professionalism of the highest order.

Salary: £120K-£180K

Availability: happy to wait a notice period – it is all about finding the right person

The Chief of Staff may be required to travel globally with their principal to best assist in a right-hand capacity.

Marcilly Recruitment is a London based, recruitment firm specialising in business administrative and operational support and private household recruitment.

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