Chief of Staff / Office Director At Human Capital Partners (HCP)

Human Capital Partners (HCP) is a professional services firm specializing in the provision of HR consulting services covering the entire spectrum of the Human Resources value chain. HCP is the successor firm of the erstwhile Executive Selection and Training Services group of KPMG in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief of Staff / Office Director

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Chief of Staff to the Chairman will play a critical role in enhancing the effectiveness of our leadership and ensuring strategic initiatives are executed flawlessly.
• This position requires a highly resourceful individual with strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and an exceptional ability to solve problems.
• Reporting to the Chairman, the Chief of Staff enables and assists the Chairman in advancing the organization’s priorities and goals.
• Serving as a trusted advisor, the Chief of Staff provides strategic analysis and sound judgment on enterprise matters.
• S/he plays a pivotal role in coordinating, organizing, and prioritizing key issues.
• In addition, the Chief of Staff collaborates with all levels of the organization, leads meetings, and oversees the planning and execution of tasks ensuring that the Chairman can make timely decisions in a dynamic environment.

Ways You Can Contribute

• Advances objectives and enables alignment of enterprise initiatives through oversight and coordination of workstreams, regular feedback, and information cascade from the Chairman’s office.
• Prepares and/or coordinates the development of briefing materials for the Chairman for meetings, events, or decisions.
• Synthesizes information, including critical information, perspectives of others, factual material, and recommendations for decision-making on particular topics being led by the Chairman.
• Develops presentation materials, as required, aimed at high-level stakeholder engagements of the Chairman.
• Works with Chairman and Senior Director, Board Governance to provide input and coordinate on Board agendas, support development of Board materials, and follow-up.
• Produces Quarterly updates for the Executive Committee (ExCo) and Board on progress towards annual goals/KPIs.
• Coordinates with ExCo on agenda topics for Board meetings. Summarizes decisions and guidance from each meeting and debriefs teams on follow-up actions. Tracks these actions in advance of the next Board meeting.
• Participates in ExCo and leadership reviews of key topics (e.g., programs, operations, policies, etc.) and follows up to ensure decisions are communicated clearly and implemented in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with ExCo members to develop agendas for ExCo/leadership retreats, General Management Team retreats, and staff updates. This includes direction for these retreats and follow-up with accountable parties on agreed outcomes, decisions, and actions.
• Systematically structures and ranks critical matters and avail essential data to facilitate the Chairman in making prompt decisions and executing suitable measures.

Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination:

• Supports the Chairman in high-level meetings (e.g., with Heads of State, senior government officials, business leaders, etc.) and if needed, represents Chairman at such meetings (internal and external meetings).
• Builds trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance the Foundation’s objectives.
• Provides a strategic view or recommendation on activities/requests for Chaiman’s time. This includes events, speaking engagements, media interviews, and interactions with staff and external parties. This ensures Chaiman’s preparedness and timely completion of follow-up actions from her engagements.
• Coordinates and engages with functional and program leaders to facilitate completion of strategic initiatives.

Communication & Leadership:

• Works closely with Policy and Thought Leadership on key messages for speeches, presentations, and other engagements to ensure consistency of voice, values, and vision.
• Plays a leadership role in partnership with the Public Affairs and Communications team, during crises or high-pressure situations, coordinating responses, and ensuring the Chairman is informed and able to make timely decisions.
• Provides leadership for strategic and operational planning to ensure efficient running of the office of the Chairman.
• Demonstrates effective and trustworthy leadership for leading and planning meetings, determining business requirements, and guiding teams toward success.
• Provide leadership for strategic and operational planning to ensure efficient running of the office of the Chairman.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized university.
• Relevant professional qualifications and member of a relevant professional body.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in leadership, staffing, and supporting Senior Executives or a CEO.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience as a Chief of Staff in similar contexts.
• Brings in-depth knowledge and experience in international affairs or international development.
• Experience working in various cultural contexts, and with diverse teams.
• Able to be entrusted with delegated power and approach this work with humility.
• A service mindset and works to enable the success of the Chairman and team.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills and capable of providing clear feedback diplomatically.
• A natural problem-solver with a strong bias towards achieving results.
• Demonstrates a high degree of emotional intelligence and ability to make decisions.
• Strategic mindset with a deep understanding of operations with a bias for a responsive plan of action.
• Strong collaborative skills and comfortable working with individuals at various levels of the organization.
• Experience in delivering results in a dynamic environment with time-sensitive demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• A consummate professional who embodies integrity, discretion, trust, humility, and deep listening.
• You can accommodate a high level of travel.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: recruitment@hcp-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.