Chief of Staff

TopHire Africa is a forward-thinking HR consulting firm focused on delivering recruitment and training of qualitative verified talent. We are seeking a Chief of Staff to manage the Chairman’s executive office, drive strategic initiatives, and ensure cross-functional alignment across the organization to achieve sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Strategic Leadership:

• Oversee daily administration and task management of the Chairman’s office.
• Coordinate and follow through on assignments delegated by the Chairman to directors, consultants, advisors, board members, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment across directorates, departments, business units, and subsidiaries.
• Actively support the Chairman in the formulation, execution, and adaptation of long-term company strategy.

Business Leadership:

• Lead business units, investment initiatives, and enterprises to ensure profitability and sustainability.
• Monitor and report on projects across the company, ensuring targets are achieved efficiently.

Time, Tasks, and Targets (“3Ts”) Management:

• Maximize the Chairman’s time and efficiency by prioritizing tasks and ensuring timely completion of objectives.
• Track all projects and provide progress updates to the Chairman.

Seamless Communications Management:

• Manage internal and external communications for the Chairman’s office.
• Ensure workflow and deliverables across the management team are executed within deadlines.

Corporate Assurance and Business Management:

• Plan, monitor, and provide oversight on financial, technical, commercial, operational, and compliance KPIs.
• Research markets, new technologies, products, and services to identify growth opportunities.

• Advanced degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Strong communicator, proactive problem-solver, and effective team builder.
• Crisis management, negotiation, and mediation skills.
• Strategic thinking and visioning with the ability to align corporate, business, and financial strategies with organizational goals.
• Expertise in market intelligence, data analysis, and industry trend evaluation.
• High-level stakeholder management and risk oversight capabilities.

5-7 years