Purpose of this job: The Chief of Staff to the CEO is a critical role, enabling the CEO to systematically track strategic priorities and work most effectively with internal and external stakeholders. It is highly strategic and facilitative role and would act as the CEO's - trusted counsel- . Key Deliverables in the Role 1. Project Coordination/Orchestration - Develop and maintain an inventory of critical path projects in which the CEO is especially interested and/or for which his awareness and involvement is essential - Work with Executive staff to align their actions and communications in support of agreed upon goals. Chief of Staff's role will be to work with all staff to ensure that the CEO's needs are conveyed, that progress is being made in a timely way, and that any demands on CEO's schedule are understood and agreed upon. The Chief of Staff will also work to ensure the Executive team's needs are conveyed to the CEO for consideration. - Be prepared to apprise the CEO of project status and variations from schedule or scope 2. Issues Identification - Engage in root cause analysis - Confirm hypotheses through tactful and discrete engagement with the relevant parties - Develop alternative approaches to addressing the problem or opportunity - Succinctly update the CEO on the issues, supported with facts and recommendations - Engage in coalition building in support of mitigation approaches 3. The leadership of Special Projects - Scope, plan and execute multiple, often quick-turnaround projects with minimal outside assistance - Present ideas for special projects that might facilitate the CEO- s/leadership's objectives - Work with appropriate stakeholders, including outside parties, to undertake analysis - Present findings to CEO, Executive staff, or Board, as appropriate - If necessary, oversee transfer of the project to other stakeholders within the organization 4. Key Meeting Preparation/Facilitation - Work closely with CEO's office to remain apprised of/schedule upcoming CEO commitments - Confirm objectives for the meeting and recommend participants and best approach - Develop backgrounders for CEO on the meeting - Help ensure participants are aware of and prepared for the meeting - Attend meetings, capture major take-aways, and work with executive team to ensure follow up - Monitor progress/achievement of next steps 5. Communication - Create inventory of upcoming communication - events- including articles, columns, speeches, panel discussions, etc. - Create, maintain and leverage a relationship mapping of the CEO's and his key external relationships and their respective interconnectivity. - Work with CEO to determine the role the Chief of Staff will play in outlining, drafting, and/or researching in support of each event. - Prepare follow up correspondence for internal and external meetings, as directed by the CEO. - Conduct fact checking-in support of all communications. - Present timely work-in-progress updates to the CEO on the status of the communication materials mentioned above. - Represent the CEO in outside forums that the CEO cannot attend. - Follow up with copies of communication materials Key Challenges in the role - Tact, diplomacy, and persistence are essential qualities for this role. - The Chief of Staff's role is to make sure the CEO's time is leveraged most effectively in a meeting context. This may mean querying and pushing back on senior executives and assisting in their preparation for their interactions with the CEO. - Elevating issues about which the CEO should be aware and framing/positioning ideas to resolve the problem/mitigate the risk Opportunities for professional development: The incumbent will gain highly valuable skills enabling him or his to more readily attain a general management perspective/role that encompasses the strategic, financial, and operational aspects of the business. Specifically, the Chief of Staff will: - Become aware of issues from an integrative, executive leadership perspective - Obtain an up close and personal understanding of leadership and decision-making related to the simultaneous execution of a complex growth strategy and the transformation of an industry sector. - Be exposed to senior executives and Board members, with the opportunity to learn from their strengths and developmental areas - Be mentored by the CEO - Have access to formal developmental opportunities that augment their responsibilities as Chief of Staff.

Mumbai

Future Generali - Chief of Staff to CEO 

Future Generali - Chief of Staff to CEO  ,Job Description for Future Generali - Chief of Staff to CEO  in Future Generali India in  Mumbai for (7-10) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Future Generali - Chief of Staff to CEO  in Future Generali India in  Mumbai for (7-10) years of experience. Apply Now!