Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff, Strategy & Communications                                                          

Teneo Strategy

 

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,500 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

Description

Reporting directly to Teneo’s Global Strategy & Communications President, the Chief of Staff should be an initiative-taking and dedicated individual with an ambitious spirit and keen critical thinking skills. The CoS will play a key role in helping the President run the international S&C business, overseeing initiatives, key business relationships, and the preparation of materials for internal and external meetings. The ideal candidate will function effectively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, highly demanding work environment while exhibiting excellent client service skills and professionalism in all interactions. The CoS will be a strategic thought partner and provide a sounding board while sharing perspectives with the President and leadership team. He or she should have international experience with oversight of international projects and integration.

Responsibilities

The CoS will play a broad role in supporting the President. He or she will help to manage the President’s time, collaborating with his Executive Assistant, and lead the preparation for and follow-up on meetings, developing the necessary materials and content, coordinating agendas, and collaborating with the President to manage complex company wide and client initiatives.

• Manage the day-to-day work involved in the Global S&C business: producing and refining deliverables – including strategic plans, briefing memos, analyses, media coverage reports, internal management reports, and others. – and preparing regional business leads for strategy and business development meetings.
• Serve as a thought partner and strategic advisor to the President, attending meetings, challenging ideas and offering a different perspective, and then following up on action items with the team accordingly
• Act as an extension of the President’s information funnel, filter information effectively, and be a facilitator with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with the President’s client engagements, contributing to client teamwork, helping to ensure the delivery of effective communications, high work quality and awareness of business opportunities and challenges
• Executes against team objectives and plans as a reliable, adaptable resource for the President, and oversee the work of others as appropriate
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, facilitate special projects, and ensure action items are executed on behalf of the President
• Manage both strategic and tactical requests, handling the oversight of projects that do not fit neatly within the organizational chart or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility
• Promote team integration as well as cross-functional communication and collaboration
• Manage key relationships and build a process to track and nurture key stakeholders, investors, and clients

 

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategic communications, government, public affairs, corporate communications, political and/or policy developments 
• Strong history of working with senior level firm management and senior level clients
• Experience managing teams and contributing to enterprise-wide projects
• Strong organizational skills with the proven ability to see complex projects through to execution
• Experience with issues and crisis management, or complex and/or sensitive mandates
• Demonstrated understanding of business and financial markets
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; advanced PowerPoint is necessary
• Ability to navigate complex or ambiguous environments

 

 

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