Chief of Staff

Client of Marcilly Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcilly Recruitment's client, a UHNW family office, seeks a smart Chief of Staff to back the CEO and lead growth-focused initiatives. You will help identify processes, run critical meetings, and ensure governance readiness across the group.

The role demands discretion, strategic vision, and a proactive, delivery-focused approach to operational management. Global travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Extensive track record in strategic management and supporting senior leaders.
• Strong academic background with excellent writing skills.
• Discretion, integrity, loyalty, and professionalism are vital.

Responsibilities

• Keep the CEO focused on priorities by identifying and implementing key processes.
• Run effective meetings and prepare high-stakes materials for governance and external partners.
• Manage the CEO's calendar to maximize priority work and stakeholder engagement.
• Prepare high-quality reports, proposals, and decks for the CEO and partners.
• Develop strategic summaries of papers for governance and meetings across the group.
• Drive decision-making with appropriate delegation and deliberation.
• Create and communicate an operational dashboard for the organisation.
• Support investor relations and fundraising with institutional partners.
• Act as a proxy for the CEO when needed and lead senior staff management.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Senior leadership support

Excellent writing

Discretion & integrity

Education

Degree from Russell Group

Job description

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

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.