Chief of Staff to CEO

Caliberly; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mining and metals firm is seeking a highly driven Chief of Staff to the CEO (M&A Focus) in Dubai. This strategic role involves driving growth and value creation globally, focusing on Africa. Ideal candidates will have experience in strategy consulting or financial advisory, with strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of the mining sector. Key responsibilities include strategic advisory, financial leadership, and executive communication.Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in finance or economics and proven experience with C-suite stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in strategy consulting or financial advisory.
• Proven experience working with C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of the global mining, metals, and minerals ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on strategic planning.
• Develop business cases, financial models, and investment appraisals.
• Prepare high-quality board and investor presentations.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Financial modelling

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or Engineering

MBA, CFA, or Master's degree

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly driven Chief of Staff to the CEO (M&A Focus) to act as a strategic partner and execution lead, supporting senior leadership in driving growth, expansion, and value creation across global markets, with a strong emphasis on Africa.

This role combines strategy, finance, analytics, and executive communication, and is ideal for a high-calibre professional from a top-tier management consulting, financial advisory, or corporate strategy background, with exposure to the mining, metals, or natural resources sector.

The Chief of Staff will play a critical role in strategic planning, investment evaluation, board-level reporting, and cross-functional execution, ensuring leadership priorities are translated into measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory & Business Preparedness

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on strategic planning, market entry, business expansion, and organizational readiness.
• Support evaluation of acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, and geographic expansion initiatives.
• Conduct strategic assessments, scenario planning, risk analysis, and investment evaluations to support decision-making.

Financial & Analytical Leadership

• Develop and review business cases, financial models, investment appraisals, ROI analysis, and scenario simulations.
• Analyse business performance, KPIs, capital allocation, project economics, and operating metrics.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.

Executive Presentation & Communication

• Prepare high-quality board and investor presentations, leadership decks, investment memorandums, and strategic briefing notes.
• Ensure executive communications are accurate, data-driven, and structured with strong storytelling.
• Support leadership messaging and external stakeholder communications as required.

Business Execution & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Drive execution of strategic initiatives led by senior leadership and track milestones, risks, and outcomes.
• Coordinate with Finance, Operations, Projects, M&A, HR, Legal, and external advisors to ensure timely delivery.
• Support governance processes, leadership cadence, and action tracking.

Market Intelligence & Industry Insight

• Monitor global mining, metals, and minerals markets, commodity trends, regulatory developments, and geopolitical risks.
• Provide insights on competitive benchmarking, project viability, cost structures, and value-chain opportunities, particularly in Africa.

Governance, Confidentiality & Stakeholder Management

• Handle sensitive business, financial, and strategic information with a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism.

Candidate Profile

Education

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong preference for candidates with a financial academic background.
• MBA, CFA, or Masters degree is highly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in:
  • Strategy consulting, financial advisory, investment advisory, corporate strategy, or similar roles.
  • Exposure to mining, metals, natural resources, infrastructure, or energy sectors.
• Proven experience working with C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
• Strong background in financial modelling, strategic analysis, business case development, and executive reporting.

Industry Knowledge

• Solid understanding of the global mining, metals, and minerals ecosystem.
• Exposure to Africa-focused investments or operations is highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of mining lifecycle, project economics, regulatory frameworks, and commodity dynamics.

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