Chief of Staff

VWA (Victoria Wall Associates); City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable foundation in healthcare seeks a Chief of Staff to support the CEO in driving organizational effectiveness and strategic initiatives. This pivotal role requires strong communication and strategic thinking skills in a mission-driven environment. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £70K with hybrid working conditions, requiring in-office presence roughly two days a week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangement

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-performing staff.
• Ability to support and enable team success.
• Comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic coordination with the CEO on organizational effectiveness.
• Prepare materials for board meetings and stakeholder engagements.
• Monitor and coordinate organizational effectiveness efforts.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Strong communication

Experience in mission-driven organization

Political astuteness

Job description

Chief of Staff
Charitable Foundation in Healthcare
Finchley
Up to £70K
Hybrid
Permanent
3-COS/RvF

About the Client:
An ambitious charity with a clear mission to drive scientific breakthroughs in cancer.

About the Chief of Staff:
This is Chief of Staff role involves being the right hand of the CEO with regards to organisational effectiveness, alignment and momentum. A pivotal role for a high-performing and mission driven individual who thrives an making things work and delivering results. Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Strategic Coordination, partnering with the CEO, tracking projects and delivering strategic rhythm around priorities, decisions, deliverables
• Board and Leadership Support to prepare board meetings and prep stakeholders etc
• Organisational effectiveness - monitor, anticipate, coordinate
• Supporting external engagement and high -quality preparations, materials, follow up

Candidate Specification:

• A successful advisor with a strategic outlook and experience of working in a mission-driven organisation
• Experience managing high-performing staff, understanding of how to support and enable
• Strategic thinking and operational delivery
• Strong communicator, political astuteness, calm under pressure
• Someone who is comfortable working in a small organisation with an entrepreneurial environment, ambiguity and evolving priorities

Additional Information:

• Up to £70K plus benefits
• This is newly created permanent opportunity - start date ASAP
• Hybrid working (you are expected to be in the office two days per week on average)

If this Chief of Staff role sounds perfect for you, apply today!