CHIEF OF STAFF

Their primary duties include working behind the scenes to mediate disputes, finding solutions to problems and dealing with issues.

Chief of Staff other duties and responsibilities:

• Acting as a liaison between the staff, Chief Executives or CEOs regarding the company’s climate, employee’s well-being and project updates;
• Assisting and communicating with executives throughout the decision-making, program management and initiative implementation stages;
• Improving the company’s ongoing processes and organising procedures to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity;
• Designing, reviewing and improving an organisation’s structure and helping address ongoing problems;
• Building good relationships with employees;
• Gathering departmental reports and compiling them into one company report;
• Meeting with the company’s board of directors for business updates and requesting monthly or quarterly meetings with department heads.

Skills:

• Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to organise, manage and direct large teams in multiple departments.
• Strategic planning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise important tasks over others.
• Ability to analyse and compile a large amount of data and come up with conclusive results.
• Ability to motivate, coordinate and ensure proper time-management among reports.