Chief of Staff to the CEO at Renmoney

Renmoney - We are a passionate team determined to challenge the status quo and make financial inclusion count for the millions of under-banked individuals and small business owners in Nigeria. We provide loans, savings, and fixed deposit solutions to our customers. Our vision is to be the most convenient lending company, delivering outstanding service experiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief of Staff to the CEO

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job type: Full-time (On-site)

The Position

• The Chief of Staff to the CEO is the crucial torchbearer guiding the CEO’s day-to-day rhythm and will immediately impact productivity by streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management, and communicating objectives to departments.
• The ideal candidate will have proven success in a business management role, with a special focus on executive-level advising and interdepartmental collaboration.
• The responsibilities include both directed work that will mostly be triggered by a direction from the CEO as well as self-directed leadership work.

Responsibilities
Direct Work:

• Oversee on behalf of the CEO strategic business initiatives, from development through successful execution
• Improve current processes and optimize organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity
• Create written material and presentations on behalf of the CEO.
• Suggest changes to processes based on discussions during meetings or from the CEO and address any comments on them.
• Ensure upcoming weekly meetings are relevant, well structured, and that the preparation is complete and correct.
• Moderate CEO meetings.
• Ensure action points coming out of meetings (i.e. executive, OKR, key, or incident meetings) are implemented.
• Prep for the CEO quarterly townhalls
• Oversee daily operations of the CEO in collaboration with senior managers and department leaders.

Leadership Work:

• Initiate and guide the OKR process according to the performance appraisal cycle.
• Identify opportunities to acknowledge success within the team and ensure that they are appropriately recognized by the CEO.
• Own agenda for annual offsite meetings
• Serve as a proxy for the CEO by attending meetings in place of the CEO and making decisions on the CEO’s behalf.
• Participate in every EXCOM meeting. You will not be an executive or part of the EXCOM, but you will take part in E-Group activities.
• Act as a communication arm for the CEO with team members and other stakeholders.
• Act as a sounding board to the CEO for new ideas and initiatives.
• Prepare ahead of formal and informal Board meetings. Ensure CEO has up to date information from every function in advance of questions from the board.
• Run special projects that are urgent and important.

Requirements
Education:

• University Degree, ideally major in Business Management.

 Experience & knowledge:

• 7+ years in a business management or executive role
• Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives
• Experience in organizing and directing multiple teams and departments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Versatile abilities and extreme dedication to efficient productivity
• Experience in data analysis and budget management
• Consulting experience, with a focus on operations management
• Proven success in a project coordination role
• Nimble business mind focused on developing creative solutions
• Strong project-reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication.

Benefits

• You’ll receive competitive compensation and work with amazing people.
• You’ll work in a beautiful environment with a flat structure and solve complex, real-world challenges.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.