Chief of Staff at Tophire Africa

TopHire Africa is a timeless and innovative HR-Consulting Service provider that's geared towards delivering recruitment and training of qualitative verified talent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief of Staff 

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• The Chief of Staff plays a critical Leadership role managing the Chairman’s executive office to drive the company’s growth, expansion and strategic initiatives in fulfilment of organisational structure
• Objectives. you will use the delegated authority of the Chairman to manage projects, coordinate peoples (internal and external), drive corporate objectives, and provide active support to the Chairman’s duties of overseeing operational aspects of the businesses inclusive of corporate assurance activities, investments, operations & maintenance, project management, capital raise, finance, human resources, risk management and so on.
• You will therefore be responsible for managing the Chairman’s executive office, along with all the teams, responsibilities, and targets within his executive office

Key Focus Area

• Strategic Leadership: Oversee the daily administration and tasks management of the Chairman’s office, coordinating and following through on assignments delegated by the Chairman to the various peoples (directorate leaders, consultants, advisors, board members, customers, government agencies & their officials etc).
• The Chief of Staff will ensure that all directorates, departments, business units and subsidiaries are working in full alignment with each other through cross-functional collaborations, as well as ensuring everyone is in perfect alignments with the organization culture and vision as laid down by the Chairman. In addition to the above, the Chief of Staff will actively support the Chairman of the company in the formulation, execution and adaptation of the company’s long-term strategy, aligning with the vision of expanding energy infrastructure across Africa and other jurisdiction of the company's interest.
• Business Leadership: The Chief of Staff must possess the ability to lead businesses, investment initiatives and enterprises (both existing and new ones), and to effectively manage these enterprises in most profitable and sustainable fashion possible.
• Efficient Time, Tasks and Targets “3Ts” Management: ensure that the Chairman’s time is maximally utilized, high efficiency in prioritizing daily tasks, relentless effectiveness in achieving targets within set deadlines, and freeing up time for the Chairman to allow him focus on management of more strategic matters. This requires you to keep track of all projects across the Company on behalf of the Chairman and prompt reporting of progress on all affairs. Seamless Communications Management: In addition to being an exceptional communicator with capacity to establish and excellently manage process flow, work progresses etc of all other Management staff to deliver assigned deliverables within stipulated timelines, you will be accountable for high dexterity in managing the Chairman’s internal and external communications responsibilities, ensuring conversations/tasks do not drop off
• Corporate Assurance and Business Management: initiate the planning of, as well as ensure close monitoring, corporate oversight and critical inputs of the Company’s key financial, technical, commercial, operational and compliances key performance indicators. He/She will constantly assessing the markets for relevant information and data and researching new technologies, products and services the company could innovate to create new markets.

Key Competencies & Ideal Candidate

• Advanced degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred)
• A strong communicator and proactive problem-solver with demonstrable team serial teams building and teams management capabilities
• A crisis manager, problem-solver and strong mediator for the best interests of the Company, as well as those of the Chairman
• Strategic Thinking & Visioning: Ability to develop, articulate long term strategies for growth and expansion as well as aligning those corporate, business & financial strategies with organizational goals.
• Market Intelligence: leveraging data, industry trends and market analysis to inform strategy.
• High-level stakeholder management skills
• Risk oversight and regulatory navigation.

Salary
N3,000,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
19th November, 2025.