Role: The Chief of Staff, Executive Director's (ED) Office is a critically important role, enabling the Executive Director to work most effectively with internal and external stakeholders and fulfill his commitments to DTDC's stakeholders including the Board of Directors. This is not an administrative role; it is a highly strategic and facilitative one that requires a combination of focus and flexibility, as well as a willingness to play an active, behind-the-scenes role. As the ED's - trusted counsel-, the role requires a highly resourceful individual with strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities: Key Meeting Preparation/Facilitation - Work closely with ED's Executive Assistant to remain apprised of/schedule his upcoming commitments - Develop backgrounders for ED on the different meetings - Help ensure participants are aware of and prepared for the meeting - Attend meetings, capture major take-a ways, and work with executive team to ensure follow up and monitor progress/achievement of next steps. Project Coordination/Orchestration - Develop and maintain an inventory of critical projects in which the ED is especially interested and/or for which his awareness and involvement is essential - Work with Executive staff to align their actions and communications in support of agreed upon goals - Be prepared to apprise the ED of project status and variations from schedule or scope Leadership of Special Projects - Scope, plan and execute special projects independently - Present ideas for special projects that might facilitate the ED- s/leadership's objectives - Work with appropriate stakeholders, including outside parties, to undertake analysis - Present findings to ED, Executive staff, or Board, as appropriate Communication - Manage development of discussion and presentation material for ED - Prepare follow up correspondence for internal and external meetings, as directed by the ED. - Present timely work-in-progress updates to the ED on the status of the communication materials mentioned above. - Represent the ED in outside forums that the ED cannot attend. Often Issues Identification - Engage in root cause analysis on issues and opportunities that could impact the organizational strategy - Develop alternative approaches to addressing the problem or opportunity - Engage in consensus building with senior leadership Opportunities for Professional Development: - The candidate will gain highly valuable skills enabling him or her to more readily attain a general management perspective/role that encompasses the strategic, financial, and operational aspects of leading an organization. Specifically, the COS will: - Become aware of issues from an integrative, executive leadership perspective - Obtain an up close and personal understanding of leadership and decision-making related to the simultaneous execution of a complex growth strategy and the transformation of an industry sector. - Be exposed to senior executives and Board members, with the opportunity to learn from their strengths and developmental areas - Be mentored by the ED - Skills Required: - Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy - Results/action-orientation; project management skills - Strong personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust - Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment - Strong strategic/financial analysis skills - Qualifications: - MBA from a Top Tier Business School

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Strategic Advisor To CEO/Executive Director - Logistics Firm - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS 

Strategic Advisor To CEO/Executive Director - Logistics Firm - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS  ,Job Description for Strategic Advisor To CEO/Executive Director - Logistics Firm - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS  in Randstad in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Strategic Advisor To CEO/Executive Director - Logistics Firm - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS  in Randstad in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!