Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to the CEO at Phina Consultants LTD

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Pay: KES 100,000 gross/month

Job Purpose

• Our client seeks a highly capable, commercially minded Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to provide high-level executive, strategic, and operational support to the CEO—coordinating priorities, following up on strategic initiatives, and ensuring decisions are effectively implemented.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the CEO's diary, meetings, correspondence, and priorities.
• Prepare briefing notes, reports, presentations, and proposals.
• Follow up on assignments and track implementation.
• Coordinate communication with stakeholders and senior management.
• Support business development and corporate strategy execution.
• Conduct research and analysis for business decisions.
• Attend meetings, prepare minutes, and track action points.
• Manage key relationships with investors and partners.
• Maintain strict confidentiality on business affairs.

Ideal Candidate

• A highly intelligent, articulate, and commercially astute individual with the maturity to work directly with a CEO and senior stakeholders—more than an administrative assistant, able to think ahead, analyze, and drive execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 5–8 years' experience in business/management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, executive/CEO's office, or communications.
• Excellent written and spoken English with strong report-writing skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project-management skills.
• High discretion, integrity, and ability to work under pressure.