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Chief of Staff to The President

2 months ago


Chicago, United States The Academy Group, Inc. Full time

Chief of Staff to the President - The Academy Group
- The Academy Group (AG) is a unique social enterprise that leverages earned revenue from financial investments to create world-class opportunities for young people from the nation’s most resilient communities. The Academy Group is demonstrating the promise of a new model for identifying, developing, and sustaining a diverse national pipeline of future leaders, employers, and change agents. We were founded based upon a unique model. One that creates pathways for black and brown students, if they demonstrate relentless pertinacity, to build wealth and become socially just change agents, ideally through careers and leadership positions in our portfolio companies. No other organization in the world is built to do this.

The Role

The Academy Group seeks an Chief of Staff to the President who will provide strategic and analytical support to the President by working cross-functionally to manage and translate the President’s priorities to the organization. The primary goal of the role is to function as an extension of the President ensuring strategic vision and operational initiatives are planned, managed, and executed with high fidelity.Principle

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the President in effectively working with and communicating with all internal and external stakeholders, including staff, partners, and board members.
- Provide direct support to The President by acting as a strategic collaborator and confidante with specific streams of work or projects.
- Manage and Coordinate Administrative Functions for the President
- Support the President in managing strategic initiatives contributing to the overall organizational strategy.
- Foster positive relationships with members of the Executive Team and collaborate to influence outcomes and maintain project momentum.
- Facilitate the organization and alignment of strategic objectives among the Executive team, ensuring agreement on prioritized initiatives.
- Identify potential risks and opportunities, develop, and implement strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities for growth and impact, while also designing, documenting, and implementing organization-wide processes that improve communication, effectiveness, decision-making, and execution.
- Support efforts to assess and improve organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and impact through ongoing evaluation, learning, and adaptation.
- Improve collaboration across internal and external stakeholders by driving communication, information sharing, and alignment.
- Shape internal leadership communications so that our staff continue to be informed and inspired.
- Support in building a strong organizational culture where teams are cohesive and motivated to achieve shared goals.

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Who we are looking for:_**

Qualifications and Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree is required and Advanced Degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of working experience managing complex and/or cross-functional projects and teams.
- Experience working in a high-operating organization with the ability to pivot.
- Outstanding and creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategic planning skills.
- Facility to move comfortably between high-level strategic thinking and intricate details.
- Ability to translate and structure complicated information for effective decision-making and progress toward goals.
- Strong project management as well as time and task leadership skills, enabling multiple and large-scale projects to be completed on time.
- Strong collaboration skills, demonstrating an ability to gather inputs, develop recommendations, and generate consensus across teams.
- Ability to learn quickly, to pivot when needed, and to be effective in a fast-paced, multifaceted, entrepreneurial environment.
- Ability to work autonomously and thoroughly with independent self-reflection, as well as take direction as needed.
- Ability to navigate organizational relationships and dynamics in pursuit of cross-functional solutions.
- Ability to manage multiple cross-functional projects at once.
- Outstanding ability to lead and inspire change, including influencing and motivating others through relationship building.
- This role will require occasional travel (once or twice a month)
- Passion for and commitment to the mission and values of The Academy Group.

Demonstrated Attributes
- Personal and professional ethics and integrity to the highest degree
- Impeccable judgment (sensitivity and discretion) in handling confidential materials and situations.
- Knowledge of current community challenges and opportunities relating to the mission of the organization.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Creative mindset in developing strategies and solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration w


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