Chief Of Staff: EA, Legal Secretary

EA, Legal Secretary, Public Policy, Business Strategy, Negotiation, Advisor

I am recruiting for an Chief of Staff for a leading global Broadcasting organisation to be London based for an initial 1 month period (with a possible extension).

The successful Chief of Staff will support the Director of Operations in the management of Operations. This is an advisory role, advising senior staff on process and approach to corporate business to ensure that matters can be dealt with in an efficient and timely way.

Someone with the ability to operate with confidence at senior level will be essential for this role.

The successful candidate will be working to provide the Director of Operations with draft papers, correspondence, speeches, briefings, presentations as appropriate and other secretarial duties.

Knowledge of public policy, business strategy, and legal and regulatory environment will prove essential for this role.

The ideal candidate will:
* Be able to operate with confidence at a senior level, with the capacity to listen to others and deal sensitively with issues raised.
* Be able to demonstrate awareness of business and organisational sensitivities and reflect this in approaches to issues and problem solving
* Have knowledge of public policy, business strategy, legal and regulatory environments
* Have excellent negotiating and influencing skills, both face-to-face and in writing.
* Have experience of building working relationships with and advising senior staff.
* Have excellent communication skills - articulate with the written and spoken word - and interpersonal skills of a higher order.
* Have excellent organisation and planning skills and the ability to manage a busy workload, and a number of conflicting priorities and tight deadlines whilst remaining calm under pressure.

Someone from a Senior Legal secretary background or EA would be a good fit for this role.

Apply ASAP for an Chief of Staff opportunity with excellent prospects.

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