Executive Business Partner/ Chief of Staff

Allied Talent Partners (ATP) is a mission-driven, not-for-profit talent marketplace focused on connecting vetted, experienced professionals to high-impact opportunities in energy access and sustainable development across Africa. ATP specializes in fixed-term, deliverable-driven engagements, helping organizations access the right expertise on demand.

Executive Business Partner/ Chief of Staff

Project Overview

• The client is seeking an Executive Business Partner / Chief of Staff to act as a trusted extension of the Managing Director, operating independently across executive support, priority management, stakeholder coordination, governance and follow-through. The successful candidate will be expected to absorb context quickly, anticipate needs, handle confidential matters appropriately, and exercise sound judgement on when to act independently, when to consult, when to slow down and when to escalate.

• The role serves as the operational and strategic glue around the Managing Director and a lean team, combining process management, scheduling and communications, fund governance, stakeholder access and rigorous follow-through. Relevant backgrounds may include senior executive support, fund operations, governance, investor relations, business operations and management consulting. Learning agility, discretion, trusted execution and a low-ego, hands-on approach are more important than following a conventional career path.

Key Responsibilities

• Run a high-performing executive office spanning administration, fund operations, governance, investor engagement and follow-through.

• Enable the Managing Director to focus on capital raising, portfolio relationships and strategic investment decisions.

• Own diary management, inbox management, correspondence and meeting preparation with exceptional discipline.

• Build relationships with investor offices and executive-support counterparts to secure and coordinate high-value engagements.

• Coordinate fund-governance and company-secretarial workflows with the fund administrator.

• Progress board resolutions, meeting cycles, materials, records, actions and deadlines on time.

• Translate fund objectives into coordinated priorities and practical workflows.

• Keep decisions, commitments and team activity moving.

• Act on the Managing Director’s behalf where appropriate and escalate issues requiring executive input.

• Maintain the executive memory through concise briefings, communications, meeting notes, decision and action logs, and decision-support materials.

• Sustain trusted relationships across board, investor, funder, investee, partner and executive-office stakeholders.

Experience Required