Chief of Staff / Project Leader / Internal Comms Lead at WorQulture

Purpose of the Role

• The Chief of Staff / Project Leader will serve as the strategic right hand to the CEO, driving execution of Elevare Africa’s vision and ensuring the successful launch and scale-up of the firm.
• Acting as both integrator and execution engine, this role bridges strategy with disciplined delivery—enabling the CEO to focus on thought leadership, stakeholder relationships, and business growth.

Key Accountabilities
Strategic Partnership:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, helping refine Elevare’s positioning and frameworks (e.g., HAOS – Human + Systems Transformation).
• Translate strategic vision into clear priorities, work streams, and success measures.
• Provide analysis, insights, and recommendations to support decision-making.

Program & Project Leadership:

• Lead the day-to-day management of Elevare’s launch program (timelines, deliverables, budgets, dependencies).
• Oversee project plans across branding, business development, stakeholder activation, and events.
• Maintain the 90-day milestone tracker and ensure accountability across all initiatives.

Business Development Enablement:

• Support the development of client materials (proposals, case studies, ROI models, presentations).
• Track pipeline opportunities and prepare the CEO for client/investor engagements.
• Research market trends and competitive insights to strengthen Elevare’s positioning.

Stakeholder & Advisory Council Engagement:

• Coordinate engagement with Elevare’s Founding Advisory Council, collaborators, and champions.
• Manage meeting agendas, prep materials, follow-up actions, and relationship tracking.
• Build and maintain a stakeholder engagement database/CRM system.

Operations & Organisational Effectiveness:

• Design Elevare’s early-stage operating model (processes, tools, governance rhythms).
• Support the identification, contracting, and onboarding of collaborators or 1099 staff.
• Establish reporting rhythms (weekly check-ins, monthly reviews, progress dashboards).

CEO Leverage:

• Anticipate CEO's needs, ensuring she is prepared for key meetings and events.
• Draft, refine, and package CEO communications (emails, speeches, thought leadership posts).
• Protect CEO bandwidth by managing the flow of information, priorities, and execution follow-through.

Success Measures

• Elevare Africa launch executed credibly and on time (January 2026).
• Elevare’s value proposition and USP are consistently embedded in all materials.
• A 90-day milestone plan is executed with visible progress on business development, stakeholder engagement, and operational readiness.
• Founding Advisory Council and key stakeholders are effectively engaged and activated.
• CEO has the leverage to focus on external impact while execution is seamlessly managed.

Ideal Background & Attributes

• Former management consultant or project leader (Accenture or similar top-tier firm experience preferred).
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects.
• Exceptional communicator—skilled at creating executive-ready materials.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in an entrepreneurial/ startup environment.
• Confident, discreet, and able to act as a thought partner to a senior leader.