Chief of Staff to The CEO

3 months ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom Taylor and Francis Full time

**Company Description** Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.**

**Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. We bring together diverse people, ideas and opinions to validate and publish the experts, theories and truths that matter. And we’ve been doing this in an unbroken arc since 1798.**

**Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Chief of Staff to join the team and support our newly appointed CEO. This role plays a vital support function to the new CEO of Taylor & Francis Group, actively contributing to the successes of the group through adept project management, thorough data analysis, pro-active follow up and fostering relationships among key stakeholders.

**What you will be doing**:

- Collaborate closely with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other stakeholders in the design, communication and delivery of the relevant business strategy, ensuring these are executed successfully.
- Proactively engage in driving delivery of key initiatives and projects, responding to business requests, and contributing to the development and tracking of objectives and priorities.
- Maintain a rigorous follow up process, driving for timely completion of actions and activities, providing regular updates to the required stakeholders.
- Champion a culture of innovation, creative thinking and driving initiatives to explore and implement novel solutions that propel the organisation forward in a rapidly evolving landscape.
- Facilitate close collaboration and coordination with T&F’s business groups and across various Informa divisions and functions to maximise synergies and leverage resources effectively.
- Efficiently manage the agenda and annual calendar of ELT meetings in partnership with the Executive Assistant to the CEO, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and priorities.
- Collaborate with the ELT to create / develop presentations for board meetings and other senior stakeholder groups, representing key projects and conveying strategic insights effectively.
- Track and monitor business requests, as well as the development and progress of objectives and priorities within the CEO office.
- Ensure oversight of projects that may not neatly fit within specific departments or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility, maintaining oversight and momentum of cross-functional goals.
- Act as a researcher and analyst, gathering business insights from a variety of data sources to inform strategic decision-making and provide valuable business and people related information.
- Consolidate strategic insights into compelling presentations and documents to be presented at quarterly meetings, enabling informed discussions and driving organisational alignment and action

**Qualifications** What we are looking for**:

- Exceptional oral, written and presentation communication skills, enabling effective interaction across various channels and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate the ability to strategically influence and motivate to ensure the achievement of exceptional results.
- Ability to swiftly adapt to recalibrate strategies when necessary whilst thriving under pressure and adeptly prioritise important tasks. Have a proven history of accomplishing objectives with mínimal supervision.
- Possess a high EQ coupled with strong interpersonal and influencing skills to foster collaboration and unite individuals towards shared objectives.
- Working knowledge of Academic Publishing and a strong understanding of Informa’s operations.
- Proven track record of successfully engaging with senior management, showcasing the ability to communicate effectively at C-Suite level.
- Aptitude for analytical thinking and readiness to take ownership of high-level initiatives.
- Hold intellectual curiosity and refined research capabilities to navigate and comprehend complex information and data insights.
- Be highly numerate, with a skill set to interpret and analyse budgets, project plans & financial targets

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