Chief of Staff (CoS)

компания "schneider group" as chief of staff (cos), you will support our president & founder, ulf schneider, in running the company by taking on a mix of strategic and operational goals, and amplifying communication externally & internally. you will enable our president to work effectively by supporting day-to-day business operations as well as planning and executing tasks & projects individually. the cos operates at a tactical, strategic and operational level, often handling the oversight of projects that do not neatly fit within the organizational chart or that fall between departments’ or leaders’ areas of responsibility. location: mosсow what are my responsibilities? administrative:scheduling high priority meetings, coordinating executive calendars, planning and executing senior management meetings & events. provide agendas, meeting action items and follow ups communications in a timely, clear and concise manner.support in day-to-day operations like creating briefings, presentations, memos and running meetings and holding the team accountable for agreed upon goalspreparation of agenda, participants lists, minutes of the meeting, follow-ups monitoring and reminders, extraction of useful information for the president and related stakeholders inside the company public relations:working with the president to propose, identify and coordinate speaking opportunities in external forums & other events, and media/press/interview requests, communities events. propose & prepare internal & external events (e.g., speeches, fairs, company visits, etc.)identification of ways to improve internal and external communications.you analyze internal and external trends, make your own suggestions, and help to implement solutions.keeping a finger on the pulse of breaking news, spotting trends and other editorial/content opportunities for president, what makes the news and how to create that narrative  strategic initiatives: identifying and taking on ad-hoc strategic projects (example: charity, business continuity), defining and researching new ideas and business opportunities, providing decision support through data gathering and analysis and presenting recommendations to the president to ensure he is prioritising the most important topics for the company amplify and sharpen the presidents communication inside the organization and with external stakeholders.you are also a connection between our management and our teams.keep the president up to date and open to new ideas and proposals.collaborating with executive team members to determine and prioritize business strategies. problem solving to develop creative media relations strategies, while also being analytical and measurement driven what do i need to fit this job? which soft skills are we looking for?excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders across all levels of the organization, confident friendly manner of communication.hands-on mentality to get things done with an eye for quality, even if some might not be most interesting tasks.strong ability to convert complexity into clarity / operational excellencegrit and adaptability to work through challenges of pioneering a new technology & ideas in a conservative mindsetability to work in high degree of autonomy, confidence at every level of the company - as confidant to the president, driver of top management team, and in collaboration with other colleagues fluent in english, additional german language will be an advantage, good russian language experience in international companies, experience in marketing, pr, business support, business development support or executive assisting strong at creating presentations with emphasis on transmitting the message with clarity what else do i need to know? work in moscow office of schneider group flexible and enthusiastic team of professionals (500+ in 12 countries) upon strong performance as cos, can be considered opportunity of further development in line management