Manufacturing

Chief Of Staff

Old Mutual South Africa·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Internship
ManufacturingFull TimeInternship
-Closes 30 Jan 2027

Job Description

  • The Chief of Staff will serve as a strategic partner to the L&S Cluster CEO. Operating at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution. This role is designed to orchestrate the management of key business cycles, strategic initiatives, and executive communications across the L&S and OML (where required) landscape.
  • The incumbent will facilitate the translation of the CEO's agenda into decisive action by the executive team, direct issues to the appropriate forums, and coordinate the leadership cadence across L&S Exco, Board, Investors, and other stakeholders with rigour. This is a high-profile position requiring sound judgement, strong organisational capability, and the executive presence to engage credibly at the highest levels.
  • We are looking for someone who combines strategic prowess with execution discipline: an intellectually curious, commercially astute individual who is comfortable with ambiguity and can move seamlessly between the big picture and critical detail.

You will bring:

  • exceptional strategic judgement and structured problem-solving ability;
  • strong commercial and financial acumen;
  • executive presence and credibility at senior leadership level;
  • the ability to influence without formal authority;
  • outstanding written and verbal communication;
  • strong organisational and execution discipline;
  • high emotional intelligence and stakeholder agility;
  • impeccable integrity, discretion and judgement; and
  • resilience and composure in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategy Cycle & Execution: Facilitate the translation of the L&S Cluster Strategy into actionable plans with executives, and track delivery of strategic projects through accountable owners. Coordinate the strategy cycle, including the Exco strategy offsite, cluster strategy engagements, and strategy briefs to business units, ensuring alignment with CEO priorities.
  • Finance & Reporting Cycle: Coordinate the annual business planning, performance reviews, results reporting, and investor engagement cycle in partnership with Finance, bringing the CEO's perspective and ensuring timely delivery by accountable teams.
  • Governance Cycle: Coordinate the L&S Exco, Cluster Board, and support the CEO's effectiveness at OML Board cycles end-to-end, developing and working with executives and governance teams to ensure agendas, materials, and follow-through align with strategic priorities.
  • Capital Cycle: Partner with the office of the L&S CFO to ensure execution and tracking of the Capital Strategy, Deal Forum outcomes, and M&A processes, working with the relevant executives to ensure CEO input and decisions are well prepared and actioned.
  • CEO Office Operations & Materials: Prepare CEO materials, including memos, slides, talking points, and texts. Review and sign off materials prepared by others, and curate items requiring CEO review, input, or consumption, directing matters to other executives where appropriate. Work closely with the CEO's PA to ensure smooth operations and proactively address any issues that arise.
  • Strategic Advisory, Partnership & Stakeholder Alignment: Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, providing insights, challenging assumptions, and serving as an escalation point for key business matters. Connect people across the business, aligning executives and internal and external stakeholders up to top management, and enabling them to work together to deliver CEO priorities.

ROLE CONTEXT AND WAYS OF WORKING

  • The role is office-based, with an in-office presence expected five days a week, aligned to the CEO's requirements.
  • Periodic travel may be required on business and CEO commitments.
  • Success in this role requires a self-directed, resourceful individual who operates effectively with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong problem-solving ability amidst ambiguity, and proactively sources information and solutions.
  • The dynamic and fast-paced nature of the CEO's agenda requires exceptional agility, including the ability to deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines and maintain availability outside traditional working hours when critical matters arise.
  • The role extends beyond CEO support, encompassing review and quality assurance of materials across the organisation to ensure strategic alignment and excellence in all outputs reaching the CEO.

Skills

  • Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Business Requirements Analysis, Change Management, Current State Assessment, Customer Value Management, Data Compilation, Executing Plans, Negotiation, Oral Communications, Presenting Solutions, Professional Presentation, Readiness Assessments, Strategic Planning

Competencies

  • Balances Stakeholders
  • Builds Effective Teams
  • Business Insight
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Develops Talent
  • Drives Vision and Purpose
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Interpersonal Savvy

Education

  • Masters Degree (M): Commerce

Closing Date

  • 22 November 2026

Key skills

Masters
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At a glance

Company

Old Mutual South Africa

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

January 30, 2027

Created

November 12, 2026

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