Chief of Staff

CrossBoundary • Full-time • Nairobi City, Nairobi • 2w ago

Chief of Staff

About the Firm

CrossBoundary Energy develops, owns, and operates distributed renewable energy solutions for businesses, offering cheaper and cleaner energy through power purchase and lease agreements. With a secured portfolio exceeding $680M, the company boasts over 500MW of solar PV and wind generation, approximately 600MWh of battery energy storage, and around 50MW of enabling thermal generation assets. Their clients include industry leaders like Rio Tinto, Unilever, Diageo, Heineken, and Devki Group.

The diverse portfolio features large-scale renewable-led hybrid power plants for mines, rooftop and ground-mount solar PV plants for industrial clients and distributed solar PV and battery power solutions for telecommunications sites. As a member of the CrossBoundary Group, founded in 2011, CrossBoundary Energy is dedicated to unlocking the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets. Learn more at www.crossboundaryenergy.com.

Job Description

CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Chief of Staff for Matt Tilleard. You will be responsible for assisting the CEO of CrossBoundary Energy to drive our leadership agenda through to action. You will work in partnership with CrossBoundary Energy’s Chief Operating Officer, ensuring all Group-level processes and systems run smoothly and adapt as the needs of the firm change. You will interact regularly with other members of CrossBoundary Energy’s management team as well as CrossBoundary Group senior leadership, including Group Partners and members of the Group Executive Team.

Who We Are

The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world's most challenging and exciting renewable energy markets. The chosen candidate will play an important role in a team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

Self-starter who is smart, adaptive, and passionate about making CrossBoundary Energy the best it can be

Natural problem solver who can manage competing opinions and perspectives from multiple senior stakeholders to identify the first small step towards a solution

Advocate of structures and systems to improve the ways we work, with the conviction to change them in a moment’s notice knowing they can always be better

Willing to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision

Able to juggle multiple workstreams at once, and ensure everything is delivered on time and to the highest standards

Believer in the power of relationships and collaboration, both within the firm and outside the firm, to improve efficiency and accelerate our impact in the world

Eager to understand critical feedback as a means of improving one’s own work

Willing to work and live in a sometimes challenging environment

Primary Responsibilities

Shape and drive executive alignment and decision-making
Partner with the CEO to define strategic priorities, set the agenda, and lead high-impact executive body meetings that drive alignment and accountability across the leadership team
Lead firmwide engagement and communication
Collaborate with the CEO to craft and deliver compelling weekly All Hands meetings that reinforce company vision, strategic progress, celebrate progress, and foster a culture of transparency and inclusion
Design and lead firmwide engagement forums that drive strategic clarity and cultural cohesion
Partner with the CEO to create and run effective senior leadership meetings that encourage rigorous problem solving on the major issues facing the company
Enable CEO effectiveness across strategy, culture, and execution
Drive cross-functional coordination and executive follow-through
Institutionalize cultural clarity and manage team engagement cadence

Qualifications

Entrepreneurial mindset to creatively and independently solve new problems with no established paths or proven solutions

Excellent project management skills

Excellent people and stakeholder management skills

Strong collaboration and prioritization skills

Strong working knowledge of CrossBoundary Group, including all CrossBoundary platforms

Required skills and qualifications:

At least five years of work experience in a problem solving and stakeholder management capacity (e.g., consulting, strategy) at globally operating organizations

Experience with organizations focused on the intersection of private capital and underserved markets (preferred)

Prior experience in developing countries (preferred)

Location

Flexible given candidate-specific considerations. Preference for Nairobi for co-location with CEO

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements in the country where we operate. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to our human.resources@crossboundary.com.