Chief of Staff

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Start Date: Immediate

Location: Bengaluru

The Chief of Staff will partner closely with the Chief Executive Officer to drive organizational execution, streamline systems, and oversee cross-functional initiatives in a rapidly growing organization. This role requires a high-agency, strategic, and execution-oriented leader who thrives in ambiguous environments, spots organizational gaps early, and independently drives solutions end-to-end. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in organizational building, systems implementation, and cross-team coordination in a growing or fast-scaling environment. The Chief of Staff will serve as a key bridge between the CEO, leadership team, and external stakeholders, ensuring that priorities translate into action and that the organization operates with clarity, accountability, and momentum.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic thought partner to the CEO, helping define organizational priorities and ensuring they are clearly communicated and executed across teams.
• Translate strategy into structured execution plans with clear ownership, milestones, and accountability, and track progress across key organizational initiatives.
• Proactively identify organizational gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities, and independently design and drive solutions end-to-end.
• Lead and monitor the execution of high-priority initiatives across operations, fundraising, HR, technology, and communications, ensuring cross-team alignment and timely delivery.
• Build and implement systems for project management, decision tracking, internal communication, and information flow to strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Introduce and manage enterprise tools such as CRMs, project management platforms, knowledge repositories, and AI-enabled productivity tools, ensuring adoption and consistent use across teams.
• Support leadership team processes including annual planning, progress reviews, and resolution of cross-functional bottlenecks in collaboration with the CEO, Directors, and Program Managers.
• Represent the CEO Office in meetings with donors, advisors, partners, and senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and diligent follow-through.
• Support fundraising and external engagement through proposal development, narrative building, data consolidation, and coordinated donor communication.
• Strengthen organization-wide communication and contribute to outward-facing storytelling that effectively conveys the organization's work, impact, and vision.
• Lead special strategic projects requiring cross-department collaboration, structured problem-solving, and high execution ownership.
  
  

Required Skills

• At least 15+ years of experience in a Development Sector Organization leading cross-functional projects, systems-building, or strategic execution in a growing organization (social enterprise, startup, consulting, climate/sustainability sector preferred).
• Proven ability to operate with high agency and ownership, identifying problems early and driving solutions from concept through execution.
• Exceptional project and operations leadership, with a proven ability to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to complex and unstructured settings.
• Highly proactive, execution-oriented self-starter who anticipates needs, drives initiatives forward, and works independently with minimal oversight.
• Outstanding communication skills, including writing, facilitation, and executive-level presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while collaborating effectively across diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with hands-on experience implementing and managing digital systems (CRMs, project management platforms, and knowledge-management tools).
• Strong external-facing capability, with confidence engaging donors, partners, advisors, and senior stakeholders.
• Comfort using and experimenting with technology and AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and organizational systems.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and mission-driven, with strong curiosity and interest in wildlife conservation, climate action, and rural development.
  
  

Application Process

• Letter of Intent (1 – 2 pages), describing personal interest and experience.
• Professional References (minimum of 3 with contact details).
• Resume/CV with relevant work experience.
  
  

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