Africa Tax & Legal - Chief of Staff

Company Description

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 450,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across Internal Clients Services (ICS), Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and Africa Consulting Services (ACS), which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T). 

Are you ready to apply your knowledge and background to exciting new challenges? From learning to leadership, this is your chance to take your career to the next level. 

Job Description

The Chief of Staff is the Managing Partner for Tax & Legal's trusted strategic partner, extending the Managing Partners capacity and impact across Africa Tax & Legal. The role translates leadership intent into clear priorities, disciplined execution and decision-ready insight; aligns the Africa Tax & Legal strategy with Africa Firm and Global Tax & Legal priorities; provides strategic coordination across LeadCo, the COO and key enabling functions; and supports the stewardship, continuity and growth of priority clients for which the Managing Partner has leadership or relationship responsibility.

Key Performance Areas:

Strategy and enterprise alignment

• Partner with the Managing Partner and LeadCo for Tax & Legal to shape, refresh and communicate the Africa Tax & Legal strategy, distilling complex inputs into a clear enterprise narrative and focused priorities.
• Ensure alignment with Africa Firm and Global Tax & Legal strategy and identify implications from business and market plans.
• Lead strategic coordination of the Long-Term Plan and enterprise submissions with Finance and subject-matter leaders.
• Bring external, market and competitor perspectives to growth, investment, capability and portfolio choices.
• Interpret Firm, Global and Africa Tax & Legal requirements, reducing noise and protecting leadership and client-facing capacity.

Executive advisory and decision support

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the managing partner, providing constructive challenge and translating analysis into options and recommendations.
• Prepare and quality-review decision materials, executive briefings, Board reports, ExCo submissions and leadership communications.
• Support preparation for Africa Executive, Business Council, Global and other priority leadership forums.
• Handle sensitive matters with discretion and convert decisions into clear ownership, actions and follow-through.
• Support visibility and reporting against agreed leadership priorities and commitments.

Performance, execution and strategic initiatives

• Establish a single, reliable view of progress against strategic priorities, financial and operational commitments.
• Oversee a selective portfolio of high-impact strategic initiatives with clear outcomes, governance, milestones and value realisation.
• Provide executive oversight and challenge on growth initiatives and investment proposals.
• Identify cross-business opportunities to simplify processes, improve reporting and increase leadership effectiveness.
• Escalate material delivery risks promptly and facilitate resolution across leaders, businesses, markets and enabling functions.

Client stewardship and market leadership

• Maintain an active client-facing role for priority clients where the managing partner holds the lead, sponsor or senior relationship role.
• Coordinate with Lead Client Service Partners and account teams on client priorities, relationship health, opportunities, risks and executive actions.
• Participate in selected client meetings, relationship reviews, pursuits and market engagements.
• Ensure timely preparation and follow-through for managing partner client engagements.
• Bring client and market insight into leadership decisions and connect client needs to firm capability.
• Exercise sound judgement regarding independence, confidentiality, quality and risk.

Leadership governance, communication and engagement

• Orchestrate the strategic agenda and effectiveness of LeadCo, business reviews and other managing partner led forums.
• Coordinate internal and external communications and support priority speaking, media and strategic-event engagements.
• Represent the managing partner or Africa Tax & Legal in selected Africa Firm, Global and cross-business forums when delegated.
• Build and sustain a high-value network across Africa Tax & Legal, Africa Firm, Global Tax & Legal, business leaders and enabling functions.
• Champion a collaborative, inclusive and high-accountability culture.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

8-12 years of relevant experience in professional services, Tax & Legal, strategy, business leadership, operations or executive advisory roles.

Understanding of Africa Tax & Legal businesses and their interaction with the wider firm locally and globally

Core Competencies

Behavioural

• Client and commercial orientation
• Credible communication at all levels
• Collaboration across businesses, borders and functions
• Adaptability and resilience
• Discretion, confidentiality, quality and risk focus
• Constructive challenge and stakeholder influence

Technical

• Understanding of Africa Tax & Legal businesses and their interaction with the wider firm locally and globally
• Strategic thinking and synthesis
• Executive judgement and influence
• Performance and financial insight
• Enterprise project leadership
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills

Additional Information

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.  Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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