Chief of Staff

Position Summary

Bodw a Tribally owned professional services company with multiple branches (divisions) serving a breadth of industries primarily focused on facilities is seeking a Chief of Staff (COS) to join its executive team and lead the Support Staff Branch. This crucial role will oversee the branch responsible for providing shared resources and collaborative support services to all other branches within Bodw ensuring seamless operations and optimized resource allocation across the organization.

The COS will serve as a strategic partner to the President / COO driving cross-functional initiatives and improving collaboration across the organization. The ideal candidate will bring successful experience in a government contracting organization with 200 employees preferably a Tribal or Alaska Native organization and possess the leadership skills necessary to guide Bodw through its next growth phase. They must be able to see the shared long-term vision and manage the necessary changes to achieve it.

As a Tribally owned company Bodws mission is to grow the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. The COS will be key in aligning the companys growth strategies with this mission ensuring sustainable and value-driven business practices.

This role supports organizational strategy change management and operational efficiency while ensuring executive leaders have visibility into financial operational and performance health. The COS will foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the organization identifying and implementing new technologies and methodologies to enhance collaboration and efficiency.

Accommodation Requests

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Executive Support

• Partner with the COO and other executives providing strategic advice and counsel by setting and managing strategic priorities preparing for and following up on meetings reviewing internal and external communications and managing the flow of information.
• Ensure executive leaders have ongoing visibility into the financial operational and performance health of the company.
• Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions during periods of rapid growth and organizational evolution.

Operational Management & Organizational Efficiency

Risk Management & Compliance

Qualifications & Experience

Required Education Licensure / Certifications or Experience :

Preferred Education Licensure / Certifications or Experience :

Leadership Qualities :

This position offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a growing Tribally owned government contracting company. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic vision operational expertise and interpersonal skills to help drive organizational success and support the Bodws mission.

Working Environment

This is a hybrid position that requires the employee to be in the office a minimum of three days a week. When not working from a home office remotely or onsite at a project location the employee performs most of the work in a temperature-controlled office environment. On occasion the employee may be exposed to operating noise from office or technical machinery during its operation.

Physical Demands

Sitting / Standing : This role is generally sedentary performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment including a laptop mouse keyboard computer monitors telephones scanners and copiers.

Walkin g : This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access the required technological equipment.

Stooping / Kneeling / Crouching / Crawling : This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper moving equipment and managing cords.

Using Hands / Fingers : This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptops mice keyboards computer monitors telephones scanners and copiers.

Talking / Hearing : This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information review information and make decisions about information.

Seeing : T his role requires seeing viewing and distinguishing all aspects of internal and external communications.

Carrying / Lifting : This role requires lifting up to 20lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company Mno-Bmadsen prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section qualified means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and suitable means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order :

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Branch : Support Staff Branch

Reporting Entity : Bodw Professional Services LLC.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status : Exempt

Hours Per Week : 40-40

Reporting Status : Hybrid

Reporting Locations (if any) : Kalamazoo MI

Reports To : Chief Operating Officer

Manages Others : Yes

Overnight Travel : 20%

Key Skills

Compliance Management,Customer Retention,Quality Assurance,Customer Service,Extensive Knowledge,Account Management,Front Office,Telephone Calls,Needs Analysis,Cold calls,Business Relationships,Customer Complaints,Sales Goals,Sales Process,New Clients

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1