Job Title: Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Invest Turks and Caicos Offices – Providenciales
Salary Grade: 11
Job Summary:
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer provides executive-level support to the Chief Executive Officer, by strengthening cross-unit coordination, governance alignment, execution discipline, and organizational continuity. The role supports the delivery of Invest TCI’s strategic priorities by reducing operational bottlenecks, managing high-priority and sensitive projects, and ensuring consistent follow-through across units. While functional delivery remains with the respective unit leads, the Deputy CEO provides enterprise-level oversight to ensure timely, aligned, and accountable execution. The Deputy CEO also serves as Acting CEO in the CEO’s absence.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To assist the CEO in implementing the Agency’s strategic plan, aligning priorities with national development objectives, and ensuring cross-unit integration.
- To provide executive oversight of reporting systems, ensuring high-quality, timely submissions to Cabinet, Board, and Government stakeholders, including a submission calendar, internal deadlines, and quality assurance standards.
- To manage the internal coordination and delivery of politically sensitive and high-profile projects requiring close Government coordination, while the CEO retains external mandate leadership, final positions and final sign-off.
- To act as CEO in their absence, maintaining continuity of leadership and decision-making.
- To strengthen governance frameworks and ensure that unit outputs are consistent, efficient, and aligned with Cabinet directives.
- To champion ICT-enabled systems (CRM dashboards, reporting tools, workflows) that reduce inefficiencies and help manage span of control across the organization.
- To provide mentorship and leadership development opportunities for Department Heads and senior managers, supporting succession readiness.
- To engage constructively with Government Ministries, agencies, and private sector stakeholders on behalf of or alongside the CEO, ensuring coordination of national investment priorities.
- To support the CEO in ensuring compliance with TCIG policies, investment frameworks, and governance standards through reporting discipline, escalation routes and governance integration.
- To contribute to the development of policies, procedures, and frameworks that strengthen organizational accountability.
- To facilitate collaboration between the Agency and partner entities to ensure policy coherence and coordination of investment projects.
- To enforce submission standards and internal deadlines across units, returning incomplete or non-compliant drafts for revision and escalating persistent issues to the CEO.
Key Deliverables
- A functioning execution cadence (weekly leadership coordination and monthly performance review and quarterly strategic review) with decisions log and action tracker.
- A formal Cabinet/Board submission calendar and quality gate (templates, internal deadlines, review checklist) with measurable on-time performance.
- Corporate reporting dashboard implemented (KPIs, milestone tracking, risks, compliance overview) and used consistently by senior leadership.
- Documented bottleneck reduction actions (handoffs, workflow fixes, cycle-time improvements) with quarterly evidence of improvements.
- Governance strengthening outputs (updated frameworks / procedures / reporting standards) aligned to Cabinet directives.
- Mentorship and succession readiness plan for senior managers, including acting arrangements and leadership development actions.
- Tested Acting CEO continuity protocol (delegation/decision rights and continuity procedures).
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Education and qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, public administration, or related field, with at least 7–10 years’ senior management experience.
- Project/Programme Management certification (e.g., PRINCE2/PMP/IPMA) or equivalent experience.
- Training in results-based management / M&E (or equivalent experience).
Experience and Knowledge:
- Demonstrated experience in organizational leadership, governance, or policy coordination, and multi-stakeholder coordination
- Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and implementing strategic initiatives.
- Strong understanding of investment promotion, economic development, or public sector program delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing or running an M&E framework (logframes, indicators, evaluation cycles) and translating it into practical reporting tools.
- Process optimization / operational excellence experience (lean process mapping, SOP standardisation, cycle-time reduction).
- Experience establishing knowledge management and documentation systems (templates, decision logs, lessons learned, manuals).
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong leadership and coordination skills with ability to integrate across units.
- Excellent project management, governance, and reporting capabilities.
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills with ability to engage Cabinet-level stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Competence in ICT tools, dashboards, and data-driven decision-making.
- Strong M&E and reporting skills: able to define indicators, create reporting templates, and apply quality checks to produce consistent reports for multiple stakeholders.
- Change management experience and ability to roll out new ways of working and get buy-in without overloading the team.
Personal Qualities:
- Professional judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive files with credibility.
- Strong accountability mindset with a focus on quality, timeliness, and organisational discipline.
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented leadership style.
Other Requirements:
- Fluent professional fluency in English (written and verbal)
- Strong understanding of the social, economic, cultural and historical issues facing the TCI.
- Willingness to undertake regular travel (domestic and international)
- Flexibility to work beyond standard working hours as required to meet organizational priorities.
Application Procedure
Interested persons should submit a resume, along with their contact information, cover letter, two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer), copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate, and a copy of the Passport photo page.
Applications can be submitted by courier or delivered directly to Invest Turks and Caicos at Unit 2D, Courtyard Plaza, Providenciales, Turks, and Caicos Islands, prior to the deadline. The application should be addressed to The CEO – of Invest Turks and Caicos and envelopes should have the words “Deputy CEO“clearly marked on the front.
Alternatively, applications can be emailed to admin@investturksandcaicos.tc
The subject line in the email should read “Deputy CEO”
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.
Deadline: May 25, 2026