The incumbent will drive the School’s external relations and stakeholder engagement strategies, and manage events and initiatives that strengthen partnerships and enhance the School’s visibility as a nexus for innovation, research, and business education locally and internationally.
Job Responsibilities
External Relations Engagement and Partnership Development
- Promote and elevate awareness of College of Business/Nanyang Business School (NBS)
- Spearhead and execute appropriate strategies to advance the College’s external relations agenda
- Cultivate partnerships for the College for a wide spectrum of initiatives for teaching and research.
- Identify new opportunities for partnerships, collaborations and engagements.
- Formulate action plans and establish relations with industry.
- Drive integrated and coordinated external relations programmes and activities across units within the College.
- Support networking at relevant industry/research forums and business meetings.
- Act as the primary administrative contact for external engagements and corporate partners.
Event Management and Operations
- Develop and implement comprehensive event planning for partner events and collaborative initiatives with industry.
- Lead and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to effectively plan and execute partner events and engagement activities
- Select suitable event venues and negotiate contracts
- Coordinate with NTU Events Office for events.
- Manage and host visits to the College by external parties, visitors and guests.
- Manage the College’s external relations budget which includes budget planning and accounts management
- Develop and manage event budgets
- Track expenses, reconcile invoices, and provide regular financial updates to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to create promotional materials and strategies for events.
- Conduct post-event evaluations to gather feedback and assess the success of each event, and prepare relevant reports for management where applicable.
- Streamline work processes and workflows
Support to leadership and strategy development
- Lead consultation with the College Management to strategise, strengthen and establish industry partnerships and engagements.
- Support the formulation of the College’s external relations strategies and implementation plans.
Support College management in building relationships with local, regional, and international partners.
Requirements
- Degree from a recognized university
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience in events management and partnership engagement
- Able to connect with people at all levels, establish and maintain a network of relationships and partnerships
- Proficient in IT, experienced in managing in-person, virtual and hybrid events; and engaging online communities
- Resourceful and driven, with the ability to think strategically, creatively and analytically
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Able to influence and engage internal and external stakeholders
- Team player and must be able to work within tight deadlines
- Highly relationship-oriented while balancing stakeholder needs with institutional priorities
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Hiring Institution: NTU
