The primary responsibilities of the Advocacy & Membership Manager will be
- To facilitate (New) Committees and support with their meetings/events
- To ensure membership growth
- To build strong relationship with key stakeholders to create public
-private engagement opportunities
General duties and responsibilities
• Leads the overall coordination of the Committees and the advocacy activities in alignment with the Executive Director and the steering groups of the Committees
• Plan, manage, and execute advocacy efforts in support of the EuroCham’s Committees and its overall mission.
• Oversee the running of various Committees, encouraging them to meet on a regular basis.
• Coordinate and work across the EuroCham’s Committees to drive synergistic initiatives, creating public-private engagement opportunities such as regular dialogues and consultations and also the development of position papers as needed.
• Working with the Events and Communications Team to organise activities such as roundtables, briefings, seminars and workshops that advance the objectives of the members.
• Create strong relationships and build coalitions with governments, multilateral organisations, trade associations, and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor policy developments in Singapore and provide regular analytical updates to members.
• Liaise with existing members to gain insight of their issues and provide support to retain them as members.
• Liaise with potential new members, promote EuroCham to them, and try to onboard them as members of EuroCham.
• Lead special projects as assigned • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Report and escalate to management as needed
Qualifications
• University degree in business administration, public policy, economics or a related field
• Minimum of 3-5 year of relevant working experience preferred,
• Goal driven with the ability to persuade individuals with decision making authority
• Excellent communication skills, including good negotiation and sales skills
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to build strong professional relationships with stakeholders and pro-active working attitude as well as the ability to quickly integrate into a small team and operate in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in English and very good drafting skills.
• Computer literacy (MS Office); IT skills for website and database management are an asset.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team Key Qualities • Professionalism, excellent presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills, good networker • Self-motivated, able to take initiatives and bring new ideas
• Intellectual Curiosity, interest and knowledge of EU, Singapore, and ASEAN a plus