As the Manager in Advocacy & Policy Division, you will be part of a dynamic team supporting initiatives and programmes on advocacy, digitalisation and transformation of enterprises in Singapore.
The role will assist in managing existing programmes and committees and offers opportunities to shape and develop new initiatives that will support the transformation of enterprises in Singapore, as well as develop partnerships, enhance stakeholder relationships and work with both public and private ecosystem partners to support enterprise business transformation.
The Manager reports to the Deputy Director of Advocacy, Digitalisation & Transformation (ADT), and will work closely with the team to (1) staff committees within SBF; (2) develop partnerships, enhance stakeholder relationships and work with ecosystem partners to support enterprise business transformation; (3) develop and run industry transformation initiatives; and (4) provide support to the team in areas like market analysis, outreach and administrative matters.
Job Description
1. Programme management and support
- Coordination and facilitation of existing programmes
- Brainstorm, propose and manage new initiatives
- Engage and manage relationships with partners, members and enterprises
- Marketing and promotion of outreach activities, including digital marketing, collateral design and providing input for outreach strategy to ensure success of the activities
- Ensure financial and budgetary prudence and sustainability of events and programmes.
- Track the performance of activities, initiatives, and outcomes
2. SBF Committees
- Secretariat duties to manage committees consisting of business leaders that includes preparation of meeting agenda, materials, proper recording of meeting minutes and related reports
- Engage Committee Members to gather & analyse feedback on the needs and challenges faced by Singapore businesses, especially SMEs, in the areas of such as business transformation, innovation, adopting digital technologies and cyber security.
- Drive new initiatives co-developed with Committee members to address business needs
- Develop advocacy messages that reflect the collective thought leadership of Singapore businesses
3. Administrative Support
- Support general administrative requests from internal stakeholders
- Support enterprise engagement for areas under the respective workstreams
- Support in other duties as assigned which helps drive transformation across the Singapore business community
Job Requirements
- Preferably 5 to 7 years of working experience in the private and/or public sector in enterprise engagement or strategic planning roles preferred
- Results-oriented, able to multitask, prioritise daily workload, and work well in a team and as an individual contributor
- Meticulous, with good organisation and logistical coordination skills
- A passion for helping Singapore businesses, especially SMEs, grow.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to express complex issues simply and logically
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to bring various parties together to achieve results
- Thirst for innovation and ability to work and synthesise with different ideas
- Proficient in organising seminars, workshops and roundtable discussions
- Comfortable with MS Office suite, CRM, digital marketing tools and virtual conferencing tools like Zoom
