Total 3 job vacancies by EDB-HQ-IOPS Economic Development Board

[What you will be working on]

Marketing

As our marketing specialist for Japan and Southeast Asia (SEA), you will work as part of the team, with EDB’s International Operations, PR manager and appointed marketing agencies, to drive and execute an integrated marketing strategy to raise awareness of Singapore and generate and nurture leads amongst the business communities in Japan and SEA.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop the GTM plan for Japan and SEA based on understanding of EDB’s business and marketing objectives, including annual planning and management of budget for the execution of marketing work plans 

• Manage the day-to-day operations and reporting of in-market marketing initiatives, including paid media campaigns, events and other ATL and BTL initiatives

• Undertake content curation, layout and production of EDB’s in-market publications and website. This includes the identification of topics of interest or trending topics among target audience, and optimisation of workflows with vendors for content production and website maintenance

• Planning and management of physical, virtual or hybrid events organised by EDB

• Identify and coordinate with key multiplier organisations (including tax consultancies, inter-governmental and trade organisations) on joint-marketing initiatives to seed our key messages and generate leads

• Manage internal and relevant external stakeholders. This includes EDB’s appointed marketing agencies on the development and execution of EDB’s marketing strategy, and servicing business enquiries from new clients by sharing relevant marketing resources

• Support product owner of Event Management System GevMe to set up platform and train new EDB users

• Depending on the candidate’s interests and experience, there are opportunities to also develop our marketing strategy and campaigns for global sectors like tech founders and other geographies.

[What we are looking for]

To meet the challenges of this role, you must have/be: 

• A university degree in any discipline

• Minimum 5 years relevant working experience. Candidates should have proven track record working in similar capacity, preferably with experience with the Japan market

• Results-oriented, with high level of initiative, drive and resourcefulness

• Fast and independent learner who can learn on-the-job and deliver quality work with limited supervision

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate well with different stakeholders

• Able to manage multiple projects while keeping to deadlines

• Fluent in written and spoken Japanese (at least JLPT N2 or equivalent) to effectively nuance our in-market messages

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as virtual communications software (including Microsoft Teams, Zoom)

• Singaporean

It would be preferred if candidate has the following:

• Strong familiarity and prior knowledge of Singapore  

• Work experience in B2B/ G2B marketing

We review applications and interview on a rolling basis. Applicants can expect to receive an application outcome within 8 weeks of application date.

[What you will be working on] 

Responsibilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include driving initiatives in one or more of the following aspects:

Incentive development & administration

• Review, enhance and manage a suite of incentives to ensure governance and competitiveness

• Provide advice and work with stakeholders to co-solution incentive approach for their projects

Policy governance & competitiveness monitoring

• Oversee budget allocations for economic development initiatives

• Well-verse with international developments that impact Singapore’s economic competitiveness, primarily but not limited to, developments in various incentives/measures to encourage investments and/or trade

• Assess and develop perspectives on the impact of such developments and their relevance to Singapore, as well as formulate recommended responses for management and ministry stakeholders

Business process re-engineering & IT systems development

• Drive enhancements to business processes pertaining to the usage of incentives

• Develop recommended solutions to streamline and improve processes

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g. IT, Finance, business users) to ensure successful implementation of such initiatives

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

To meet the challenges of this role, you must be a Singapore Citizen and have/be:

• At least 6 years of working experience, preferably in any of the areas mentioned above although experience in other areas can be considered as well

• Demonstrated aptitude towards policy design and system thinking, and strong analytical thinking to deal with complex problems

• Keen interest in current affairs, especially on global developments on tax and trade issues

• Possess a driven, self-motivated and positive attitude, excellent work ethic and is a team player

[What you will be working on]

As our intern, you will be required to/your deliverables are:

• Deploy data analytics as part of the risk assessment analysis performed during the audit planning and scoping stage.

• Perform data analytics with the use of suitable tools, to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of key controls during audit fieldwork. Deploy data visualisation tools to present analysis derived from data analytics performed during audit fieldwork stage. 

• Execute audit programs to appraise effectiveness of internal controls in managing risks.

• Assist in the preparation of audit reports to present the analysis of audit issues to line management. Work closely with line management to develop action plans to remediate audit issues.

• Support Corporate Audit’s continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data analytical capabilities.

• Assist in consultancy engagements to promote good internal control practices, corporate governance and risk management.

• Enhance the organisation’s corporate governance through value-added audit activities. Take on an advisory role by partnering colleagues from other business units to add value and improve the organisation’s governance, risk management and control processes.

Learning Outcomes and Other Experiences

During your internship, you can expect to gain the following skills and experiences:

• Exposure to how EDB creates a positive impact for Singapore and Singaporeans, through undertaking investment promotion and industry development, and working with international businesses, both foreign and local.

• Hands-on experience in internal audit processes, risk assessment, and control evaluation within a dynamic organization.

• Opportunity to apply and enhance internal audit skillsets, including data analytics, risk assessment, report writing etc.

• Development of critical soft skills including effective communications skills, stakeholder management and project management.

[What we are looking for]

• Penultimate year undergraduates/ students currently pursuing a degree/ diploma in Business / Finance/ Accounting or a related field.

• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., Tableau/Power BI/ACL/Python) will be an advantage.

• Keen attention to details and willingness to learn and hone internal audit and risk controls skillsets.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and enjoys interaction with multiple stakeholders.