Assistant Director/Manager, Strategic Planning

Consistently ranked among the world's best business schools, Nanyang Business School (NBS), NTU is one of the most established, comprehensive providers of business and management education in the Asia-Pacific region.

As a premier business school within a leading technological university, we draw on the best of Asia and the West to inspire innovation, leadership, and transformation through cutting-edge research, sustainable innovation, and holistic education.

Reporting to the Dean, the incumbent will actively coordinate the strategic endeavors of the School. The role will be the key support in assisting the School's senior management in the formulation and execution of strategic priorities through innovation, collaborations and engagements with internal and external stakeholders both locally and internationally.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Implementation of global initiatives

• Support our target growth in faculty recruitment, student diversity and alumni engagement through international outreach initiatives.

• Support the expansion of strategic partnerships with large regional organizations and international institutions to expand market reach and engagement.

• Support the development of a robust pipeline of academic and industry alliances, both locally and regionally.

• Collaborate with other NBS offices in developing double-degree Master programmes, co-organising joint research initiatives e.g. labs/ conferences with top universities in the west.

Corporate Engagement and Stakeholder Mapping

• Develop outreach efforts with identified senior contacts in target organisations

• Initiate programmes to increase the number of academic and corporate partnerships

• Cultivate and support relationships with senior stakeholders and generate high-level opportunities for potential collaborations and partnerships.

Events Planning for international trips

• Strategic planning of selected events that align with the University's and School's vision of strategic faculty recruitment, continuing education programmes expansion, international partners cultivation, and strengthening of alumni engagement.

• Conceptualisation of the programme flow, invitation of appropriate guest speakers, engagement activities, liaison with stakeholders locally and globally and overall management of logistics and budget.

• Advise and support senior management's engagement with external and overseas parties, including facilitating meetings with partners institutions.

• Prepare interaction reports on engagement with partner institutions and global entities.

Requirements:

• Degree holder from a recognized institution

• Minimally 8-9 years of work experience, with at least 5 to 6 years of relevant experience in international relations, partnership development and management, education programmes administration, or a related field in higher education.

• Prior consulting experience at management consulting firms will be a plus.

• Prior educational or work experience in US and/or UK

• Knowledge of the education landscape, in particular with higher education

• Knowledge of international relations, cultural diversities and sensitivities

• Good planning, organizational and problem-solving skills

• Good project management skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Hands-on, adaptable and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• IT savvy with good knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications

• Self-starter who is creative, proactive and resourceful.

• Good communicator with strong inter-personal and diplomacy skills.

• Strategic thinker, meticulous and attentive to details.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and prudence.

Successful candidate will be offered a 3-year contract.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.