THE OPPORTUNITY
The Community Manager SEA serves as the primary communications liaison between societies and their members. Responsible for strategizing and managing activities that support and foster relations with key stakeholders, including members, member leaders, prospective members, companies, and industry associations. Formulates and implements strategies for membership engagement, recruitment, and retention.
THE WORK
- Proactively identifies and supports efforts to connect with potential members to improve membership engagement.
- Applies solid relationship management and business development principles for prospecting and managing alliances with current and prospective partners.
- Studies and understands the macro and micro-environmental dynamics that impact the region.
- Generates, maintains, and presents reports on the region's activities, measures outcomes for existing and new initiatives.
- Ensures the alignment and customization of membership marketing messages across markets.
- Prepares and delivers presentations (both written and oral) to target audiences.
- Coordinates meetings with members and companies in the region.
- Proactively and consistently pursues professional development/training to build technical knowledge and competencies.
- International Travels, as assigned (up to 25%)
THE CONNECTION
- The Community Manager, SEA reports to the Director, AMC and collaborates closely on regional initiatives.
THE MUST HAVE
- Business Administration or Business Management equivalent degree required.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in a membership development, association management and/or relationship management position.
- Experience working in a global business environment with diverse audiences, including C-suite level management, VPs, and Managers.
- Demonstrated experience developing and leading the implementation of a market/region-specific marketing strategy in Southeast Asia with measurable success objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills representing a high degree of accuracy to draft correspondence and interact professionally and effectively in person, on the phone, and online.
- Strong customer service skills and experience in developing appropriate, creative solutions to customer needs/problems
- Demonstrated strategic thinking
- Highly detailed, process-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced team environment and is readily adaptable to changing market and organizational requirements.
THE GOOD TO HAVE
- High degree of professionalism, integrity, credibility, expertise, and confidence
- Works well as a collaborator within a team environment.
- Operates with a sense of urgency and maintains high quality standards.
- Stretches beyond current capabilities and demonstrates a willingness to do so.
- Proficiency in M365 familiar with Co-Pilot use.
- Fluency in verbal and written English and proficiency in an Asian SEA second language is a bonus
