As a Manager within the Strategic Events team, your primary responsibility will involve collaborating with the team to organise SBF's existing flagship events while also assisting with the launch of new strategic platforms. Your role extends to enhancing the overall delivery of all SBF events, aiming to enrich participant experiences and maximise value capture for SBF and its partners.
This includes but not limited to:
- Develop and organise SBF's existing and new key events, such as:
- Flagship or signature events, such as international and national level summits, forums, conferences, and symposiums.
- Bilateral / multilateral events.
- Ministerial dialogues, high-level roundtable discussions or fireside chats involving Political Officer Holders (POHs), and more.
- Operational plans, project execution timelines, and manpower allocation charts
- Marketing and promotional collaterals
- Budget planner and expenses tracker
- Progressive updates
- Registration and participant data and related analysis
- Post-event summary reports, relevant event KPIs clocking, suggestions for improvement, etc.
- Crafting event materials and proposals for relevant stakeholders to bolster the Division's efforts in attracting and cultivating new event partnerships.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders to facilitate the smooth on-boarding of new partnerships into the strategic events.
- Assisting in the development, management, and ongoing expansion of the database and network comprising existing and potential event partners, both locally and internationally.
- Handle any other ad-hoc responsibilities and duties assigned by the management.
Job Requirements:
- At least 5 to 6 years of relevant working experience and background in event management, marketing, and/or business development and partnership management.
- Strong in programme development, project management and budget control skills.
- Good knowledge of protocols in organising high-level and national-level events involving senior Political Office Holders and business leaders will be an advantage.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills are required. For instance, able to communicate effectively with vendors/service providers to ensure a successful, high-quality and cost-effective project execution able to communicate with partners, sponsors, speakers, and event partners, etc. to ensure the smooth implementation of projects, etc.
- Ability to create attractive event marketing and promotional collaterals independently (e.g. programme leaflets, flyers, eDMs, banners, social media posts, etc.).
- Good analytical, consultation, planning, presentation and facilitation skills will be an advantage.
- Self-motivated individual with a positive attitude, excellent work ethic, good time management, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to satisfy high standards under stress and tight deadlines.
- Detail oriented and highly organised.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Willing to travel overseas when required.
