Manager (1-year Contract), Lkcsb - Iti

**COMPANY DESCRIPTION**

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- This position is for Lee Kong Chian School of Business - International Trading Institute (LKCSB - ITI)
- Student Management
- Conduct and manage marketing and outreach to prospective students to generate interest in the Tracks
- International Trading (ITT) and Maritime & Business Operations (MBOT).
- Provide technical expertise and input concerning student activities.
- Work and guide the Maritime Merchants Society (MMS) - student club.
- Manage all ITT and MBOT activities.
- Manage Copenhagen Business School Exchanges.
- Industry Partners Management (external stakeholders)
- Work and collaborate with government agencies (ESG, MPA, SMF, and etc.).
- Manages industry partners’ relationships to increase engagement and revenue.
- Working with the Office of Advancement the industry partners donations.
- Updating of Industry donation records.
- Maintaining of Industry database.
- Collaborate with Faculty, LKCSB Undergraduate Office, Career Centre, Registrar Office, International Office, Corporate Communications, etc. on ITT & MBOT (Internal stakeholders)
- Work with various offices within SMU on operational and administrative matters (such as, coordinate study trips, track progress of students’ internship, Excellence Award, and etc.).
- Compiling, updating, and maintaining of data records on ITT & MBOT.
- Support events and seminars
- Make recommendation and contact suitable Industry Seminar Series and Guest Speakers (non-credit course).
- Prepare events and seminar materials, such as flyers, registration forms, etc.
- Maintain communications and updates with students and/or speakers.
- Support logistics of events, seminars, and newly developed professional programmes.
- Updating and maintaining the institute’s website and marketing tools
- Regularly update and maintain the website.
- Create marketing materials for programmes.
- Marketing of programmes on various social media platforms ie, Linkedln, Facebook and Instagram.
- Managing the operations of the office
- Responding to enquiries from external and internal parties (including government agencies, industry partners & etc.).
- Handle finance payments and updating of finance records.
- Manage companies’ requests for interns or graduate employments.
- Manage day-to-day operations.
- Assist in any other tasks as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Degree with 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience.
- Possess good administrative and organisational skills.
- Prior experience in understanding the tertiary education landscape would be an advantage.
- At least 2 years of working experience in programme management, experience in undergraduate programmes will be an advantage.
- Good communications (both written and spoken) and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in managing and updating web content.
- Able to design event marketing collaterals.
- Meticulous, ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter, mature and able to work independently, at the same time, an effective team-player.

**OTHER INFORMATION