Senior Executive, Stakeholder Engagement

Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) is a young and research-intensive institution, with more than 30,000 students in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education and medicine. It is ranked among the world's top universities.

We are seeking experienced professionals to join us as a Senior Executive, Stakeholder Engagement. The position will support the NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur), which is part of the University's Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) cluster.

NTUpreneur provides students with the academic rigour and immersive experiences to develop an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset as well as equip students with the necessary skillsets, tools and networks that will help them to be future-ready and be better able to thrive in an increasingly disruptive and unpredictable global environment.

The candidate will be involved in creating awareness and interest among the NTU student body in I&E programmes and activities offered by NTUpreneur. The candidate will reach out to students, work with faculty and other internal teams as well as external partners to conceptualise and carry out programmes that bring about impactful learning outcomes. The role will have a strong communications component as outreach will leverage on social media, digital and physical and hybrid event platforms.

Responsibilities:

1) Coordinate Outreach and Engagement with Students

• Work closely with faculty, internal units, alumni and corporates in curating and creating relevant I&E activities that enhance learning outcomes for the students.
• Leverage and coordinate NTUpreneur ad-hoc events organized by various units and to synch with classes so that more students can attend and benefit from these events.
• Work closely with faculty and instructors to explore ways of incorporating classroom activities with events organized by external parties (such as industry talks, exhibitions, visits to startups).
• Solicit corporate and industry partners to create relevant programmes for students (e.g. visit to corporate innovation centres).

2) Create I&E Awareness and Raise Advocates Among Organised Student Clubs and Societies

• Identify and reach out to student leaders, relevant clubs and societies for deeper engagement and raise among them advocates of I&E.
• Recruit student leaders and supporters who will become advocates of I&E among their peers.
• Identify key clubs and societies aligned with I&E and strengthen partnerships with them.
• Host regular networking lunches with club presidents and their members to understand recruitment cycles and collaboration opportunities.
• Support student clubs and societies in curating and creating I&E events by providing speakers, mentors, or promotional and funding support.

3) Operationalize Voluntary Alumni-Industry Mentorship Programme

• Support the implementation of the NTUpreneur Entrepreneurship Mentoring Programme (EMP).
• Responsible for onboarding and organizing mentors and students, including a matching process for different NTUpreneur programmes.
• Facilitate the implementation of strategies to encourage and increase participation rates and ensure the programme's success.
• Help track and monitor the progress of EMP and support follow-up actions.
• Manage a database of alumni and corporate volunteers based on utilization rates, mentor profile (sector, skills, location or knowledge).

4) Provide Digital and Online Support

• Provide marketing and communications support to internal units to establish NTUpreneur as a leading institution for the learning and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship in NTU and beyond.
• Create and generate content for social media platforms to promote I&E activities in the digital space.
• Assist in the development of publicity materials (e.g., posters, banners, floor stickers, digital brochures, corporate gifts, etc.) in accordance with NTU corporate guidelines.
• Work with internal units to collate and review editorial content and update in NTUpreneur's website.
• Provide oversight to website (content and UX/UI issues) and blogs on a regular basis.
• Coordinate with all units to manage the NTUpreneur event calendar.
• Procure and manage corporate gifts, its distribution and inventory.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised university in any discipline.
• Experience in planning and organising outreach and engagement events for students in Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs).
• Experience in event management.
• Experience in traditional and digital marketing, and management of corporate websites and blogs.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and plan work activities in an organised manner and work under tight timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Resourceful and creative with good communication and writing skills.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.