Associate Director, SMU International Office

Description

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

• Formulate and implement strategies for multilateral partnerships between partner universities across geographic regions to extend SMU’s engagement and impact, and in so-doing, contribute to realising SMU’s Asia Gateway aspirations.
• Formulate and implement strategies, including campaign strategies, to secure, sustain and enhance SMU’s participation and/or membership in important multilateral global alliances/networks and forums aligned with SMU’s strategic priorities.
• Formulate engagement and profiling strategies to build SMU’s reputation in the global university and larger higher education and research community.
• Lead in strategic communications for the team to position SMU as Asia’s Innovative and Impactful Gateway University.
• Lead a team and coordinate IO geographic partnership clusters in furthering SMU’s impact and Asia Gateway.
• Other Duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12 to 15 years of experience and proven high-level skills and achievements in multilateral diplomacy, partner and project management - across countries, preferably in higher education and research, and in leading teams, including cross-cultural teams.
• Strategic, analytical and creative thinker, with strong communications/writing skills.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful and resilient.
• Meticulous with an eye for detail and an advocate for good processes and documentation.
• Driven, and with the ability to manage multiple, competing tasks and deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.
• A good combination of high intelligence, emotional and cultural quotient.
• Successful in leading, coaching and motivating teams.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement strategies for multilateral partnerships between partner universities across geographic regions to extend SMU’s engagement and impact, and in so-doing, contribute to realising SMU’s Asia Gateway aspirations.
• Formulate and implement strategies, including campaign strategies, to secure, sustain and enhance SMU’s participation and/or membership in important multilateral global alliances/networks and forums aligned with SMU’s strategic priorities.
• Formulate engagement and profiling strategies to build SMU’s reputation in the global university and larger higher education and research community.
• Lead in strategic communications for the team to position SMU as Asia’s Innovative and Impactful Gateway University.
• Lead a team and coordinate IO geographic partnership clusters in furthering SMU’s impact and Asia Gateway.
• Other Duties as assigned.