Senior Manager/Manager, International & Museum Relations

International Relations

• Represent, defend and promote NHB’s policy interests at key international/regional platforms involving governments and/or international organisations

• Facilitate collaborative arrangements and projects with NHB’s key international stakeholders

• Organise and manage policy positions, briefings, meetings, events and trips in support of the abovementioned objectives

Museum Roundtable

• Develop and implement strategies to uplift the members of the Museum Roundtable, including the organisation of public outreach and capability development programmes and events

• Administer incentive and support programmes and schemes to benefit the Singapore museum sector

Key Competencies

• Ability to monitor and analyse ongoing developments and dynamics in NHB’s relationships with international and domestic stakeholders at the government, international organisation and museum levels;

• Ability to understand relevant stakeholders’ interests and areas of concern; and how they impact NHB’s mission;  

• Ability to conduct engagements with stakeholders to further NHB’s interests, with calibrated approaches and messaging based on considered assessments of desired outcomes;  

• Ability to lead the planning and implementation of projects from conception to completion;

• Ability to examine risks and factors that could derail project outcomes and develop comprehensive mitigation plans to ensure successful delivery;

• Ability to manage the necessary operational arrangements and drive operational improvements to support the work, including funding, logistics and tracking of outcomes.

Other Traits

• Preferably at least 5 years of relevant work experience

• Able to think, speak and write critically and strategically

• Proficient in numerical and data analysis work

• Creative, resourceful and able to multi-task

• Excellent team player and able to drive initiatives and projects involving stakeholders from multiple divisions or agencies

• Prepared to work off-hours when necessary and undertake overseas work trips

• Keen interest in current and international affairs

• Prior work experience in the Singapore public sector, and/or with a work scope in international relations and/or stakeholder engagement will be a strong asset

Successful candidates will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance.