Total 2 job vacancies by Centre For Liveable Cities Limited

The jobholder leads the Knowledge Platforms team to design and deliver CLC’s key knowledge platforms, such as the World Cities Summit (WCS), events and publications, as part of its mission to share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities. The biennial WCS held in Singapore is the largest of these deliverables. The team also organises the WCS Mayors Forum and WCS Young Leaders Symposium in Singapore and overseas in alternate years; and the CLC Lecture or Webinar Series. The team co-ordinates and builds on CLC wide partnership engagements and sponsorships for WCS.

Knowledge Platforms (KP) workstream also publishes CLC’s flagship biannual Urban Solutions magazine, and is responsible for CLC and WCS marketing and communications, including the development and maintenance of websites and social media accounts; corporate/ marketing videos, brochures, slides and other collateral; production of EDMs (including CLC’s monthly Better Cities e-magazine); CLC Annual Report; and media engagements. Finally, the team supplies selected CLC-wide service functions, including co-ordination of publication standards; knowledge management; and partnerships.

The jobholder must be outgoing, have a keen interest in issues facing the sustainability and resilience of cities and be able to engage city leaders and international organisations at all levels to further ties and develop bilateral partnerships. The jobholder must be able to reach out to MNCs, local companies and sponsors to offer them value propositions so that they will engage with CLC and WCS platforms. He/she is expected to travel and work with foreign city halls especially when the overseas edition of WCS MF is held.

Responsibilities include:

• Strategy: Guide the team to strategically conceptualise, and periodically re-imagine WCS and related events, CLC and WCS webinars and publication concepts, products and work processes to remain relevant to CLC’s evolving priorities.
• Content: Internationally benchmark and ensure WCS remains ahead of similar international events. Guide the team to work with CLC’s other workstreams (principally, (1) Research and (2) Capability Development, International and Advisory) to curate and develop the content for CLC’s various knowledge platforms; and incorporate key partner events such as Smart Cities Workshop, MND R&D Symposia as part of the content ecosystem.
• Business Development: Formulate business strategies to develop WCS and its related events into a financially sustainable event. Propose new business strategies to reinvent and monetise CLC knowledge products and publications.
• Partner Relations: Work with the team to forge, maintain and grow relationships with key partners, particularly WCS stakeholders, sponsors and strategic partners as well as Mayors, city leaders, leading experts and Young Leaders.
• Operations: Oversee the work of the team, including vendors, to ensure public procurement policies and processes are observed, efficient delivery of various products to their specifications and requirements, including budget limits, deadlines, quality indicators, etc.
• Leadership: Leadership responsibilities including people development, team cohesion and morale, performance management, etc.

Requirements:

• Tertiary education in business with experience in urban related disciplines.
• A minimum of 8-10 years of relevant work experience, including at least some experience in the public sector, in the areas of urban planning and governance; liveability, sustainability and resilience.
• Experience in developing events, publications, journalism, marketing communications and/or partnerships will be ideal.
• Able to develop and drive business development strategies to make the WCS and related KP products financially sustainable.
• Proven track record in leading teams to deliver effective results, whilst exercising teamwork across CLC’s different workstreams.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage senior officials or business leaders, both internationally and locally.
• Experience in protocols of engaging senior international leaders.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified within 4 weeks of the application closing date.

The successful candidate will be appointed to a position commensurate with his/her experience.

KNOWLEDGE PLATFORMS WORKSTREAM

The Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) Limited is a knowledge centre under the Ministry of National Development with a mission to distil, create and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities. The Centre’s work spans research, capability development, advisory and knowledge platforms, including the World Cities Summit. You can expect a dynamic and rewarding career at CLC, where you will help to profile and share Singapore’s thought leadership and expertise in urban governance and solutions.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/MANAGER (CONFERENCE AND EVENT MANAGEMENT)

As a Conference and Event Manager, you will help to curate impactful event experiences for audiences. This will help to support CLC’s targeted engagements with key stakeholders.

Through our research, partnerships, capability development and other work, CLC continually acquires and develops knowledge on how urban planning and governance can make cities more liveable and sustainable. Conference and event management at CLC focuses on the planning and organisation of the flagship World Cities Summit (WCS) and the Mayors Forum (MF), and other related CLC outreach activities. It is a creative and practical planning and organisational role that involves curating contents and programme, and actualising them into immersive events and platforms that deliver value to audience and stakeholders.

The World Cities Summit (WCS) seeks to equip and inspire a global community of city leaders and allied professionals dedicated to making our cities more liveable and sustainable. The ability of WCS to convene and engage this community of foreign government and city leaders, International Organisations, sponsors and other partners is critical to its success, impact and value.

Working with CLC Marcoms team and the appointed Event Organiser, the Conference and Event manager will support the organising of the CLC in-person and virtual events; especially the biennial WCS, and, in alternate years, the overseas MF. The role involves researching and proposing suitable themes, topics, formats, speakers and writers. Staff will work with global urban leaders and experts, as well professional editors, designers, video producers and event organisers to deliver world class, high impact content. The Conference and Event manager will support the WCS organising committee to deliver an engaging experience through quality content and programming.

CLC seeks candidates who will push beyond boundaries to deliver high value, impactful work to very senior local and global audience of Ministers, Mayors, CEOs and experts.

Requirements:

1. Relevant leadership experience in conference and event organisation, with an interest in urban issues.
2. Prior experience in a related sector such as architecture, planning, smart cities, urban governance, geography, economics and real estate would be advantageous.
3. Good communication skills and ability to engage with senior officials or business leaders.
4. Resourceful, self-motivated, team player and keen learner. Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
5. Basic knowledge of event management software, including proficiency in Microsoft office, especially excel.