Assistant Director, Stakeholder Engagement

About the role

The Assistant Director, Stakeholder Engagement leads and implements initiatives that drive opportunities for students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) growth within NTUpreneur, the university's entrepreneurship academy. The role connects NTU students with external stakeholders, industry partners and government-funded institutions, and links students to campus resources such as Innovation Ports and Makers' Labs. It works across NTU I&E and the university's schools to help students turn ideas into viable startups.

Key responsibilities

• Drive, design and promote the I&E pathway for students, including co-curricular programmes and student club engagement
• Build and sustain relationships with alumni, industry partners, startups, venture capitalists and accelerators, and raise NTU I&E visibility locally and internationally
• Collaborate with faculty, undergraduate and postgraduate teams and experiential learning teams to align programmes
• Oversee major university I&E events and outreach to attract students to entrepreneurship education
• Coordinate with departments such as NTUitive, the International Engagement Office and the Alumni Engagement Office
• Manage outreach and marketing materials, keep the NTUpreneur website updated and comply with corporate guidelines for EDMs and brochures
• Create or coordinate social media content and report engagement results monthly

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Entrepreneurship or Business)
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in a university and multi-disciplinary environment; startup ecosystem experience is a plus
• Experience fact-finding and analysing data, and building relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Experience working with professors, I&E government funding agencies and MNCs with innovation arms
• Good communication skills and knowledge of entrepreneurship, start-up development and ecosystem
• Knowledge of best practices in venture support in world-class universities and of Singapore startup grants and support
• Experience in budget planning, grant management and claim processing
• Ability to work independently and handle tight deadlines, with strong problem-solving and attention to detail
• Experience organising large-scale events