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 resources such as equipment and Innovation Ports and Makers' Labs, and designs I&E activities that link students with industry, ecosystem partners and global opportunities. It works across NTU I&E and the university's schools to help students turn ideas into viable startups.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, design and promote the NTU I&E pathway for students, including co-curricular programmes and student club engagement
• Build relationships with alumni, industry partners, startups, venture capitalists, accelerators and ecosystem players, 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 strategies, including Open House, Freshmen Orientation, NTUpreneur Day, the Chua Thian Poh Pinnacle Prize and the Distinguished Speakers Series
• Work with partners 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 building relationships with diverse stakeholders, including professors, I&E government funding agencies and MNCs with innovation arms
• Experience in budget planning, grant management and claim processing
• Experience organising large-scale events

Required skills

• Data analysis and fact-finding
• Knowledge of entrepreneurship, start-up development and ecosystem, and of venture support best practices in world-class universities
• Knowledge of Singapore government grants and startup support
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently while being a team player