Assistant Manager/Manager, International & Museum Relations

[What the role is]

A dynamic individual is invited to take up the role of Assistant Manager/Manager, International & Museum Relations in NHB.

The successful candidate will be part of a team which:
• drives the building of strong and mutually beneficial relationships with major partners to support NHB’s international interests and heritage capabilities.
• helps promote a museum-going culture amongst Singaporeans and develop the capabilities of the local museum sector as the Secretariat to the Museum Roundtable, which is a collective of more than 60 public and private museums in Singapore.

[What you will be working on]

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 and trips in support of the above-mentioned objectives

Museum Roundtable

• Develop and implement strategies to uplift the members of the Museum Roundtable. This includes administering capability development programmes and public outreach campaigns, as well as conducting secondary research to build impactful schemes to benefit the broader Singapore museum sector.

[What we are looking for]

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 drive 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;
• Manage end-to-end administrative and operational support for project execution, including funding, logistics, and outcomes tracking.

Other Traits

• Preferably at least 3 to 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
• Experience in grant management will be an advantage

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