Community and Programme Manager

Your role at FINNOVASIA:

• Support the delivery of a key annual programme, which includes pitching competitions, business matching, meetings, networking, and producing post-event evaluations or reports

• Support on internal and external communications with programme stakeholders to ensure programme status updates and materials are shared with the right people

• Support on delivery of different programme elements and monitor programme timeline

• Manage communications and processes for sub-elements of the programme, including but not limited to arranging meetings, video calls, and networking opportunities

• Produce Programme briefing and content materials for participants and other stakeholders as needed

• Work with the marketing team to design marketing and communication materials and to ensure relevant programme updates are communicated to the public throughout the programme timeline, including website content, EDM, social media and partner announcements

• Support on delivery of a press conference to launch the programme, including preparation of a media deck and communications with spokespersons

• Liaise regularly with internal teams to ensure FinTech programmes are placed well within overall company activities, including any exhibition needs, any content hours, ticketing for stakeholders and involvement in wider networking events

• Recruit various FinTech stakeholders for the programme according to Programme KPIs, and manage communications with them

• Reach out to existing partners and find new partners to bring on board to extend the reach of the community

• Evaluate FinTech applications to ascertain their suitability for the programme and the elements they can participate in

Who you are:

• 5+ years of working experience

• Fluent English and Mandarin

• Knowledge of FinTech subsectors and technologies

• Friendly and outgoing person who enjoys interacting with different stakeholders

• Self-motivated person, able to work independently and a good team player

• React rapidly to situations, prioritise your workload and implement measures to improve procedures and workflows

• Strong organisational and detail-oriented

• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple tasks

• Ambitious to achieve high performance and willing to take on challenges

• You have an entrepreneurial spirit who is ready to take on challenges

• Be able to work under pressure and always want to deliver beyond what is expected

• Experience working with startups and SMEs

Abilities we are looking for:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experienced and confident at handling demanding stakeholders

• Programme or event coordination experience

• Flexible and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and pressurised environment

• A confident relationship builder who can manage day-to-day conversations with stakeholders

• Experience with public speaking or giving presentations to stakeholders

• Strong administrative skills and an ability to meet deadlines

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment

• Proficient in handling Google Suite