Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager, Conventions I

Singapore Tourism Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional and Personal development

Flexible work arrangement

Wellness programmes

Award‑winning Workplace

Public Sector Employer of Choice

Job summary

Singapore Tourism Board is seeking a Business Development professional to position Singapore as a premier MICE destination for association conventions, congresses, and meetings. You will craft a robust calendar of non-profit events in biomedical and healthcare sectors and work with cross-divisional teams and STB offices on competitive bids.

You will be proactive in overseas and local business development, engage with not-for-profit stakeholders, and drive industry alliances while traveling for

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of working experience.
• Analytical ability and strong writing skills.
• Interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong business development or customer account management experience.
• MS Office experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop Singapore as a leading MICE destination for association conventions, congresses, and meetings.
• Build a pipeline and calendar of non-profit or association events in biomedical and healthcare sectors.
• Collaborate with cross-divisional teams, not-for-profit stakeholders, MICE intermediaries, and STB Regional Offices on bids.
• Travel for conventions and meetings to grow the sector and lead industry alliances.

Skills

3–5 years experience

Analytical ability

Strong writing skills

Interpersonal communication

Business development / account mgmt

MS Office

Job description

What the role is:

Business Development for Association Congresses to be held in Singapore. The goal is to develop Singapore as a leading MICE destination for association conventions, congresses & meetings.

What you will be working on:

You will work with a cross-divisional team to establish a pipeline and robust calendar of non-profit or association events within the biomedical, applied health sciences and healthcare sectors. By gathering and analysing market intelligence data, you will help to increase Singapore’s competitiveness in attracting and creating business events.

You will need to be proactive in undertaking business development activities, both local and overseas, working closely with not-for-profit stakeholders, MICE intermediaries and STB Regional Offices in bids for conventions & meetings to build a pipeline of association conventions.

In addition, you will support conventions and meetings sector growth by implementing industry developmental initiatives, and lead key industry alliances.

Role involves travel.

What we are looking for:

• - At least 3 to 5 years of working experience
• - Analytical ability and strong writing skills
• - Interpersonal communication skills
• - Strong business development or customer account management
• - MS Office Experience

About Singapore Tourism Board

What can you expect as part of #TeamSTB?

• Professional and Personal development: We provide structured training and initiatives aimed at equipping you with a well-rounded set of competencies to excel in your career.
• Staff benefits: We offer flexible work arrangement, family care leave and wellness programmes to enable you to achieve a healthy level of work-life effectiveness.
• Award-winning Workplace
• Public Sector Employer of Choice: (2nd) 2014, 2nd (2015) and 1st (2016)
• Singapore's Top 100 Leading Graduate Employers: Winner - Hospitality, Leisure, and Tourism Sector (2021)
• NS Mark (Gold) Accreditation

For more information on STB, please visit https://www.stb.gov.sg.