Strategic Partnerships Manager, Design & Growth

DesignSingapore Council Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DesignSingapore Council is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager in the Partners division to engage business leaders and promote design-led growth. You will collaborate with premier design consultancies and industry thought leaders, and curate programmes to help Singapore enterprises adopt design for strategy and transformation.

Reporting to the Assistant Head of the Partners Division, you will develop annual work plans, organise outreach activities, and build partnerships locally and internationally

Qualifications

• Experience in business development or industry engagement in design context.
• Background in business strategy, marketing or design is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage business leaders to understand challenges and facilitate connections for design-led impact.
• Meet design consultancies and thought leaders to learn capabilities and best practices.
• Organise outreach activities and content to amplify design value among businesses.
• Develop programmes to help organisations use design for strategy and transformation.
• Develop annual workplan and monitor progress; undertake special projects as needed.

Skills

Business development

Industry development

Design management

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Business/Marketing/Design

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

DesignSingapore Council is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager in the Partners division to engage business leaders and promote design-led growth. You will collaborate with premier design consultancies and industry thought leaders, and curate programmes to help Singapore enterprises adopt design for strategy and transformation.

Reporting to the Assistant Head of the Partners Division, you will develop annual work plans, organise outreach activities, and build partnerships locally and internationally