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Assistant Manager, Accelerator, Enterprise Development - Ecosystem Development

Kuala Lumpur • Business • Permanent

To support in designing and implementing the accelerator programme to accelerate the growth of the Malaysian, regional and global startup ecosystem and create a critical mass of investment-ready startups. In addition, to be the subject matter expert in establishing monitoring, controls and governance processes.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant area of study from a recognised university
Demonstrates knowledge of the startup ecosystem within Malaysia, ASEAN and international context and strong interest in technology, startups, entrepreneurship, investment and venture capital
5-6 years of experience in some/all of the following : -
- Project or programme management
- Startups entrepreneurship
- Corporate and stakeholder development or innovation
Has proven experience in the following : -
- Working with various corporate partners with innovation based projects
- Developing strategies and roadmaps for assigned programmes
- Programme content curation
Possesses the following abilities : -
- Ability to design judging sheet, selection criteria and mentoring competency with the given framework design and competencies
- Ability to lead a team on latest online education platform tools such as Edpuzzle, Slack, Zoom, etc
- Ability to work with mentors on participant’s competency gap
- Ability to connect across startups, investors, corporates and government agencies to deliver integrated strategy
- Agile with multiple projects and short deadlines
Demonstrates ability to work well under pressure, manage programmes through completion, on time and on budget
Comfortable with minimal supervision but highly result-driven
Demonstrates ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and programme, as well as manage team relations (people-oriented)
Strong and clear communicator and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Assisting and supporting in developing the programme plan and owning the responsibility for the successful execution of the programme. This includes day-to-day aspects (team management, programme governance, company’s SOP);
Identifying areas of improvement (programme design, policies & procedures) and leading the development and continuous evolution of the accelerator programme. This includes strategic direction of new programmes;
Identifying, evaluating and tracking suitable startups for admission into the programme;
Executing the accelerator programme including its logistics and calendar management of the mentors, speakers and events.
Planning and controlling the expenditure of the approved budget for the programme;
Escalating major programme issues and risks as necessary;
Ensuring cross-departmental collaboration to maximise synergistic benefits;
Supporting in generating and maintaining relationships with programme partners;
Establishing and nurturing strong networks with startups, mentors, sponsors, investors, internal/external partners, stakeholders and other government agencies.

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