MaGIC Central

Assistant Manager, Impact Innovation - Ecosystem Development

Kuala Lumpur • Business • Contract

The Assistant Manager of the Impact Innovation (II) Team is responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and promotion of the impact-driven innovation ecosystem. The candidate will assist in the development and management of new and existing programmes in achieving MRANTI’s aspiration to be a thought leader in the Impact-driven Innovation space. This includes:

Advocacy: Support events, outreach and other activities such as surveys, campaigns and thought leadership research to increase awareness of the importance of sustainable innovation including SDG and ESG integration.

Content curation: Support the development of an impact innovation-related curriculum delivered via Bootcamp and workshops to nurture innovators of various backgrounds and stages of development with the objective of building a talent pipeline in the sector.

Network building: Seed/initiate, support and execute Impact Innovation-related partnership initiatives to assist innovators and enterprises in obtaining access to capital, market and talent development opportunities to grow and scale their businesses.

Stakeholder management: Liaise with key stakeholders in all sectors, including the Government, to drive a national agenda towards cultivating and nurturing an inclusive community of impact innovators to help address our nation’s biggest social and environmental challenges.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in any field:
Minimum 5-6 years experience in project management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, impact innovation or impact management
Extensive knowledge and experience in the impact-driven innovation and entrepreneurship space
Excellent written, presentation skills, ability to highlight and explain relevant data
Strong team player that can work cooperatively with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent and strong project management as well as stakeholder engagement skills
Work well in a challenging, dynamic environment and under pressure circumstances
Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks, familiar with and able to operate in a fast-paced and multicultural environment.
People-oriented, a quick learner, and thrive on the excitement of a goal-oriented team.
Soft Skills: Managerial/supervisory skills, negotiation skills, presentation skills, Business Acumen, and interpersonal skills.
Hard Skill: Specific programming skills, Specific MS (Microsoft Office) skills

Responsibilities

To support in planning, strategising and execution of partnership-related programmes that drive team KPI in Impact Innovation-related programmes or initiatives
To assist in monitoring partnership programmes to ensure all deliverables and initiatives are as per the intended outcomes.
To assist in ensuring that all processes and documents are in line with MaGIC’s governance guidelines
To assist in providing expertise and directions pertaining to driving strategies and funnelling to Impact Innovation programmes as well as partner-related programmes.
To support the Manager to plan, design and co-lead execution for Impact Innovation-related initiatives or interventions that involve corporates, government and other key stakeholders, including SEs.
To perform continuous engagement with internal and external stakeholders partners (corporates, government and innovators) to ensure programmes align with the intended objectives.
To involve in strategy related and thought leadership initiatives to build Impact Innovation as well as the entire ecosystem on SDG and ESG integration.
To track and monitor the progress of Impact Innovation programmes and deliverables against the intended objectives, budgets and KPIs.

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Assistant Manager, Impact Innovation - Ecosystem Development

Job Requirements

Responsibilities

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