Associate Director (Strategic Relations), External Relations

Job Title: Associate Director (Strategic Relations), External Relations University-Level Unit: School of Business Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Dean's Office (BIZ) Employee Category: Executive & Administrative Posting Start Date: 30/01/2026 Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus About Us

Founded in the same year that Singapore gained independence, NUS Business School stands today among the world’s leading business schools. It is distinctive for offering the best of global business knowledge with deep Asian insights, preparing students to lead Asian businesses to international success and to help global businesses succeed in Asia.

For more than 50 years, NUS Business School has offered a rigorous, relevant and rewarding business education to outstanding students from across the world. That would not have been possible without a group of dedicated professionals who are passionate about building a positive environment to grow and groom future business leaders. And we are looking to add to our BIZ family!

To learn more about the NUS Business School, please visit https://bschool.nus.edu.sg/

Job Description

The Associate Director in the Strategic Relations business unit plays a crucial role in representing the school in senior engagement and relationship management. This position has a strong focus on identifying new opportunities through establishing corporate contacts, and nurturing relationships with senior level academia and industrial alliances. The individual will be required to proactively engage both local and regional alliances to build a potential pipeline of industry and university partners to further collaboration opportunities.

We are seeking a self-driven individual with proven ability in proactively engaging and fostering alliances to enhance partnership opportunities. The individual should be comfortable navigating ambiguity, maintaining a results-driven outlook, and embracing innovation to achieve desired outcomes.

Strategic Implementation of Global Initiatives

• Lead regional engagement initiatives with overseas universities, e.g. summer school programme
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to jointly increase brand and programme level awareness in key markets through outreach efforts

Corporate Engagement and Stakeholder Mapping

• Manage international relations which include identifying, optimizing and developing strategic partnerships with large regional organizations and institutions to expand global market reach and engagement
• Drive the development of a robust pipeline of industry alliances, both locally and globally (with a stronger focus on global outreach)
• Develop outreach efforts by identifying senior contacts within target organisations and initiate programmes with view to increase number of academia and corporate partnerships
• Develop and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders and generate high level opportunities for potential collaborations and partnerships effectively

Stakeholder Management

• Adopt a collaborative approach in engaging and influencing key internal stakeholders to support larger school goals in additional to their individual programme office objectives

Events Planning

• Strategic planning of selected events that aligns with the Business School’s vision. This includes conceptualisation of the programme flow, invitation of appropriate guest speaker, engagement activities, liaison with stakeholders and the overall management control of logistics and budget. Qualifications

Please apply only if you meet the following expectations:

• Possess more than 15 years of relevant experiences
• Proven competencies in business development and demonstrated success in driving account growth
• Strong leadership profile with excellent interpersonal skills across organisational hierarchy and ability to work effectively with a diverse community
• Able to communicate effe