Creative Economy - Manager (Based in KL)
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1. Project Planning & Implementation
- Facilitate and execute implementation plans for assigned projects under the Creative Economy programmes, ensuring objectives, targets, and schedules are met.
- Support overall project management, including coordination across different Think City workstreams and reporting.
- Ensure initiatives are aligned with the broader strategy to position Kuala Lumpur as a leading creative and cultural district, fostering collaboration and community engagement.
- Lead effective engagement with the community, project partners, grantees, and external networks to promote project objectives and foster collaboration.
- Lead the alignment and co-creation of project targets, facilitating partnerships to enhance project impact.
- Actively engage with local creative communities and industry stakeholders to cultivate partnerships, support grassroots initiatives, and encourage community-led contributions to the city’s creative and cultural transformation.
- Support the monitoring process, ensuring adherence to project guidelines, organisational policies, regulatory requirements, and Think City’s internal quality and brand standards.
- Document the various stages of projects, tracking deadlines, and highlighting risks or challenges to the Head of Creative Economy.
- Manage project reporting, including regular engagement with partners and grantees to monitor progress, ensure deliverables are met, and oversee documentation of key project phases, including event reports and photographic records.
- Ensure accurate and organised documentation of project materials, including presentations, proposals, budgets, and reports, for audits and reviews.
- Provide project-level leadership by guiding junior team members and collaborators, setting clear direction, and ensuring coordinated delivery across partners and workstreams in line with programme objectives.