Assistant Director / Senior Manager, Tourism Planning

Company description:

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Asia's premium lifestyle destination resort, is located on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa. Spanning 49 hectares, RWS is home to world-class attractions including Universal Studios Singapore, S.E.A. Aquarium, Dolphin Island and Adventure Cove Waterpark. Complementing the adventure and adrenaline of its theme parks and attractions are eight unique luxury hotels, the world-class Resorts World Convention Centre, and a casino. RWS offers award-winning dining experiences and exciting cuisines from around the world across its many renowned celebrity chef restaurants, establishing itself as a key player in Singapore's vibrant and diverse dining scene and a leading gourmet destination in Asia for epicureans. The integrated resort also offers world-class entertainment, from original resident productions to concerts. RWS has been named "Best Integrated Resort" since 2011 for ten consecutive years at the TTG Travel Awards which recognises the best of Asia-Pacific's travel industry.

RWS is wholly owned by Genting Singapore, a company of the Genting Group. For more information, please visit www.rwsentosa.com.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

• Support planning and development of strategic projects.
• Undertake strategic research and establish strong relationships with relevant stakeholders including statutory boards and ministries, corporates, advisors, and/or consultants to keep abreast of market trends and development, and develop clear action plans and business innovation in line with the tourism objectives of the organisation.
• Work internally with domain knowledge experts and advisors, and externally with partners and stakeholders, to conceptualize and coordinate tourism developments that will catalyze and accelerate the growth of the tourism industry to meet targets set forth by the organization.
• Maintain business scorecard and partner with business units and stakeholders towards driving favorable results at the resort-wide level.
• Organize regular key stakeholder meetings with government bodies.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Policy, or Economics related areas of study, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience.
• Good understanding of government policies and strategies related to tourism development and economic growth.
• Strong communication skills with excellent business acuity and analytical proficiency, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence multiple functional stakeholders.
• Able to build a network of relationships both internally and externally to build support and secure buy-in for desired objectives.
• Results-oriented with sound business judgment.
• Team player who is able to work collaboratively with others and under tight deadlines.