Community Manager, Automotive Industry

World Economic Forum USA

Community Manager, Automotive Industry

The Automotive Industry Partnership Programme offers industry leaders the opportunity to engage with a community of peers identifying and addressing critical industry issues. Led by CEOs from automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier One Suppliers, it delivers industry value consistent with the Forum's mission of improving the state of the world.

The Community Manager will manage and grow the Forum's community of automotive Members and Partners. You will contribute to the development of the industry programme, serving as an interface with industry contacts, including senior executives, experts and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:
Enhancing the Forum's value proposition for the industry and the ability to deliver meaningful impact
Establishing and maintaining a close working relationship with industry contacts
Delivering a portfolio of projects and initiatives for the automotive community, with a particular focus on sustainability (e.g. oil dependency, climate change, etc.), industry restructuring (e.g. role of national government in the global automotive industry)
Identifying key stakeholders (government, academia, NGOs, industries, etc.) to engage within the Automotive Industry Partnership Programme
Developing content, communication and marketing materials
Engaging new Members and Partners with a focus on East Asia (e.g. Korea, China and Japan), India and Russia as well as negotiating contracts with full accountability
Monitoring and synthesizing industry issues
Assisting in the preparation of Forum events and activities
Working collaboratively with colleagues in the industry teams and across the Forum

You have demonstrated leadership capabilities, business success and interest in global affairs. You possess a broad intellectual background with a Master's degree and four to eight years of professional experience in or serving the global automotive industry. You are comfortable in presentations to senior executives, service-oriented and a flexible team player.

You are fluent in English and ideally, though not necessarily, proficient in Chinese or Japanese.

If you qualify, you will be invited to join the Forum as part of our Global Leadership Fellows Programme (www.weforum.org/glf). As such, you will be fully integrated in the World Economic Forum and benefit from an intensive work and learning experience intended to develop and train future leaders of global enterprises and international organizations. The Global Leadership Fellows Programme is designed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with its worldwide network of distinguished experts and leaders.

Please apply through www.weforum.org/en/about/Careers/index.htm and follow the link to Careers in New York.