Programme Coordinator, Board Director Programme

About Us

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Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

At the FT, we aim for employees across all regions to have a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs. We'll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups.

The Role / Position Overview

• What problems will we be solving?
  We prepare independent board directors for success and help global leaders transform their organisations through real world business thinking.
• What tools will we use to solve those challenges?
  We use a high-touch premium approach to our clients, combining the best attributes of online and offline learning. Our membership and learning management systems support this and our workshops and events connect people for networking and professional growth.
• What are their opportunities for professional growth?
  The Board Director Programme is a growing business. In order to expand, we need someone who can grow from an administrative and course co-ordination role to larger operational roles with broader exposure across the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Support for FT’s executive education – under the Director, including basic project management, documentation, follow up calls to partners, scheduling meetings, logistics.
• Event management – manage all relationships with venues, catering and follow up with speakers, conduct events via online platforms such as Google Meet and Zoom.
• Marketing – support Marketing team to liaise with Hong Kong and London colleagues to execute digital and print campaigns, track success, marketing collateral and PR initiatives and put together materials.
• Database management – update and keep on top of databases for both Board Director Programme.
• Operations – manage applications,  communication and basic tech support for NED Diploma students and professors via the learning management system on upcoming workshop requirements or logistics for workshops.
• Admin – course administration, support scholars throughout their studies, update course content, learning platform management, processing course applications, following up with vendors, students, corporate members for payments, some finance reporting support. Organising corporate member meetings, ad hoc invoicing.

Required Skills / Experience 

• Strong customer service ethic
• Loves details! Excellent organisational and time management skills. Project management expertise is a plus.
• Interpersonal and presentation skills, comfortable on phone/email/in person working with multiple levels of seniority, cultures and work styles.
• Positive attitude. Takes initiative to push projects forward, solve problems before being asked.
• Able to work independently without supervision and as part of a team.
• Tech savvy: basic MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and willing to learn new systems as new learning management systems come along.
• Excellent written and spoken English. 
• Can work under pressure and tight deadlines

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We have implemented a hybrid working model and we also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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