Community and Initiatives Lead, Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain, NAM

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The World Economic Forum is an international organization that brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to build industry, regional and global agendas, address systemic issues, and improve the state of the world.

Other Information on the Role

This role requires ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.

The annual salary range for this role is $135,000-$150,000 in New York.

About the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains is one of the 10 Centers at the Forum, focused on enabling more resilient, sustainable and inclusive manufacturing ecosystems and supply chains to usher in a new wave of global economic and social prosperity.

Our Center supports sustainable growth by leveraging technology and innovation, getting industry to net-zero, facilitating the development of manufacturing workforces and developing insights into the future of industrial strategies and supply chains.

Reporting Lines and Interactions

The Community Initiatives Lead will report to the Head of Growth and Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain. He/she will connect with other colleagues across other Centers of the World Economic Forum.

The Specialist will also interact with a variety of global stakeholders, including businesses, public sector agencies and leading experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-stakeholder strategy for North America, that improves the forum’s impact and engagement in advanced manufacturing and supply chains.
• Unite global business, academia, and government stakeholders to tackle emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Build trust and engage stakeholders from business and government to source input around emerging regional and global challenges and opportunities related to the future of advanced manufacturing and supply chains, and disseminate insights generated.
• Develop strategies for active stakeholder engagement and manage key activities and events.
• Spot emerging issues, scope new initiatives, and map relevant stakeholders.
• Utilize digital tools for stakeholder engagement and maintain partner/client databases.
• Co-define annual collaboration plans, with clear activities, progress, and impact milestones with defined input from the Forum.
• Increase our North American engagement for key initiatives such as Frontline Talent of the Future and Global Lighthouse Network.
• Lead the collaboration between our Center and the affiliate US Center for Advanced Manufacturing, which is part of the network of regional centers for advanced manufacturing established by the World Economic Forum to achieve what?
• Establish engagement with other North American organizations and associations that are thought leaders in our Center’s areas of focus.
• Serve as a thought leader and presenter for the Center in North America and expand our multi-stakeholder community.

The Successful Candidate will be Assessed on

• Ability to synthesize data and develop strategies for impact across the multi-stakeholder community.
• Excellence in task delivery and goal achievement.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and timely communication.
• Strong collaboration with colleagues and external partners/clients.

Preferred Qualifications and Assessment Criteria

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Science, Economics, Finance, or Political Science with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to work across cultures and sectors in community management.
• Strong project management, data analysis, and organizational skills.
• Effective communication with senior leaders.
• Passion for advanced manufacturing, supply chains, and public-private collaboration.
• Self-starter, flexible, and team-oriented.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Experience with Office applications; Salesforce knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to excel in a dynamic and matrix organization.

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!

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