Senior Associate, Centre for Experience Economy and Cities
Core
Identify, assess, and develop strategic opportunities with cities by connecting city priorities with Forum programmes, industries, and partners.
Role type
Senior Associate, City Strategy and Ecosystem Engagement
Builds
Strategic city engagement portfolios and business cases
Domain
Public policy, urban development, and international development
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
City prioritization, government engagement, ecosystem development, stakeholder management, project management, cross-functional coordination, strategic analysis, relationship mapping, opportunity qualification
Preferred skills
Experience with public-private partnerships, understanding of economic development and infrastructure, ability to translate complex information into clear profiles
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain a prioritized list of 20–30 cities for engagement; Build relationships with mayors and senior city leaders; Connect city priorities to relevant Forum industries and initiatives; Assess city readiness and government commitment; Coordinate handover of qualified opportunities to regional leads; Support cross-city learning and replication
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC