Job Title
Development Manager
Description
We’re hiring Creative Industry changemakers!
Be at the heart of ecosystem strategy and program delivery that drives real economic impact.
🚀 Development Manager (Creative Industry)
Shape sector roadmaps, lead data-driven research, design high-impact programmes, and partner with industry stakeholders to unlock new growth for Malaysia’s creative pillars.
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If you are passionate about creative ecosystem growth and ready to deliver strategic value at scale, join us in catalysing innovation across the creative sector.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement long-term "Pillar Roadmaps" to increase the GDP contribution and sustainability of all 10 creative sectors.
- Identify systemic gaps within the creative ecosystem and design targeted programs to address them.
- Lead the design of developmental programs, including incubation hubs, export-readiness grants, and creative accelerators.
- Design and lead primary and secondary data collection efforts (Market Mapping) to map the current state, size, and health of the 10 creative pillars.
- Develop and deploy nationwide surveys and conduct "Ground-Zero" qualitative research/FGDs to capture real-time data on entrepreneur challenges, revenue trends, and workforce gaps.
- Gather global and regional data to benchmark Malaysia’s creative sectors against international standards
- Establish a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to track the progress of beneficiaries and utilize gathered data to identify specific "intervention points" for high ROI.
- Draft professional proposals, detailed management reports, and formal Board Papers to secure project approvals and funding.
- Produce periodic data-driven reports summarizing trends, risks, and opportunities within each of the 10 pillars for Management.
- Provide data-backed evidence for submissions to government bodies to support policy advocacy and funding renewals.
- Act as the primary point of contact for industry associations and guilds to gather industry-specific intelligence and represent the organization in national industry forums.
- Attending to any other ad-hoc or non-ad-hoc works designated to you by the Head of Department and/or GCEO of the Organisation.
Requirements
- Degree in related field and/or professional qualification.
- Demonstrated experience designing data collection frameworks and managing multi-stakeholder projects.
- Proven experience in preparing high-level documentation, including Project Papers and Board Papers, for executive review.
- Experience in conducting research and utilizing data analysis to interpret programme metrics and outcomes.
- Strong command of written and verbal communication (BM and English), with specific proficiency in technical writing and drafting formal reports.
- Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Ability to work within a team and perform in cross-functional team approaches.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise work, meet deadlines and produce quality results in a timely manner with attention to detail.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable strategic insights.