Programme Manager
About the job
- Experience in programme management, project management, event operations, or a similar role.
- Strong organisational and coordination skills across multiple stakeholders.
- Good communication skills in English and Japanese to support regular communication and programme coordination with stakeholders in Japan.
- Experience with administrative processes such as contracts, invoicing, payments, system registration, or reporting.
- Ability to work independently and manage programme execution smoothly.
- Strong interest in startups, innovation, or entrepreneurship.
- Develop detailed programme plans, including timelines, logistics, roles and responsibilities, and execution requirements.
- Translate programme concepts into practical implementation plans.
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to confirm programme details and delivery requirements.
- Manage operational and administrative tasks required for programme delivery, including contracts, arrangements, system registration, invoicing, payments, and documentation.
- Coordinate internal processes, approvals, vendor arrangements, and other practical steps needed for smooth execution.
- Maintain programme-related records, trackers, and operational documents.
- Monitor programme progress, milestones, issues, and deliverables.
- Coordinate communication with participants, partners, vendors, and internal teams.
- Manage detailed coordination with stakeholders in Japan, including government agencies, corporates, universities, startups, mentors, and other partners.
- Identify issues or risks and follow up with relevant parties to resolve them.
- Prepare for programme delivery, including logistics, materials, schedules, and briefing documents.
- Support or lead on-site operations during programme sessions, events, workshops, visits, and meetings.
- Prepare programme marketing materials, participant-facing documents, reports, post-programme summaries, and other communication materials.
- Support visitor hosting and visit coordination as needed.
- Provide regular reporting to the Centre Director.
- Perform other tasks as instructed by the Centre Director.
About the company
NUS Enterprise supports and grows entrepreneurship at the National University of Singapore. It seeds ideas, sparks innovations, and scales ventures from campus into global companies by offering experiential learning, ecosystem building, technology translation and commercialisation, and strategic global partnerships. It has helped nearly 4,300 students and over 3,000 start-ups, including 10 unicorns, and aims to improve the lives of 1 billion people in the next decade by building a worldwide innovation network. Their approach combines education, mentorship, access to resources and markets, and collaborations to turn research and ideas into real-world impact.
Company Size
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Company Stage
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Total Funding
$2.9M
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2001
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 brought Playground Global and Matter Venture Partners into the US$117 million NUS VC programme.
- The Studio in Silicon Valley gives founders labs, prototyping, and direct market validation.
- UnternehmerTUM partnership opens European customers, investors, and talent for NUS deep-tech startups.
What critics are saying
- Nova cannot fix NUS’s unlicensed IP glut; 70%-80% of university patents stay unlicensed.
- Shanghai and Munich outposts demand local dealflow; thin execution turns expansion into overhead.
- If NUS ventures never produce a $100 million company by 2035, NUSX becomes branding theater.
What makes NUS Enterprise unique
- Sept. 24, 2026 rebrand to NUSX unifies venture building and IP commercialization.
- Nova scans 20,000 patents and 9,000 projects, compressing commercialization from weeks to minutes.
- NUSX now spans Silicon Valley, Munich, and Shanghai across research, capital, and talent.
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