Head of Partnerships, Asia - Singapore - TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE (SINGAPORE BRANCH)

TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE (SINGAPORE BRANCH)

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Focus of the Role

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) is a not-for-profit organisation which supports governments on strategy, policy and delivery through its advisory practice and policy work.

As the Institute grows, partnerships are a strategic path to deliver greater impact at greater scale by bringing expertise, resources and technologies that will accelerate economic and social development and secure lasting change for countries.

Job Introduction
The Head of Partnerships, Asia is critical to delivering TBI's ambition.

The role will be responsible for building and executing a portfolio of impactful, scalable partnerships in Asia which will enable TBI to be the 'go to' organisation for progressive leaders and governments for whom we deliver:
Policy, Strategy Delivery, with Tech as a horizontal.

The priority for the portfolio will be accelerating impact in the region through our landmark partnership platform,
The Tomorrow Partnership.

Through The Tomorrow Partnership we partner with governments, experts and innovators to bring about transformative change by supporting leaders, countries and communities to harness the power of technology for good.

TBI is looking to hire an experienced Head of Partnerships who brings specialised skills, networks and interests in at least one of the following priority areas: technology and innovation, digitisation, life sciences and digital health, and/or climate tech.

The post holder should be a natural convener and networker able to creatively find synergies and pathways for partnerships.

The Head of Partnerships will work in highly matrixed organisation and the ability to collaborate and deliver with colleagues across structures will be crucial.

This role reports to the Director, Global Partnerships and sits within the Strategy & Partnerships (S&P) Department of TBI. The role will matrix report into the Director, Asia Advisory.

S&P is one of 3 external facing business critical departments - the other two being Policy & Politics and Global Government Advisory.

The S&P department leads and oversees the Institute's strategic direction and growth, with specific responsibility for futureproofing growth, developing scalable partnerships, innovating in tech and securing financial resources to measurably advance the Institute's operational goals and drive sustainable impact.

The post-holder can expect to work closely with senior colleagues across the whole of the Institute.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to and working closely with the Director, Global Partnerships, as well as matrix reporting to the Director, Asia Advisory, responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

With a focus on TBI's Tomorrow Partnership platform, develop an Asia-specific partnerships strategy for a dedicated portfolio of partnerships that meets TBI's ambition for the region and for global scale
In line with strategy, develop and enhance our network, relationships, and partnerships with leading innovators, technology and life science companies, implementation partners, and thought leaders which enhance our understanding of emerging innovation and improve our offer to governments. This should include targeting Asia partners who are able to scale and work with our Government clients in other regions
Set and deliver annual OKRs for Asia partnerships in line with and contributing to StratPI's OKRs
Work closely with Advisory Teams to understand the needs, opportunity impact, and delivery models. This will include frequent travel and interaction
Work closely with Global StratPI Team to understand and shape the global portfolio, share lessons, and identify additional opportunity for cross collaboration
Lead prospecting, solicitation, partnership development and stewardship for key Asia accounts
Support Advisory Country Teams with scoping and match making of offers from TBI's Landmark partners with our client governments and serve as Asia focal points for these landmark partnerships
Serve as a connector between the wider Strategy & Partners Division and TBI Asia (including S&P's Business Development and Income, Global Innovation Unit, and Representative Offices)
Work closely with TBI teams and partners to troubleshoot implementation challenges and lead teams toward solutions to deliver greater impact, escalating to leadership as appropriate
Working with TBI's CRM and related tools, maintain a clear, organised means for tracking partnership pipeline and engagement
Pay special attention to what the portfolio offers as a platform for TBI and our participating partners
Lead partner impact reporting for your portfolio and manage to key performance indicators for portfolio
Represent TBI at external events
Serve as a strong leader for TBI's culture and values

Key internal relationships:
S&P department leaders and their teams; StratPI leadership and department; Regional Directors and Country Directors,