Purpose of job: The Innovation Manager supports The Collaboratory's vision of making the STB and tourism industry more agile, innovative and user-centric. This is with the aim of building stronger resilience for the organisation and industry, by leveraging the exciting opportunities afforded by technology to meet evolving visitor and business needs.
Main Responsibilities: You will be part of the Technology Exploration team which advocates and pilots the use of relevant technologies and innovation methodologies to drive better outcomes for tourism. Key responsibilities include:
- Tech College - Planning and execution of Tech College, STB's new initiative to upskill STB and industry in the areas of digital transformation, technology literacy and data literacy. You will work closely with relevant providers and speakers to develop partnerships and curate creative programmes.
- Innovation Initiatives - Drive the innovation agenda within STB, working closely with business units to develop new ideas to prototype. You will also be critical to assessing if the ideas should be brought to production and be part of launching exciting ideas for tourism.
This job role calls for a well-rounded individual who has a strong interest in emerging technologies and in being part of organisation transformation
Requirements : - At least 1 year of relevant experience in organisation development
- Organisation development such as in training, change management or organisation transformation
- Design thinking skills
- Scrum certification
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong interest and awareness of new technologies
- Familiarity with tourism industry (preferable but not necessary)
Advertised: 03 Jul 2019
Applications close: 19 Jul 2019
