Overview
The role will coordinate the Forum's work on robotics, embodied AI, and autonomous systems, focusing on building and engaging a global community of leaders in this emerging sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the delivery of the Forum's robotics, embodied AI and autonomous systems work, including executive communities, publications, workshops and institutional events.
- Support the growth and engagement of high-level communities of business leaders, government representatives, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and international organizations working across the robotics and embodied AI ecosystem.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely follow-up, engagement tracking and community development.
- Monitor developments across the robotics and embodied AI ecosystem, identifying emerging companies, technologies, research institutions, investors and trends that can inform the Forum's work.
- Support the development of executive briefings, publications and thought leadership by contributing stakeholder intelligence and ecosystem mapping.
- Work closely with colleagues across the Centre and other teams across the Forum to support and coordinate activities across related Forum initiatives.
- Support collaboration with the Network of Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) by connecting regional initiatives with the Forum's global portfolio and facilitating knowledge exchange across Centres.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement surrounding key institutional events, including the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions and regional meetings, ensuring effective preparation, follow-up and community activation.
Required Experience
- 3+ years of experience in programme management, stakeholder engagement, consulting or ecosystem development, ideally related to robotics or other frontier technologies.
- Familiarity with the global robotics and embodied AI ecosystem, including the leading companies, start-ups, research institutions, investors and other organizations shaping the field.
- Experience engaging stakeholders across industry, government, academia, start-ups and international organizations.
- Experience supporting stakeholder engagement and community management, with the ability to build productive working relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Experience supporting knowledge management and executive engagement, including the preparation of high-quality presentations, briefing materials, meeting documentation and other executive-facing materials.
Qualifications
University degree in robotics, autonomous systems, engineering, technology policy, business administration, international relations or a related field.
