Job Summary
To advocate and implement strategies for the advancement of Malaysia's C&M/ Digital Market interest in ASEAN.
Job Responsibilities:
- To draft project proposals, papers for meetings to advovate MCMC's priority areas in alignment with ASEAN Digital Masterplans and overall ASEAN initiatives.
- To keep abreast with domestic C&M/ Digital priorities, policies & plans in order to formulate proposals and action plans for MCMC and Malaysia's C&M/ Digital sector engagement in ASEAN.
- Plan and execute the initiatives which will push Malaysia's leadership in ASEAN
- To represent MCMC at both ASEAN and related engagements to ensure that stated outcomes and objective are achieved.
- To analyse and articulate potential impact of ASEAN decisions taken and outcomes to the Malaysian C&M/ Digital industry and market and to provide recommendations or possible mitigation strategies.
- Assess, analyse and anticipate opportunities and/or threats in ASEAN which may have a significant impact to the Malaysian C&M/ Digital landscape by engaging in active horizon scanning.
- To engage in active relationship building through active participation in meetings, seminars, bilateral exchanges and visits in order enhance the working relationship with the stakeholders.
- To escalate potential challenges or issues to HOD internally to obtain strategic guidance and directions.
Qualification & Work Experience
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree / Professional Qualifications in any discipline with minimum CGPA of 3.00
- Technical qualifications / advance degrees will be an added advantage.
- Minimum 6 years work experience in the C&M industry / regulatory agency.
- Experience in analysing, drafting and formulating public policies/positions/papers
- Excellent Negotiation and Presentation Skills
Technical Competencies/Skills
- In depth understanding of Malaysia's C&M regulatory framework, industry and market.
- Clear grasp of overall Malaysian digital policies and plans and to be able to translate them into clear strategies, proposals and papers for international engagements.
- Good grasp of new developments in the C&M/ Digital industry and market internationally and to analyse and provide necessary advice if needed to senior management.
- Good understanding of different levels of government and they work and interact.
- Good grasp of geo-political issues and its effect on the C&M/ Digital markets globally and domestically.
- Excellent Negotiation and Presentation Skills.
Behavioral Competencies/Skills
- Able to function independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Articulate in speech and writing.
- Able to quickly draft positions and papers.
- Able to identify, summarise and surface key issues, opportunities and threats.
- Able to bring together diverse views and positions and to form them into a coherent whole.
- Able to liase and deal with multiple foreign / international regulators / ministries / international and inter-governmental organisations.
- Insight and sensitivity to cross-cultural nuances, and is able to expertly navigate and communicate through the sensitivities.
- Adaptable, Flexible and able to think on one's feet.
- Advocacy skills and able to positively influence outcomes and decisions.
- Able to think strategically and have excellent analytical skills.
- Achievement oriented.
Candidate must be willing to work in Cyberjaya.
