Programme Manager
Penang, Malaysia
Part of the founding team of the George Town Grants Programme, and Think City Penang with experience in programme management, project origination and long term project management. The key skills developed in this role included on-ground relationship building and management of multiple stakeholders in the field of urban regeneration, heritage conservation and urban planning. Also wore the hat of the Communications officer for the team, fielding media queries on the development and progress of… Show more Part of the founding team of the George Town Grants Programme, and Think City Penang with experience in programme management, project origination and long term project management. The key skills developed in this role included on-ground relationship building and management of multiple stakeholders in the field of urban regeneration, heritage conservation and urban planning. Also wore the hat of the Communications officer for the team, fielding media queries on the development and progress of the Grants programme, branding, creative direction and management of the website. Aside from the day to day management of grant projects, I had also been a key organiser for an urban conservation workshop, conducted with urban planning and heritage conservation specialists from the Getty Conservation Institute and various independent subject matter experts from Malaysia, Australia and the US. Show less