Coordinator, Longevity Economy

Position description

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

 

Why we are Recruiting

 

The Centre for Financial and Monetary System (FMS) is comprised of leading global and regional institutions from the financial services and investing industries, among other critical stakeholders. It engages this broad set of actors to design and develop a more sustainable, resilient, trusted, and accessible financial system that reinforces long-term value creation and economic growth.

 

Responsibilities  

As a Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in helping drive impact on the longevity economy initiative across the Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems and at Uplink:  

• Collaborate with and coordinate between Forum teams, UpLink team and external stakeholders to
• Supporting colleagues with all aspects of Uplink Innovation Challenges, through 6 phases of completion

• Provide support to the longevity economy initiative with a special focus on innovation through research, community engagement, and note taking of community and stakeholder meetings
• Excel as a coordinator and administrator for virtual and in-person events, workshops and institutional meeting.

 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field such as economics, international relations, or healthy aging
• 2+ years of professional experience in coordination-related work, ideally in financial services and/or healthy aging
• Ability to collaborate with and coordinate effectively between internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate excellent organizational, project and time management skills, and possess high attention to detail.  In addition, excellent writing, presentation and communications skills a plus.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn about longevity, innovation, and finance
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with and manage expectations of senior executives and their staff with confidence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to thrive in a demanding environment and handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
• Self-starting, independent thinker who thrives as a flexible team player
• An enthusiasm to collaborate with people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds

Vaccination requirement

The Forum LLC requires that employees be fully vaccinated with at least one booster against COVID-19 by their first day of employment. The Forum will evaluate all requests for accommodation/exemption from this policy in keeping with federal, state, and local law.

Application instructions

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