Job Description

Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.

This is a temporary role that ends January 2028.

The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It brings together the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to address pressing global challenges and drive collective action.

Why we are recruiting

Travel and Tourismis a key global sector, contributing over 10% of global GDP and supporting hundreds of millions of jobs worldwide. By 2034, it is expected to grow 1.5 times faster than the global economy. To help shape a more sustainable, inclusiveand resilient future for the sector, the Forum has launchedin 2025a new initiative to reposition Travel and Tourism as a force for economic development, cultural exchange, sharedprosperityand environmental stewardship.

The Initiative Specialist will play a central role in supporting the development, coordination and delivery of the initiative across content, community, events and workstreams.

Reporting lines and interactions

The Initiative Specialist, Travel and Tourism reports to theExperience, Travel & TourismLead and works closely with the wider initiative team, including the Insights Lead, CommunityLeadand Insights Specialist. The role also involves close collaboration with colleagues across the Global IndustryTeam, the Centre for Urban Transformation, the Global Communications Group, and other Forum teams, as well as with external stakeholders,partnersand community members.

Key responsibilities

1. Initiative coordination, stakeholderengagementand communications support

• Support the overall coordination of the initiative’s workplan, priorities, timelines and follow-up across community, insights and activation workstreams.

• Support the development, organization and quality control of initiative content, branding and narrative consistency across all materials and channels.

• Coordinate internal and external meetings, prepare agendas, capture clear notes and action points, and ensure timely follow-up with relevant stakeholders.

• Develop andmaintainhigh-quality initiative materials, including presentations, briefing decks, two-pagers, internalnotesand external-facing documents.

• Manage and update initiative-related digital and knowledge platforms, including the website,Welinkpage, Salesforce community pages and selected Tableau-based tools and dashboards.

• Coordinate closely with the Global Communications Group on communication and visibility activities, including agenda blogs, newsletters, videos, messaging assets and selected social media materials.

• Identify and developrelevant innovation opportunities linked to AI, automation and digital tools that canstreamline team processes andimprove the initiative’s effectiveness and impact.

2. Event development and delivery

• Support the planning and execution of initiative-related events, roundtables, leadershipmeetingsand externalmeetings

• Assist with participant identification, invitation tracking,participantmanagement and stakeholder communications throughout the event lifecycle.

• Coordinate programme development and support the preparation of event agendas, concept notes, briefing materials and run-of-show documents.

• Develop high-quality speaker briefing decks and support speaker briefing processes in coordination with internal teams and external participants.

• Provide operational support for event delivery, including coordination with hospitalityteam, communications andprogrammingteams as required.

• Help ensure seamless execution before, during and after events, includinglogistics, materials preparation, note-taking, synthesis of takeaways and follow-up actions.

3. Content development and support to project outcomes

• Work closely with the team to support the development of analysis, research, strategic messaging and presentations linked to the initiative’s priority outcomes.

• Contribute to the preparation of insight materials, presentations, briefing notes and analytical decks related to initiative workstreams, including talentsand skills, AI and technology, and other emerging sector priorities.

• Conduct desk research, synthesize findings and structure content clearly for internal and external audiences.

• Translate complex ideas,dataand stakeholder input into clear,conciseand presentation-ready materials.

Preferred requirements and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree in public policy, tourism, international relations, business, economics or a related field.

• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, research, eventdeliveryor communications, preferably within an international organization, consulting environment, public-private platform or the Travel and Tourism sector.

• Strong project management and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

• Excellent writing, editing and presentation development skills, with the ability to produce polished, audience-ready materials for senior internal and external stakeholders.

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!