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About FT Academy

The FT Academy is the Financial Times’ global learning business, dedicated to empowering individuals at every stage of their leadership journey — from the classroom to the boardroom. Combining the FT’s trusted journalism, real-world insights, and access to leading experts, the Academy delivers transformational learning experiences that develop confidence, capability, and strategic perspective. 

The Academy’s portfolio spans three key pillars:

Board Director Programme — preparing aspiring and current board members to lead with confidence through accredited qualifications, workshops, and online modules.

Partner and Executive Programmes — equipping professionals with the tools, mindset, and peer network to navigate complexity, lead change, and drive organisational success.

FT Schools and FT Skills — inspiring the next generation of leaders by transforming FT content into practical educational resources for students and teachers worldwide.

Each programme is designed to reflect the Financial Times’ global standards of excellence, integrating business intelligence, innovative learning design, and a deep understanding of leadership in the modern world.

The role 

The Financial Times Academy in Asia delivers the flagship Board Director Programme (FT BDP) and is an established provider of board level training and events. Our mission is to support individuals at every stage of their board career; to ensure that directors are well equipped to make an effective contribution to the boards they sit on, for the long-term success of the organisations they represent.

FT BDP programmes are uniquely delivered by an experienced faculty of practicing board members who bring with them a wealth of real-life experiences to enrich the learning of course participants. 

The position is responsible for creating a smooth user journey for our programme candidates (Diploma, Workshops, Enterprise) from point of enquiry through to completion of the programme. Responsibility also spans managing their ongoing relationship with FT Leaders Academy as a member of the Alumni. 

Collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders will form a significant part of the role and we are looking for candidates that can show that they can deliver results whilst co-ordinating effectively with speakers, tutors, sales and marketing teams as well as third party suppliers and sponsors. You will work closely with these individuals to build strong working relationships, whilst ensuring all customers have a beneficial learning experience.

You will become a brand ambassador for the FT Leaders Academy. A positive customer experience should be core to all that we do, as market leaders in board and executive training: you must be able to effectively and confidently communicate with customers and speakers of all levels.

The FT Academy is a growing business in Asia. We need someone who can positively contribute to that growth by providing diligent administrative and course co-ordination, exceptional customer experience and smooth operational delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Administration – course administration, support scholars throughout their studies, update course content, learning platform management, processing course applications, following up with vendors, students, corporate members for payments, programme finance reporting, organising  corporate meetings and invoicing.