View Vacancy - SIN - Climate Change and Energy Adviser, C4(L)
Main purpose of job:
To shape HMG’s climate change and energy policy objectives in Singapore through analysis and a deep understanding of local context across the economy carried out through timely reporting to UK stakeholders. To deliver the UK’s climate and energy policy priorities by building constructive and collaborative working relationships with Singapore Government, private industry, and third sector. To ensure communications tools are properly mobilised across the Mission to secure the fullest political impact of the UK’s COP26 Presidency towards these goals.
Roles and responsibilities:
The successful candidate will work as part of a small team in the British High Commission, alongside stakeholders and colleagues from across UK Government to:
- Lead on HMG policy in respect of the UN negotiations, green finance, and nature elements of the Singapore Climate and Energy Portfolio, supporting colleagues across the High Commission, including the High Commissioner herself, to understand and deliver these policies together to better effect [these focal areas may evolve over time and subject to priorities. They could realistically also / rather cover energy, adaptation and resilience, and infrastructure]
- Provide accurate, well-researched and concise expert analysis and reporting of local views and policies on climate change and energy issues to UK stakeholders. Incorporating whole of HMG perspectives from the Mission, support, support development of whole of HMG UK policy.
- Represent, communicate and advance these policies to external audiences in Singapore, including the Government, collaborating with supporting advocates within the wider diplomatic, private, and third sector community.
- Lead on climate and energy public diplomacy in close collaboration with the High Commission’s Communications Department, including events, workshops, and campaigns, to advance our policy objectives and UK visibility
- Support the small team and the wider regional network to deliver policy priorities into ASEAN and its other Member States, including ensuring that trilateral cooperation opportunities with Singapore in the region on these policy areas are well understood and developed.
- Develop proposals, bid, procure, project and budget manage external support to deliver additional impact to the above in a value for money way, consistent with HMG policies and frameworks.
Resources managed:
- Line management of administrative support through an intern
- Oversight of project, programme, and administrative budgets of up to around SGD500k/yr.
- At least 2 years’ policy analysis or development in a climate, energy, or nature field
- At least 2 years’ experience of working with or in the public sector
- Experience of working independently/autonomously to deliver policies and/or project-level outputs without day-to-day supervision
- Experience working with international institutions / multi-national organisations
- Strong IT skills in all MS Office applications
- At least 2 years’ multi-project management experience
- Report-writing and research, drawing on a range of data sources, including direct relationships with stakeholders
- Experience developing policy recommendations based on evidence-based analysis
We offer a competitive package, which includes basic salary of SGD 7,331 per month and annual wage supplement [an additional 2 months’ salary paid out in December each year], 23-day annual leave entitlement in pro rata and insurance plan.
We welcome applications from candidates in countries from which travel to Singapore is feasible under the prevailing Covid-related border restrictions. Singapore will only allow entry for those fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved under the WHO EUL. Successful overseas applicants are responsible for all costs associated with relocating to Singapore.
We offer time and financial support for the successful candidate to take advantage of professional learning and development opportunities inside and outside of the organisation.
The BHC has an active Learning & Development Committee which works hard to provide a comprehensive L&D offer. There is a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the International Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all available opportunities.
All new hires undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses that must be completed in order to pass probation.
Normal working hours are 37.5 per week: 8.30am to 5.00pm from Monday to Friday.
BHC Singapore supports and promotes flexible working as a crucial part of our inclusive offering, and is committed to staff maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to the duties which this job normally entails, you may from time to time be required to undertake additional or other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the High Commission, including playing a part in the corporate life of the mission and supporting any crisis response.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain a local work permit which we will sponsor.
Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Singapore employment law.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Only short-listed applications will be called for personal interviews.
The British High Commission is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
