Vice President, Public Policy, Singapore

**Your background**
- 2 - 8 years of relevant work experience
- University degree from a relevant field, for example international relations, public policy, economics, business administration and/or ESG
- Excellent English both verbally and in writing; ability to draft succinct reports and other material in English is essential
- Good general understanding and awareness of the public policy environment, ideally across the entire APAC region
- Ability to work directly with senior, international executives, is essential
- Willingness and ability to work closely in a global team composed of highly skilled individuals with an international background is essential

**What you can expect**

Vice President in Public Policy, based in Singapore, you will be required to support the company’s business objectives in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and will be part of the International Public Policy team, you will report to the Head of International Government Relations and International ESG Policy.

You will be contributing to the execution and monitoring of public policy activity within APAC in coordination with the Public Policy SVP, also based in Singapore, and the international Public Policy group. You will be monitoring ESG policy in the region and supporting internal stakeholders in their outreach activity to trade associations and external stakeholders. Assisting the international public policy group with various public policy related topics

**What you will do**
- **Issues management**. Mapping of public policy and regulatory issues of relevance to Bank of America’s business across the APAC region as well as issues relevant for Bank of America as a major global financial institution that might emerge from the region; identifying new issues on an ongoing basis; prioritising the issues; monitoring and reporting on developments. This should explicitly - and in depth - cover regulatory developments in relation to ESG.
- ** Political and policy monitoring**. Following general political and policy trends across the APAC region, analysing and reporting on how these might impact on Bank of America’s prioritised regulatory issues.
- ** Analysis and advocacy. **Assist in developing advocacy strategies, plans and positions to ensure positive positioning of Bank of America among regulatory and ESG circles across APAC, as well as effective engagement on the key regulatory and public policy issues important to Bank of America’s business. Produce quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as help draft advocacy material (presentations, position papers, message books, speeches, and other outreach material) to get Bank of America’s messages across effectively.
- ** Outreach coordination**. Assist with the practical implementation of Bank of America’s APAC government relations activities, including involvement with industry associations or other networking groups, participating in the organisation of Bank of America-sponsored events, and meeting organisation and logistics for senior Bank of America executives. Drafting of background briefings, messages and - as required - speeches to prepare the participation of senior executives at these occasions.
- ** Global collaboration.** Participate actively in the global agenda and tasks of the International Government Relations and ESG Policy Team at Bank of America. This will, from time to time, require participating in shared projects of global significance that need to be delivered by the team collectively.

**About Bank of America**

Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 35 countries. In the U.S. alone, we serve almost all of the Fortune 500 companies and approximately 67 million consumer and small-business clients. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

**Connecting Asia Pacific to the world**

Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies.

**Job Band**:
H4

**Shift**:
**Hours Per Week**:
40

**Weekly Schedule**:
**Referral Bonus Amount**:
0