Deputy Director/assistant Director, Sustainability

Industry Engagement & Sector Development

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore - banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore’s economic and financial landscape.

**Responsibilities**:
You will be a member of a central team responsible for the ideation and implementation of sustainability strategies across MAS’ functions, working closely with relevant departments within the organisation to anchor Singapore as a leading green finance centre.

In this role, you will:

- Support the Sustainability Group in sustainability communications issues. This includes working with relevant departments to update key messages of MAS sustainability priorities and develop new comms content in emerging areas through the maintenance and updating of the Sustainability Message House.
- Support MAS senior management in their external speaking engagements by originating both MAS specific and novel content on sustainability issues. This includes writing key note speeches, developing panel remarks and/or presentation materials.
- Foster outreach and profiling of MAS sustainability initiatives to external stakeholders. This includes developing an annual Sustainability Communications Strategy to maximise impact for communications, identifying and securing strategic marquee events that SG and MAS senior management can participate, and cultivate media journalist to understand the sustainability messages that would draw media attention and adapt MAS message house accordingly. This requires close coordination with MAS internal comms team.
- Support the Sustainability Group by coordinating intergovernmental and/or external engagements in the form of webinars, dialogues and/or roundtables.
- Drive efforts in sustainability reporting, with a view for the MAS sustainability report to be compliant with leading standards. This includes working with lead departments on how the report can be enhanced, coordinate the collation of data for publication, and support the Sustainability Group in writing the report. Other aspects include provide inputs on sustainability for other MAS publications including the Annual Report.

**Requirements**:

- At least eight years of relevant experience with a post graduate degree
- Demonstrated track record of communications in sustainability, and in sustainability reporting
- Relevant work experience in the financial sector is preferred and knowledge of sustainable finance is an advantage.
- Ability to write clearly and synthesise messages
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to positively influence internal and external stakeholders
- Strong project management skills and able to lead organization-wide projects involving multiple stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A good team player who is proactive and motivated
- All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.