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Assistant Vice President, Sustainability Strategy (Policy & Insights)

Temasek
BusinessSG, 238891Full-time2 weeks ago
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About the role

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This is an Assistant Vice President role in the Sustainability Strategy team at Temasek, a global investment company. The role focuses on analyzing global sustainability policies, regulations, and market trends to inform institutional and portfolio strategies. The position requires deep expertise in sustainability policy and the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.

BusinessFull-timeSustainability Group

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead horizon scanning, research and analysis of global sustainability policies, regulations, frameworks, and market trends, including peer benchmarking to identify cross-thematic risks, opportunities, and implications.
  • Distill insights into actionable recommendations for leadership and investment teams to shape institutional and portfolio-level sustainability strategies.
  • Develop and maintain policy foresight tools such as dashboards, policy positions, and executive-ready briefing materials, to inform strategic reviews and decision-making.
  • Partner with thematic leads across climate, nature and social workstreams to embed policy foresight and market intelligence into strategy development, advocacy efforts, and execution.
  • Cultivate external engagements and coalition work through supporting Temasek's participation in global networks.
  • Contribute to internal capability building, integrating policy insights into management training, board insights, and advisory panel programmes.

Requirements

  • Degree in Sustainability, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, or a related discipline preferred.
  • Min. 8 years of experience in sustainability-related policy, strategy or regulatory analysis, ideally in financial institutions, consulting, or multilateral organisations.
  • Strong understanding of global sustainability policies, regulations, and frameworks (e.g., ISSB, CSRD, SBTi, TNFD, EU regulations, carbon markets).
  • Skilled in horizon scanning, benchmarking, peer analysis and able to distill large amounts of information into clear business insights, key trends, and practical recommendations.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics and research tools, or productivity applications will be a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with good attention to detail and clarity in presenting complex information.
  • Collaborative, curious and agile in working across diverse teams in a fast-changing environment.