Senior Advisor – Singapore

Global Health Strategies, LLC; Allacapan; On-site; PHP 5,906,000 - 8,858,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Health Strategies (GHS) is building a Southeast Asia practice and seeks a Senior Advisor to serve as the company’s face to government, multilateral and philanthropic partners in Singapore and the region. The role emphasizes government relations, client advisory, and new business development with a leadership lens for a growing team.

The candidate will bring deep global health expertise, established relationships with senior officials, and a track record of growing client engagements

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in global health, public health policy, government affairs, or strategic communications.
• Established trusted relationships with senior officials in Singapore and regional health institutions.
• Strong understanding of the global health landscape including funders, multilaterals, and policy processes (WHO, WHA, G20 health tracks).
• Proven track record of winning and growing client relationships or funded programs.
• Excellent written and spoken English to communicate with ministers, funders, and media.
• Experience in agency, consultancy, foundation, or multilateral settings.
• Networks across ASEAN countries beyond Singapore.
• Languages such as Mandarin, Malay, or Bahasa Indonesia.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with senior officials including the Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries and agencies.
• Engage regional bodies, academic and research institutions, and global health organizations based in or active across Southeast Asia.
• Position GHS and its clients as trusted partners on regional and global health priorities.
• Practice leadership and growth; advise on strategy for the Singapore practice including priority clients issues and service offerings.
• Support the identification, proposal and pitch process to win new business with governments, foundations, multilaterals, NGOs and private sector partners.
• Client advisory and delivery: serve as senior counsel to clients on policy advocacy, strategic communications, coalition building and high-level events.
• Advise on the design and delivery of campaigns ensuring quality, impact and on time, on budget execution.
• Team building and global collaboration: support the development of a high performing local team.
• Work closely with GHS offices worldwide to deliver multi-country programs and share regional insight.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder engagement

Public health policy

Strategic communications

Multilateral familiarity

Business development

Team leadership

Education

Advanced degree in public health / public policy / international relations / communications

Job description

About the role

About the role GHS is building a practice in Singapore to serve partners across Southeast Asia and the wider region We are hiring a Senior Advisor to support its development who will be the companys face to government multilateral and philanthropic partners in Singapore and the region The role focuses on three priorities building relationships with senior officials in relevant government ministries and agencies senior advisory work for clients and new business development The incumbent will also lead a small team of local practitioners The right candidate brings deep global health knowledge and trusted relationships with key stakeholders in Singapore and regional health institutions They will report into the senior GHS leadership in India who are responsible for the development and integration of this practice

Key responsibilities

Government and stakeholder relations

• Build and maintain relationships with senior officials including the Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries and agencies
• Engage regional bodies academic and research institutions and global health organizations based in or active across Southeast Asia
• Position GHS and its clients as trusted partners on regional and global health priorities
• Practice leadership and growth Advise on strategy for the Singapore practice including priority clients issues and service offerings
• Support the Identification proposal and pitch process to win new business with governments foundations multilaterals NGOs and private sector partners
• Client advisory and delivery Serve as senior counsel to clients on policy advocacy strategic communications coalition building and high level events
• Advise on the design and delivery of campaigns ensuring quality impact and on time on budget execution
• Team building and global collaboration Support the development of a high performing local team
• Work closely with GHS offices worldwide to deliver multi country programs and share regional insight

Qualifications and experience

• Required 15 years of experience in global health public health policy government affairs or strategic communications
• Established trusted relationships with senior officials in the Singapore government and regional health institutions
• Strong understanding of the global health landscape including key funders multilaterals and policy processes such as WHO the World Health Assembly and G20 health tracks
• Track record of winning and growing client relationships or funded programs
• Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate with ministers funders and media
• Valuable Qualifications Experience in an agency consultancy foundation or multilateral setting
• Networks across ASEAN countries beyond Singapore
• Additional regional languages such as Mandarin Malay or Bahasa Indonesia
• Advanced degree in public health public policy international relations or communications

About Global Health Strategies

Global Health Strategies GHS is a global health and development communications and advocacy consultancy We use research advocacy and storytelling to inspire action on key policies funding and programs working with leading philanthropies multilateral organizations pharmaceutical companies NGOs and governments around the world Our work spans infectious diseases universal health coverage womens and girls health climate and agriculture gender equality and more