External Affairs and Advocacy Manager

GWEC ASIA LTD.; Singapore; In loco; SGD 120.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

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GWEC ASIA LTD. is seeking an External Affairs and Advocacy Manager (Asia) to lead a high-profile international engagement programme aimed at accelerating wind deployment across Asia.

You will build a global coalition of supporters, manage senior-level relationships and coordinate with policy, programmes, communications and commercial teams across the region. The role requires a natural communicator and strategic thinker with the ability to engage senior leaders, investors and multilateral

Competenze

• Significant relevant experience in external advocacy, strategic partnerships, finance, sustainability, energy, climate or international development.
• Proven experience engaging senior stakeholders, including senior executives, investors

Mansioni

• Lead a programme to build a global coalition of supporters and allies across the investment community in APAC and beyond.
• Strengthen GWEC's external relationships and coordinate engagement with senior leaders across corporations, institutional investors, banks and development finance.
• Deliver coalition-building activities including leadership forums, roundtables, study tours, publications and events.
• Represent GWEC at international meetings, conferences and stakeholder engagements.
• Work closely with GWEC's Policy, Programmes, Communications and Commercial teams.
• Develop and deliver GWEC's global programme across APAC to engage investors, industry, media and international organisations.
• Coordinate high-profile investor-focused engagements at events such as WEF Davos, Boao Forum, COP and regional forums.
• Coordinate strategic communications and stakeholder engagement; align with partnerships and coalition members.
• Support executive profiling, thought leadership, media and stakeholder engagement.
• Prepare presentations, briefings and messaging materials.
• Supervise external agencies and consultants; track outcomes and KPIs; report to leadership and sponsors.
• Ensure quality and consistency across project deliverables through proactive QC.

Conoscenze

External advocacy

Strategic partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

Investors relations

Sustainability

Energy policy

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About GWEC

The Global Wind Energy Council(GWEC) represents the wind energy sector worldwide. We support our member companies and national wind associations around the globe to accelerate the adoption of wind power, engaging with governments, investors and multilateral organisations. Working together with leading decision and makers and opinion leaders, we are establishing wind power as one of the world's leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits for the planet and communities everywhere.

About the Role

The External Affairs and Advocacy Manager(Asia) will support GWEC to expand support for wind power at a decisive moment in the energy transition in the key growth region of Asia. The postholder will playa leading role in the delivery of a high-profile international engagement programme to accelerate wind deployment through strategic advocacy, communications and partnership-building.

Reporting to GWEC's Director of External Affairs and working closely with our Head of Policy, and working closely with the Policy, Programmes, Communications and Commercial teams, the External Affairs and Advocacy Manager will support GWEC's efforts to build a global coalition of wind supporters and allies across the business community, financial institutions and multilateral organisations. This will involve expanding GWEC's presence at high-level international forums and coordinating global advocacy efforts to position wind energy as essential infrastructure providing affordable, competitive and clean power.

GWEC is seeking a natural communicator and strategic thinker to help shape global perceptions of wind energy as a highly competitive and bankable infrastructure asset class. We are looking for someone who is exceptionally well organised and comfortable engaging with senior leaders and representatives of financial institutions and international organisations. The successful candidate will support complex multi-stakeholder engagement initiatives, with a particular focus on Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as other regions.

Key Responsibilities

Institutional Engagement and Partnership-Building

• Lead a programme to build a global coalition of supporters and allies across the investment community in the APAC region, multilateral organisations and wider stakeholders who will enable wind power's future growth.
• Strengthen GWEC's external relationships and coordinate engagement with senior leaders across corporations, institutional investors, commercial banks, infrastructure funds, development finance institutions and other institutions.
• Deliver coalition-building engagement activities including leadership forums, roundtable discussions, study tours, publications and event networking opportunities.
• Represent GWEC at international meetings, conferences and stakeholder engagements.
• Work closely GWEC's Policy, Programmes, Communications and Commercial teams.

Strategic Advocacy and Communications

• Develop and deliver GWEC's global programme across APAC to engage investors, industry, media and international organisations, showcasing the power and potential of wind power to support economic growth, energy security and climate action.
• Support the coordination and delivery of high-profile investor-focused engagements at international events such as the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos, Boao Forum for Asia, the United Nations Climate Conference (COP) and major regional forums.
• Coordinate strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with GWEC's partnerships, coalition members and wider stakeholders.
• Support executive profiling and thought leadership, media and stakeholder engagement, working closely with GWEC's Policy and communications teams.

Prepare presentations, briefings and messaging materials as required.

Programme Management and Reporting

• Supervise external agencies and consultants, ensuring activities are implemented on schedule and on budget.
• Track programme outcomes, engagement activities and key performance indicators, providing regular updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Capture lessons learned, insights and best practices to strengthen future programme delivery and engagement activities.
• Co-manage reporting to funders, ensuring technical content, programme outputs and financial reporting are aligned.
• Prepare reports and programme updates for senior leadership, partners, sponsors and funders.
• Support coordination across GWEC's cross‑functional teams to ensure effective planning, delivery and future programme activities.
• Ensure consistency and quality across project deliverables through proactive quality control.

Qualifications and Experience

Significant relevant experience in external advocacy, strategic partnerships, finance, sustainability, energy, climate or international development.

Proven experience engaging senior stakeholders, including senior executives, investors