Senior Director, Regional Development

Global Green Connect Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainability consultancy in Singapore is seeking a Senior Director for Regional Development to drive market growth across Southeast Asia. This senior role combines market intelligence, business development, and strategic relationship management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in sustainable finance, strong qualifications in economics, and fluency in English, with a knack for negotiation and stakeholder engagement. You'll represent the company at regional forums and contribute to its thought leadership in climate finance.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in economics, public policy, or sustainability.
• Professional accreditation in finance, governance, or strategy preferred.
• Extensive experience with development banks or multilateral agencies.

Responsibilities

• Identify new market opportunities for GGC in Southeast Asia.
• Strengthen GGC’s partnerships with financial institutions and government agencies.
• Originate and structure commercial engagements related to climate finance.
• Mentor the Sales, Marketing and Consulting teams to enhance delivery and client engagement.
• Represent GGC in regional forums and industry events, shaping policy dialogue and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with the CEO on strategy, market positioning, and key partnerships.

Skills

Sustainable finance

Business development

Stakeholder mapping

Contract negotiation

Fluency in English

Working proficiency in Southeast Asian languages

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in economics or sustainability

Job description

Sustainability at the heart of your career

Senior Director, Regional Development

The Senior Regional Markets Development Specialist is a senior position responsible for driving GGC’s market growth, strategic partnerships, and revenue development across Singapore and Southeast Asia. The role combines market intelligence and opportunity origination, strategic relationship management, business development and deal structuring, and teamwork with sales, marketing, and consulting. The position plays a strategic nexus function between strategy, technical advisory, and commercial execution.

Roles & Responsibilities

Regional market development

• Identify, develop, and prioritize new market opportunities for GGC in Southeast Asia (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand)
• Conduct regional diagnostics on green finance demand, ESG and sustainability advisory needs, public‑private partnership opportunities, and climate investment pipelines
• Design and implement country entry and expansion strategies aligned with GGC’s mission and vision

Partnership development

Strengthen GGC’s positioning in the region as a leading green economy connector by building partnerships with:

• Financial institutions
• Family offices and impact investors
• ESG service providers
• Government agencies and innovation ecosystems

Business development

Originate and structure commercial engagements, including:

• Decarbonisation advisory projects
• Smart cities & solutioning
• Capacity development programmes
• Public‑private partnerships
• Strategic relationships with multilateral development banks (ADB, World Bank, IFC)

Internal mentorship

Provide mentorship to the Sales & Marketing Team (pipeline generation, client engagement, branding) and the Consulting Team (project quality, delivery alignment with client needs).

The position will work closely with the CEO on defining the corporate strategy, market positioning, and engaging key institutional partnerships.

Thought leadership and representation

Represent GGC in regional forums, policy dialogues, and industry events and contribute to GGC’s thought leadership on climate finance, green growth, and sustainable investment.

Academic & Professional Requirements

Essential

• Postgraduate qualifications in economics, public policy, carbon management, sustainability, or related fields
• Professional accreditation in finance, governance, or strategy (e.g., CPA, CFA, SID, or equivalent preferred)

Desirable

• Deep experience in negotiation, consensus building, or strategic leadership with public and private sector
• Policy research experience related to climate, finance, or development

Desired Skills & Knowledge

Technical and professional

• Sustainable finance
• Private sector development and PPP structuring
• Multilateral development bank operations and project cycles
• Energy transition and carbon management
• ESG and sustainability governance
• Policy diagnostics and action matrix development

Strategic and commercial

• Regional market strategy design
• Business development and deal origination
• Stakeholder mapping and partnership building
• Contract negotiation and client relationship management
• High‑level presentation and policy communication

Languages and regional exposure

• Fluency in English
• Working proficiency in at least one Southeast Asian language (e.g., Indonesian or Vietnamese preferred)
• Extensive in‑country experience in ASEAN markets

Job Requirements

• Former or current principal consultant / country strategist of multilateral agencies or development banks
• Senior expert in climate finance, financial sector reform, or private sector development
• Extensive experience working with organizations such as ADB, World Bank, UNDP, UNCDF, IFC, and governments
• Track record translating policy diagnostics into investment pipelines and partnerships
• Comfortable operating at the intersection of policy, finance, and markets

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