Assistant Vice President, ESG Investment Management, Sustainability Group

Introduction

SUSTAINABILITY GROUP

At Temasek, sustainability is at the core of everything we do — from our mandate to deliver sustainable value over the long term, to our strategy of how we operate as an institution, shape our portfolio, and engage our portfolio companies to build sustainable businesses.

In partnership with various teams across Temasek and our broader ecosystem, the Sustainability Group initiates, develops and implements strategies to build a climate-resilient, net zero portfolio and to enable nature positive and inclusive growth; catalyses new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development; advances thought leadership and engagement on sustainability topics; and supports our growth as a sustainable organisation to create shared value aligned with our mandate of generating sustainable returns over the long term.

The Sustainability Group compromises the following sub-teams and partners with the investment group and functional teams to strengthen our sustainability capabilities and ecosystem:

• Sustainability Strategy: advance our strategy and policy towards net zero, nature positive and inclusive growth and drive institutional and community-related sustainability initiatives
• Sustainable Solutions: drive decarbonisation in portfolio companies and unlock new investment opportunities in Sustainable Living trends by identifying emerging thematics and catalysing innovative solutions
• ESG Investment Management: advance ESG integration across our investment process including portfolio engagement to help strengthen long-term portfolio resiliency and value creation
• Ecosperity: accelerate systems-change by harnessing our Ecosperity platform to drive year-round engagements, thought leadership, and advocacy

Responsibilities

The ESG Investment Management team is seeking an experienced sustainability professional to drive long-term sustainable returns and portfolio resilience through active ESG engagement with portfolio companies, primarily those based in Singapore.

Being part of a global team, the candidate will report to the Vice President, ESG Investment Management, and work closely with the broader Sustainability Group, Portfolio Development Group and other functions to drive and delivery sustainability engagements and initiatives.

• Lead engagements with portfolio companies to advance ESG practices, address key risks, and drive long-term sustainable returns, resilience, and value creation
• Conduct analysis on ESG-related risks, opportunities, and developments to inform engagement priorities and generate portfolio-level insights
• Work closely with stakeholders across the Sustainability Group, Portfolio Development Group and other functions to drive and deliver sustainability engagements and initiatives
• Contribute to the development and application of frameworks, tools, and approaches to strengthen portfolio monitoring and effectiveness of engagements
• Track, assess, and communicate progress of portfolio companies on sustainability performance, including identifying key KPIs, monitoring outcomes, and driving follow-through on agreed actions
• Prepare and deliver internal and external updates on portfolio sustainability progress, surfacing key insights, implications, and forward-looking actions to inform decision making
• Support thematic workstreams and cross-cutting sustainability topics, including contributing to internal perspectives and best practices, as well as identifying portfolio- and system-level opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Sustainability, or related disciplines; Master’s degree or higher is preferred
• At least eight years of work experience in sustainability, investment management, or consulting, with prior experience in portfolio engagement or strategy execution on sustainability matters
• Strong understanding of ESG risks and opportunities, especially in critical sustainability themes (climate, social and nature), and their implications for business performance, strategy, and long-term value creation
• Demonstrated ability to translate material ESG priorities into operational, financial, strategic decision making and value creationCollaborative, curious and agile in working in diverse teams and a fast-changing environment – including work hours that can extend across global time zones
• Team player with strong intercultural awareness, ownership, and work ethic, with demonstrated ability to manage and execute across multiple initiatives — including structuring workstreams, tracking progress, and delivering outcomes beyond initial scope
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail and clarity in presenting complex information
• Familiarity with the use of artificial intelligence and data or dashboarding tools

As an active global investor, and a forward-looking institution, Temasek hires and develops its people consistent with our MERITT values of Meritocracy, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Trust. We believe there is not only value in diversity, but the cross fertilisation of experiences and ideas across geographies, and the ability to connect the diverse dots, has become one of our key strengths which we can build on as we continue to transform and evolve, and aim for a new Temasek 2030. Applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds are encouraged.