Associate/Senior Associate (12 months contract), Ecosystem Enablement

Introduction

Temasek Singapore (“TSG”) actively stewards Singapore-based Temasek Portfolio Companies (“TPCs”) – partnering them for the long term, supporting their continued growth, strengthening their foundations, and enabling them to remain globally competitive while staying rooted in Singapore.

The Ecosystem Enablement team within TSG (“TSG-EE”) supports the development of a resilient and vibrant Temasek ecosystem in Singapore.  Working closely with the Portfolio Development and Global Investment teams, TSG-EE assesses relevant public policy developments, strengthen relationships with government officials and regulators, and foster mutually beneficial partnerships to enhance ecosystem synergies in Singapore.

Role

The successful candidate will support Temasek’s public policy, stakeholder engagement and ecosystem partnership efforts across selected priority domains, which may include agrifood, artificial intelligence, biomedical sciences and heat resilience.

The role involves working with the team to assess policy and regulatory developments, shape policy positions, build strategic external relationships, and drive initiatives that advance project priorities and commercial outcomes. A significant part of the role will involve research, synthesis across domains, and support in the logistical planning of senior-level engagement platforms. The candidate may also support selected team initiatives, including helping to build the team’s AI agentic workflows.

The candidate will work closely with the TSG-EE team members and partner with internal teams across Portfolio Development, Investment groups and other relevant functions.

Responsibilities

Policy, Research and Strategy

• Monitor, analyse and assess relevant public policy and regulatory developments, and synthesise implications for Temasek, TPCs and the broader ecosystem
• Support the development of policy positions, strategic perspectives and briefing materials across priority domains
• Support the formulation and execution of plans to address strategic policy issues, coordinating across internal teams for a consolidated approach

Stakeholder Engagement and Platforms

• Identify and map key policy stakeholders relevant to Temasek’s projects and strategic interests
• Develop and support stakeholder engagement strategies to build trusted relationships with government, regulators, industry partners and ecosystem stakeholders
• Plan, curate and manage TSG-EE’s stakeholder engagement platforms, including senior-level meetings, roundtables and convenings
• Support internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas, briefs, talking points and follow-ups

Requirements

• Degree in International Relations, Public Policy, Law, Business, Economics, or a related field
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in government relations, public policy, strategy, consulting, or a related field
• Experience in content curation and management of senior-level engagements or events would be a plus
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous issues, connect dots across domains and develop clear recommendations
• Ability to synthesise across policy, business, finance, sustainability, technology, innovation, workforce and international relations, and draw implications for Temasek’s projects and initiatives
• Strong written, oral presentation and project management skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships and networks across the public and private sectors, including through institutional platforms
• Ability to work effectively with various internal teams, to support a coordinated approach on policy and ecosystem issues
• Domain knowledge in one or two relevant areas – such as artificial intelligence, digital technology and infrastructure, emerging technologies, biomedical sciences, sustainability, energy transition, heat resilience, agrifood or workforce –  would be a plus
• Openness to tinker with AI-enabled tools, workflow automation and knowledge management solutions as well as familiarity with AI agentic workflows or related tools would be advantageous
• Resourceful, self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines