THE ROLE


We are looking for Consultants with experience of technology policy issues to support the delivery of client work and business development work in our fast-growing Asia-Pacific team based in our Singapore office.


Our consultant team is at the heart of all we do at Flint. You will work closely with team members to support clients on public policy, politics, regulation, and commercial strategy. Flint’s clients want to understand how they can build a long-term strategy to thrive commercially in a changing and increasingly uncertain policy environment.


You will have scope to engage with clients at the most senior levels – including Board members and Executive teams. We are helping the world’s leading technology businesses navigate cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues in countries across Asia-Pacific. Governments in the region are trying to accelerate digital growth and are also considering new regulatory approaches to AI, online safety, and competition in digital markets. Flint supports businesses to engage governments on these issues. This role will provide an unparalleled opportunity to analyse the complex policy challenges our clients face and develop approaches to address those challenges.


Flint provides an excellent professional and educational environment for people to accelerate their personal and career development. There will be space to engage in discussion and debates on substantive policy and political challenges, as well as significant scope for progression through the company.


Working in Singapore, you will join a rapidly growing team, with the opportunity to take ownership of tasks and contribute to the company’s growth in the region.


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR


We are looking for candidates who have particular interest or experience in the digital and technology sectors. Familiarity with policy issues relating to data centres is desirable but not essential.


We welcome any candidates with experience working for government institutions or regulators. We are also open to candidates from commercial backgrounds, including major consulting houses or in-house policy roles, with a keen interest in politics, policy and regulation. For consultant level roles, we are looking for candidates with c.1-4 years’ work experience.


You will have:

• A strong understanding of policy and politics.
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills – the ability to draw out the implications of complex evidence and analysis to give clear strategy and policy advice.
• Strong written communication skills, with proven ability to draft clear documents for internal and external audiences with varying degrees of expert knowledge.
• Strong oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues to non-specialists.
• Strong organisational skills, including the capacity to project manage client teams including, prioritising, planning and scheduling complex tasks proactively, and comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills – a flexible approach and the ability to work well across teams, both with internal colleagues and external clients.
• Experience of working on issues related to the digital or technology sectors.
• Familiarity with policy issues relating to data centres is desirable but not required.
• Fluency in English is required. Aptitude in other regional languages is desirable but not required (in particular, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese or Bahasa).

TO APPLY


To be successful, please submit your CV and cover letter (max 600 words) by Friday 13 December, setting out:

• How your experience and skills qualify you for this specific role and its requirements.
• The policy areas you are knowledgeable of and/or particularly interested in.
• Whether you have the right to work in Singapore.
• Your possible start date.

We will review applications as they arrive and may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

ABOUT FLINT

Flint is a leading global strategy consultancy. We are advisers to some of the largest corporates, financial institutions, and investors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. We work at the point where government and business meet, drawing on our blend of international expertise and experience to offer an authoritative perspective on both.

We have offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as in a number of European capitals. We have also established a network of senior advisers across key Asia-Pacific markets. We offer successful candidates the opportunity to advance within the company.

Flint takes care of its people. We enjoy challenging each other’s thinking and working hard on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects, while simultaneously respecting life outside Flint. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.