About the Role
We are looking for a talented, ambitious individual to join our growing Strategic Communications team in Singapore.
As our financial services and communications teams grow from strength-to-strength, we need candidates who have a track record in advising and implementing integrated financial communications programs.
Our director role is both challenging and highly rewarding, with client service and team leadership at its core. Our directors are our clients’ go-to, day-to-day lead, providing proactive and reliable counsel ensuring programmes are executed to the highest standard, with a strong focus on metrics. Supported by a solid team, the director nurtures their people, and demonstrates best in class leadership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and project management ability are key.
We are looking for candidates with a strong foundational knowledge of the financial markets and processes, solid media and stakeholder networks and are thoughtful problem solvers.
Why FTI?
We work with some of the world’s most recognizable and impactful corporate brands. Our values are Integrity, Creativity, Achievement, Respect, Empathy, and at FTI, we act as one team, supporting each other’s growth and success, encouraging a diverse and inclusive work culture.
This role has no ceiling, with ample opportunity to grow your career in line with your own aspirations at one of the world’s leading strategic communications consultancies.
Our suite of benefits is significant, including our flexible working policy.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and take accountability for client servicing on all aspects of communications programmes, with a focus on financial services corporate communications and financial communications.
- Work with a highly motivated team in the Singapore office (and the broader regional team) to strengthen the Financial Communications practice and offering.
- Lead the creation of high-quality written proposals for existing and new clients.
- Support and mentor junior team members.
- Helps clients identify and escalate risks in order to act and communicate with integrity and manage their corporate reputations efficiently and effectively.
How You’ll Grow
- In this interesting and diverse role, you will have the opportunity to work with our worldwide network of member firms and gain a unique experience to work with a diverse team across Asia and Global.
- You will have the opportunity to be part of a growing team of leading experts in the financial and corporate PR space, and develop a deeper understanding on areas including corporate reptation management (profile raising, market positioning, multi-market communication campaigns, crisis and issues management, etc.), transaction communications (M&As, IPOs, privatisations, shareholder activism, takeovers, etc.), investor relations, and public relations for our suite of clients in the financial space.
- We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, and self-guided professional development courses. FTI offers professional milestones programmes and other internal learning courses to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum 5-8 years of experience of communications agency / consultancy, or in house experience in the financial and broader corporate industry.
- Strong understanding of how the regional, international, and local media landscape operates.
- Digital experience.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Strong editorial and written skills are a must.
- Excellent presentation and project management skills.
- University degree or higher in journalism, marketing, communications is desirable.
- Ability to work independently and manage own time.
- Ability to supervise and mentor junior members.
- Ability to contribute towards new business development (ideas and proposal development, etc.).
