Salary: Singapore: S$127,000 -S$135,000 per annum, pro rata.

Location: Singapore - hybrid working from our office. Candidates must have the right to work in Singapore.

Working Hours: 37.5 hours a week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Various opportunities for flexible working, generous time off policies, and other sector-competitive benefits.

About Forum for the Future 

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit. For more than 27 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift towards a just and regenerative future in which both people and the planet thrive. 

As our environmental, social and economic crises intensify, the world is rapidly changing, with multiple transitions already reshaping how we all live and work. But will we go far enough, and fast enough? Forum is focused on enabling deep transformation in three game-changing areas: how we produce and consume food; how we produce energy; the purpose and impact of business in society and the economy. We’re working with ambitious and diverse change-makers to shift how they feel, think, act and collaborate to drive systemic change for sustainability. 

Our programmes and partnerships are delivered in the UK, US, Europe, India and Southeast Asia.

About the team

We are a multicultural team of 80 people, with offices in London, Mumbai, New York, and Singapore. This role is located in Singapore and will support the 7 – 8 members based locally and across Southeast Asia region.

About the role 

The Associate Director, Southeast Asia role, based at our Singapore office, is responsible for contributing to the development and effective management of the Southeast Asia P&L, providing financial oversight, operational management, and leadership within the Souteast Asia team. Given that a significant proportion of our programmatic funding is from institutional and philanthropic donors, responsibilities will include overseeing grant management and reporting, managing funder relationships on behalf of the Southeast Asia team, and income generation.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director for Southeast Asia, the role entails effective budget planning, management and reporting, tracking team income targets, overseeing the implementation of Forum’s internal systems and key local processes for the smooth functioning of the office, ensuring legal and operational compliance with governance obligations, leading on office planning and addressing people matters. The role extends to line management functions and paying attention to the overall well-being and professional development of team members.

As a leadership position – with a deputising function – the role will collaborate closely with the Managing Director to set the overall team plan and programme strategy for creating impact in Southeast Asia and to enable the team to deliver on the organisation’s objectives in the region. As a senior representative of the organisation in the region, the role will require effective communication to convey Forum’s vision, goals and initiatives both internally and externally.

Our work environment 

We believe in being courageous, adaptive, inquisitive, respectful, empathetic and playful. You can read more about our organisational values here. These values help build our common culture, shape our shared purpose and guide us in all actions and decisions.  We are inspired by the world in which we live and those with whom we share it and seek to act justly in all we do.  

We enjoy working in teams, collaborating, and learning from each other. We are a dynamic, flexible and supportive team of people who care about each other’s wellbeing and the world around us.  

At Forum, we aspire to foster positive team spirit and to provide the best possible working environment for all our staff; one that is based on the highest standards of ethics, honesty, integrity, openness and transparency. We work as a close knit, dynamic, and supportive team. We offer various opportunities for flexible working to help you manage your work life balance.  

We are an inclusive organisation that encourages applications from across our diverse communities. We’re committed to building a team of capable and thriving people from all walks of life. We strive to accommodate requests regarding assistive technologies, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting more accessible for you.

If you have a disability and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] 

If this role interests and excites you, we would love to hear from you!     

Please note that the office location is not accessible for those requiring mobility support (wheelchair access). Forum is committed to make reasonable adjustments to support anyone wishing to apply with requiring wheelchair access, such as flexible work arrangements and relocating meeting venues. We welcome a discussion with any enquiring applicants about reasonable adjustments.

Application process

To find out more about this vacancy, please download and read the full job description.

Application link

Application deadline is 02 May 2024 (Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis)

Forum for the Future is being assisted in this appointment process by the executive search firm Oxford HR. Oxford HR is a specialist recruitment agency to the public & not-for-profit sector. Applications for this position should be made via the link shared  above.  

Equal Opportunities

Forum for the Future wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public. We actively support and promote diversity as an essential component of sustainability, and as a key element of our organisational values. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ, ethnic minorities, and come from diverse social and educational backgrounds.