Vice President (Public Affairs), Strategy & Communications at TENEO ASIA PACIFIC PTE LIMITED

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Public Affairs, Policy Advisory, Regulatory Engagement, Stakeholder Strategy, Corporate Affairs, Government Relations, Strategic Communications, Issues Management, Project Management, Research, Policy Analysis, Cantonese, Mandarin, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

Vice President (Public Affairs), Strategy & Communications Hong Kong SAR The Opportunity As Teneo continues to grow its presence across the Greater Bay area, we are seeking a Vice President, Public Affairs to join our Strategy and Communications team in Hong Kong SAR. This role focuses on advising clients on public affairs, policy, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder strategy, particularly where business objectives intersect with government policy, regulatory change, and broader geopolitical dynamics. Hong Kong SAR is a highly visible, fast‑moving environment, requiring strong judgement, political and regulatory literacy, and the ability to advise senior leaders through complex and sensitive situations. The role will suit candidates with proven experience advising on the Greater China public affairs landscape, corporate affairs, policy advisory, or closely related fields, whether from consultancy, in‑house, or adjacent professional services environments. As a Vice President, you will play a key role in client delivery, account leadership, and team development, working closely with Senior Vice Presidents and Managing Directors. Responsibilities As a Vice President within Teneo’s Strategy and Communications team in Hong Kong SAR, your role will include: Public affairs and policy advisory • Advise clients on public affairs, regulatory, and policy‑related issues relevant to Hong Kong SAR and the wider Asia‑Pacific region. • Support clients in anticipating and responding to political, regulatory, and stakeholder developments that may impact business operations or reputation. • Contribute to stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, and engagement strategies aligned to client objectives. Stakeholder, issues strategy and execution • Support the development of integrated stakeholder engagement strategies across government, regulators, industry bodies, and other relevant audiences. • Advise on issues preparedness and response, ensuring clients are positioned credibly and constructively in sensitive or high‑risk situations. • Support the development of public affairs strategies, including research, policy analysis, and scenario planning. • Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into clear, actionable advice for senior client leadership. Narrative • Develop narratives and messaging that support public affairs objectives, including briefing materials, position papers, executive talking points, and thought leadership. • Work with communications specialists to ensure alignment between public affairs strategy and broader reputation management efforts. Business development • Support leadership in identifying and developing new public affairs opportunities. • Contribute to proposals, pitch materials, and client meetings. Client and team leadership • Oversee workstreams and deliverables across public affairs‑led accounts, ensuring high‑quality execution and timely delivery. • Mentor and support Consultants, Associates, and Senior Associates, contributing to their development in public affairs advisory work. In addition, you will be expected to: • Work as a core member of integrated client teams, supporting public affairs and policy advisory engagements across Hong Kong SAR and the region. • Help ensure consistently high standards of delivery by supporting project coordination, research, and quality assurance. • Contribute ideas and analysis that inform client strategies, drawing on policy, regulatory, and stakeholder insights. • Engage actively with the wider Teneo team to build skills, share knowledge, and support the firm’s public affairs work across Asia Pacific. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, political science, international relations, law, economics, communications, or a related field. • Approximately 5–7 years’ experience in public affairs, policy advisory, corporate affairs, or related roles, either in consultancy or in‑house. • Strong understanding of Hong Kong SARs political, regulatory, and stakeholder environment, with awareness of regional and global dynamics. • Experience advising clients or internal stakeholders on policy, regulatory, or government‑related issues. • Ability to synthesise complex political or regulatory developments into clear, practical advice. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing executive‑level briefing materials. • Strong project management and organisational skills. • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. • Cantonese and Mandarin language capability is essential. About Teneo Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future. Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations. Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organisational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I. The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 42+ offices around the world. Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Responsibilities

The Vice President will advise clients on public affairs, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder strategy within the Greater Bay area. They will also oversee account deliverables, lead client engagements, and mentor junior team members.