Strategic Advisory and International Affairs Manager, Asia

Strategic Advisory and International Affairs Manager, Asia

Opportunity for a strategic advisory professional with strong knowledge of Asia and international affairs. The role will focus on commercial, reputational, regulatory, policy, and political analysis, helping senior business leaders and investors understand complex markets, assess risk and opportunity, and make informed strategic decisions across the region.

The Role

• Deliver strategic intelligence and advisory assignments focused on Asia and wider international markets.
• Analyse geopolitical, political, economic and commercial developments and assess their implications for businesses, investors and other international organisations.
• Conduct research and analysis into countries, governments, companies, industries, individuals and commercial relationships.
• Assess political, regulatory, reputational and market risks relevant to investment, market-entry and broader strategic decisions.
• Analyse political and economic trends, government priorities, policy developments and changing regional dynamics.
• Map key stakeholders, decision makers, political relationships and networks of influence across government, business and wider society.
• Develop and manage human-source networks to provide insight beyond publicly available information and test analytical assumptions.
• Conduct discreet source-led enquiries across multiple jurisdictions.
• Combine open-source research, human intelligence and broader contextual analysis to develop clear assessments of complex or uncertain situations.
• Produce concise, commercially relevant intelligence and analysis for senior business leaders, investors and other decision makers.
• Present analysis, assessments and recommendations directly to clients through written briefings, calls and meetings.
• Work across multiple countries, sectors and geopolitical issues simultaneously.
• Operate with considerable autonomy while managing competing priorities and deadlines.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience in consulting, advisory, international affairs, political risk, government, diplomacy, policy, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, think tank, investment research or related fields.
• Strong understanding of the Asia region across politics, economics, business environments and international affairs.
• Ability to connect political and geopolitical developments with their commercial implications.
• Strong analytical mindset with intellectual curiosity, judgement and an ability to develop insight from incomplete or conflicting information.
• Ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar countries, sectors and strategic issues.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear and concise assessments.
• Comfortable presenting analysis and advising senior stakeholders.
• High emotional intelligence and sound judgement, particularly when dealing with sensitive political and commercial issues.
• Entrepreneurial, intellectually curious and self-directed approach to problem solving.
• Strong academic background preferred, particularly in international relations, politics, economics, regional studies, security studies or related disciplines.
• Native-level fluency in Mandarin Chinese or a Southeast Asian language useful.

Please apply on LinkedIn or via our official careers page only.

We are only able to respond to applicants whose backgrounds are relevant to the mandate or our broader remit. Applications not considered relevant will not be retained within our system.

SLOANE | SHOREY

Sloane Shorey Consulting is an executive search firm focused on senior appointments and specialist hires in risk advisory and strategic intelligence.

Sloane Shorey is a Ministry of Manpower Licensed Employment Agency: EA License 20S0307

Key skills: foreign affairs, foreign relations, international affairs, regulatory affairs, government affairs, government relations, international relations, diplomacy, diplomat, management consulting, policy advisory, political risk, strategic advisory, geopolitics, commercial advice, strategic issues, country entry, market entry, commercial strategy, supply chain risk, due diligence, public policy, stakeholder engagement, stakeholder mapping, regulatory analysis, M&A.

Industry: business consulting; international affairs; strategic advisory / consulting.