Financial Communications Consultant

Be a part of H/Advisors Klareco's amazing team of consultants across the region - working together to contribute ideas and solutions to power Klareco's growth and differentiate our offering in the market.

The Consultant/Senior Consultant for the Financial Communications Practice thrives in the intersection of words, numbers, and capital markets. You read widely and have a knack for developing market-moving narratives, engaging with business media and analysts, to impact how investors think and feel about their investments. In this role, you will be well-positioned to work on trailblazing transactions, as part of an award-winning team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Client Servicing

• Proactive client servicer with a can-do attitude
• Leads accounts with minimal supervision
• Provides counsel to clients that aligns with their business objectives
• Supervises, mentors and facilitates junior team members in client work
• Actively involved in client meetings and leads meetings, where appropriate
• Acts as the gatekeeper of quality when delivering client work
• Builds and maintain strong client relationships, including at a senior level
• Able to deputise for more senior members of the team where necessary
• Identifies challenges before they become issues and seeks guidance where necessary to ensure a timely resolution

Strategic Counsel/Planning

• Offers strategic counsel to clients and fellow team members
• Plans workload and to-do-list, while also offering guidance to juniors
• Looks ahead to ensure proactivity on client accounts

Media and Stakeholder Understanding and Relations

• Good media and influencer relationships in Singapore and regionally
• Excellent news sense and insightful media analysis
• A strong understanding of relevant stakeholder/media/analyst landscapes and mapping
• Designs and delivers strong media pitches/stakeholder position papers

New Business

• Plays a role in identifying new business opportunities
• Constructs proposals, including content and logistics
• Produces insightful and analytical research to prepare senior team for new business meetings, pitches and presentations

You will have:

• 3 - 4 years of experience for consultants in communications or a related industry
• Degree in Finance, Business, Mass Communications, Journalism, or any industry-related disciplines
• A strong writer with excellent research, writing, editing, presentation, and client interaction skills.
• Proven experience in producing first-rate communications and editorial content for multi-platform media, including traditional mainstream and digital platforms.
• Strong client relations, strategic thinking, and new business development skills; a problem solver, solution-finder, and able to think outside the box.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects with minimum or no supervision.
• Can work independently and able to work under pressure.
• Able to adapt quickly and embrace change.
• Entrepreneurial in spirit, self-motivated and creative
• Bold in counsel and brave in decision making.
• A strong team player who recognises the importance of collective responsibility in a team
• Candidates with more experience will be considered for the Senior Consultant role