Outreach and Communications Manager position @ The Institute for Environment & Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
by May Cheong
Dear Colleagues,
The Institute for Environment & Sustainability (IES) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore is hiring!
Please see advertisement below for the Outreach and Communication Manager position at The Institute for Environment & Sustainability, National University of Singapore.
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) is focused on generating fit-for-purpose policy solutions for acute sustainability challenges in Southeast Asia, and beyond.
Our mission to generate novel fit-for-purpose policy solutions for Southeast Asia's most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges. Our vision is to accelerate knowledge critical for advancing sustainability goals championed by governments, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. We do so by conducting research, analysis, dialogues and training aimed at enhancing policy design capacity building – a critical but often overlooked component for those seeking to advance sustainability transitions. Drawing on our historical success in generating novel policy design options for water policy and governance, we expanding to focus attention on critical substantive issues denoted by climate and energy, biodiversity and land use, and sustainable livelihoods.
As part of these efforts, we are seeking to hire an Outreach and Communication Manager as part of the growing team at the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
The position will be a 2-year contract, renewable subject to good performance.
Job Description
The successful applicant will support IES’s leadership in building Southeast Asia’s leading environmental and sustainability policy think tank, housed within the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The role holder will assist in the identification and development of innovative and collaborative philanthropic and partnership opportunities with corporate donors, foundations, governments, and other partners. He/she will provide support and capacity building to develop new partnership models, retain and grow relationships with existing partners, actively track and analyse country and regional pipelines and portfolios, and ensure the use of well-coordinated and competitive proposal management processes. As part of outreach and engagement efforts, he/she will be responsible for external communication including quarterly IES newsletter updating IES website.
In addition, the role will include managing internal organisational efforts within LKYSPP & NUS generally as well as external stakeholder engagement with Singaporean, ASEAN, and global government officials, non-governmental, business, and philanthropic organizations. The role also includes proposals for funding, and conference participation.
The position will require strong skills in administrative and programmatic management, as well as stakeholder engagement and an exceptional degree of organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
● Proactively research, identify, and develop opportunities within new and existing donors, NGOs, and multi-stakeholders.
● Enhance partnership and ensure it strategically fits the needs and priorities of each partner.
● Prepares all necessary groundwork for multi-country or multi-regional proposal development and management, assembles proposal teams for multi-country opportunities, provides effective proposal management at the regional level, and undertakes quality assurance of proposals to ensure high-quality competitive proposals in order to successfully secure business partners' funds at scale.
● Administer grant management.
● Help produce high-quality, compelling, and accurate materials to engage donors, including concept notes, specific thematic work overviews, and full proposals.
● Effectively collaborate and coordinate with teams within IES and across LKYSPP and the University.
● Attend external meetings with potential business and philanthropic partners, as needed, supporting design workshops and leading key internal stakeholders through early conversations.
● Track all donor prospects and ensure follow-through is timely and appropriate.
● Support small fundraising and cultivation events.
● Support assuring coherence in the multitude of tasks that staff and faculty are undertaking.
● Understand and effectively report to the Director on thematic/program gaps, co-financing gaps, and operational sustainability gaps.
● Support meaningful engagement in our external training-building efforts, affiliated faculty, and partners.
● For IES quarterly newsletter: Develop a template, set a schedule, create contents, blast the letter, and manage the list of recipients.
● Manage and update the IES webpage contents
Qualifications
● BA/MA in one of the social or policy sciences, communications, and business
● Knowledge of environmental and sustainability changes relevant to Singapore and ASEAN
● Familiarity with the local (Singapore) and international ecosystem of funding (including grant and philanthropic funding) opportunities.
● Strong ability to help administer grant proposals for competitive and non-competitive grant types.
● Strong interpersonal and persuasive communication ability
● Ability to confidently take the lead in the institute’s grant management, stakeholder liaison and outreach.
● Demonstration of a high level of creativity, sense of initiative, and enthusiasm in taking on new projects and seeing them to completion
● Support in the institute’s conference/events management
● Methodical and organized, with an eye for detail.
● A good team player
● Experience working with stakeholders and grant writing are desirable.
Application Procedure
Please include the following documents in the application:
● One-page cover letter, including a brief statement of relevant experience, and description of skills as specified above
● Curriculum vitae
● Details of two referees who can comment on the applicant’s academic abilities and outreach experience.
Please apply to:
https://careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/LKYSPP-Manager-%28Outreach-and-Engagemen…
Best Wishes
May CHEONG :: Assistant Senior Manager :: Institute for Environment & Sustainability :: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy :: National University of Singapore :: Level 2, Wing A, Oei Tiong Ham Building, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772 :: +65 6516 2083 (DID) :: may(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:may@nus.edu.sg> (E) :: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ies/ (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E
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FW: Research Fellow/Postdoc positions @ The Institute for Environment & Sustainability at LKYSPP, National University of Singapore
by May Cheong
Dear All,
The Institute for Environment & Sustainability (IES) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore is hiring!
Please see advertisement below for the Research Fellow/Postdoc positions at The Institute for Environment & Sustainability, National University of Singapore.
Research Fellow/Postdoc Fellow
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy has openings for exciting, cutting edge, and problem focused post-doctoral/research fellow positions in public policy and/or global affairs. We are looking for candidates whose research focuses on specific topics such as climate change, biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods, water and oceans, and who are familiar with sociological, historical, and rational choice institutionalism, path dependency analysis, policy mixes, and policy design. We are also seeking candidates who are experts in with global and transnational environmental governance intuitions and processes, including policy innovations. Successful applicants will contribute to IES mission to advance "fit for purpose policy analysis", and its emphasis on policy design capacity building and policy learning.
Successful applicants will contribute to IES' burgeoning Climate Policy Design Lab and/or its Center for Water Policy The candidate will lead policy-relevant research projects, take responsibility for project and grant management, and contribute to stakeholder liaison and outreach of the Institute.. All candidates should have a strong willingness to contribute to IES's mission and to engage with new topics and research tools.
Those seeking further information to assess their potential for this position, are welcome to contact co-Deputy Director, Maki Nakajima (sppmn(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:sppmn@nus.edu.sg>). Please send your CV to express your interest.
Responsibilities:
* Design, implement and lead research projects under IES's various research programmes.
* Prepare high quality research papers on topics related to IES's core research themes suitable for publication in high-tier academic journals.
* Contribute to grant and institute-level reporting requirements and funding proposals/applications.
* Provide support for IES's events and outreach activities.
* Engage with policy and research communities in Singapore, Asia, and around the world.
* As environmental problem solving requires integrating a diversity of knowledge and research, we welcome applicants who specialize in either qualitative or quantitative analysis.
Requirements
* PhD in Social Science, Economics, Environmental Economics, Public Policy, or a related field.
* Excellent quantitative analytical skills with knowledge of econometrics.
* Proficiency in statistical software such as STATA and R.
* Experience in managing research projects, writing project reports, and conducting survey/focus groups.
* Preference for those with good and relevant publication records / working papers.
* Excellent verbal and written English.
* Good time management skills and ability to multi-task effectively.
Best Wishes
May CHEONG :: Assistant Senior Manager :: Institute for Environment & Sustainability :: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy :: National University of Singapore :: Level 2, Wing A, Oei Tiong Ham Building, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772 :: +65 6516 2083 (DID) :: may(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:may@nus.edu.sg> (E) :: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ies/ (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E
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Post doc/research fellow positions @ the The Institute for Environment & Sustainability at LKYSPP, National University of Singapore
by Benjamin William Cashore
Dear Colleagues:
Please see advertisement below for The Post doc/research fellow positions @ the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability, National University of Singapore
Research Fellow/Postdoc Fellow
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)<https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/er2wefpgaq6l99srrqf5u/V5MLedits-IES-DL-Broch…> at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy has openings for exciting, cutting-edge, and problem-focused postdoctoral/research fellow positions in public policy and/or global environmental governance. We are looking for candidates whose research focuses on specific topics such as climate change, biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods, water and oceans, and who are familiar with sociological, historical, and rational choice institutionalism, path dependency analysis, policy mixes, and policy design. We are also seeking candidates who are experts in global and transnational environmental governance intuitions and processes, including policy innovations. Successful applicants will contribute to IES mission to advance “fit for purpose policy analysis”, and its emphasis on policy design capacity building and policy learning.
Successful applicants will contribute to IES’ burgeoning Climate Policy Design Lab (CPDL) and/or its Center for Water Policy (CWP). The candidate will lead policy-relevant research projects, take responsibility for project and grant management, and contribute to stakeholder liaison and outreach of the Institute. All candidates should have a strong willingness to contribute to IES’s mission and to engage with new topics and research tools.
Those seeking further information to assess their potential for this position, are welcome to contact Dr. Sebastian Sewerin at sppv1559(a)partner.nus.edu.sg<mailto:sppv1559@partner.nus.edu.sg> Please send your CV to express your interest.
Responsibilities:
· Design, implement, and lead research projects under IES’s various research programmes
· Prepare high-quality research papers on topics related to IES’s core research themes suitable for publication in high-tier academic journals
· Contribute to grant and institute-level reporting requirements and funding proposals/applications
· Provide support for IES’s events and outreach activities
· Engage with policy and research communities in Singapore, Asia, and around the world
· As problem focused environment and sustainability analysis requires integrating a diversity of knowledge and research, we welcome applicants who specialize in either qualitative or quantitative methods.
Requirements
* Ph.D. in Public Policy, Political Science, Global Affairs, Environmental Policy, or a related field.
* Excellent analytical skills with knowledge of anticipatory policy design and practice, including path dependency analysis
* Preference for those with good and relevant publication records/working papers
* Excellent verbal and written English
* Good time management skills and ability to multi-task effectively
Ben Cashore
Li Ka Shing Professor in Public Management<https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/our-people/faculty/benjamin-william-cashore>
Director, the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)<https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ies/>
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
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Recent publications
2023 winner, with Sewerin and Howlett, Ken Young Prize for best article in 2021 volume of Policy and Politics<https://policyandpoliticsblog.com/2023/03/28/policy-politics-announces-the-…> for “New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback<https://doi.org/10.1332/030557321X16528864819376>” Policy and Politics June 23, pp 1-18
2023 Timo Busch, Michael L. Barnett, Roger Burritt, Benjamin Cashore, Edward Freeman, Irene Henriques, Bryan W. Husted, Rajat Panwar, Jonatan Pinkse, Stefan Schaltegger (corresponding author), & Jeff York, “Moving beyond ‘the’ business case: How to make corporate sustainability work”<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.3514>, Business Strategy and the Environment, July 31st
2023 Altaf Virani, Azad Singh Bali, Benjamin Cashore, Michael Howlett, M Ramesh, “The design roots of policy problems: Unpacking the role of procedural tools in design fitness and resilience<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/padm.12924>” Public Administration, March
Contact information: Block 469C Bukit Timah Road, Oei Tiong Ham Building, Wing A, Level 2, 259772, Singapore, 259772; tel +65 6516 6195;
Email: sppbwc(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:sppbwc@nus.edu.sg> ; Overview video<https://youtu.be/DPSmWLQ3LVo>; Web site<http://:%20https:/lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/our-people/faculty/benjamin-william-cashore;>; Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DkfzcnwAAAAJ&hl=en>; twitter<https://twitter.com/bencashore>; linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-cashore-0a8785/>; Personal zoom office<https://nus-sg.zoom.us/my/bcfrombc?pwd=TTUwU2V1QWhPc2Z2MDB3OE9GRjhOUT09>
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Fwd: IUFRO website relaunch - Revision of content on unit webpages
by Purabi Bose
To, IUFRO DIV 6* UNIT COORDINATORS of* Research Groups and Working Parties
Dear Everyone, hello.
Hope you all are doing well. This email is a communication we received from
the IUFRO Headquarters regarding the relaunch of the IUFRO website.
I am *forwarding **the message below and the attached form that each
Research Groups and Working Parties Coordinator in our Division need to
complete by 4th September**. *I will do the same for our own Division
webpage, you can also share your thoughts for the same with me before the
end of August.
Do not hesitate to contact me or Brigitte Burger for any clarification or
further information.
Thank you and kind regards
Purabi Bose
IUFRO Division 6 Coordinator
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Dear Unit Coordinator:
I hope this message finds you well!
You will know that IUFRO Headquarters is currently working on the relaunch
of the IUFRO website and databases. Content already available on your
Unit's webpages will be exported into the new system. In order to not move
any outdated or irrelevant information into the new site, you are kindly
requested to check your Unit webpages (mostly the About section and the
pages 'Activities and events' and 'Publications and references') to see
whether any information should be revised and/or deleted. For a list of
units and relevant links please see https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/
.
Attached is a form with detailed instructions where you can insert the
revised texts that you wish to appear on the new IUFRO website. Please *return
the completed form* to Brigitte Burger, burger(a)iufro.org, *by 4 September*.
Should you have any questions, please also contact Brigitte.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Best regards
Alexander
Alexander Buck
*Executive Director*
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151
Website: https://www.iufro.org * Email: buck(a)iufro.org
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