Senior Consultant, Government Affairs

8 hours ago

Jakarta, Indonesia Vriens & Partners Full time

**SENIOR CONSULTANT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS**

Vriens & Partners is the leading government affairs and political risk consulting firm in Southeast Asia. We are
headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar
and Cambodia. We employ over 80 people of more than ten nationalities and offer our consultants a challenging
and dynamic working environment and exposure to multiple sectors, in a growing advisory firm. Our clients are
multinationals, business associations, and non-governmental organizations.

We are seeking a **Senior Consultant** to join our growing team in Jakarta, Indonesia on a full-time basis.

**Position**:
The Senior Consultant is responsible for leading government affairs and public policy projects in Indonesia
across a variety of sectors and in a cross-cultural setting.

projects in a high-pressure environment to completion, work with nimble teams and external specialists of
varying levels of seniority and expertise, and build and sustain external coalitions.

complex information, drawing conclusions, and translating them into action. Clearly communicating plans of
action to international professionals will be part of your daily work.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Lead project work, including research, and ensure all deliverables are up to standard.
- Develop and execute strategies for clients to advance their government affairs objectives.
- Lead client management, facilitating regular meetings and presentations to senior executives from
- multinational corporations.- Lead the preparation, drafting and finalization of analytical reports.
- Manage small teams of government affairs consultants and advisors.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including government officials and non
- government (NGOs, industry association, business) stakeholders.- Facilitate client communication with different government ministries.
- Support business development activities and lead proposal development.

**Qualifications**:

- Six to ten years’ working experience required, experience in a consultancy and/or working on policy

and policy impact on commercial sectors preferred.
- At least three years in a management role.
- Strong understanding of government and financial/economic systems and structures in Indonesia.
- Experience in government relations or public policy roles.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks, and strong attention to detail.
- Fluent English - verbal and written - is a must. Ideally fully bilingual.
- First rate analytical writing, critical thinking, and sound judgment.
- Academic background in Political Science, Law, Journalism, Economics, International Relations.

**Additional Information**:

- Location: Jakarta, with occasional travel
- Schedule: Monday - Friday (full time) with understanding that weekend/urgent overtime work will be

required on a periodic basis.

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