Assistant Director / Deputy Director, Investment Schemes & Disclosures (Contract)

[What the role is]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore’s economic and financial landscape.

[What you will be working on]

The candidate will join a team responsible for:

• Regulation of sustainability disclosures by securities issuers and efforts to build up the broader sustainability reporting ecosystem, including that for ESG Rating and Data Providers and ESG funds;

• Regulation of offers of units in collective investment schemes (CIS), including real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and unit trusts, through administration of rules governing fund offers under the Securities and Futures Act and the Code on Collective Investment Schemes, as well as conducting periodic policy reviews to ensure that our regime remains effective and relevant in the face of market developments and international trends.

The role will require engagements with international standards-setting bodies and other foreign regulators to meet market needs for globally consistent and comparable sustainability disclosures and understand their regulatory approaches as they evolve, and to ensure that our CIS regulatory regime remains effective and relevant in the face of market developments and international trends.

The role will also include providing inputs to briefs, policy papers and consultation documents, and conducting engagement sessions and consultations with industry players as needed.

[What we are looking for]

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Proactive and able to work independently

• Self-motivated and good team player

• Able to conduct independent research and synthesize issues across different domains

• Candidates with background in Sustainable Finance is preferred

This is a 1-year contract position. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.