Public Affairs Advisor, Strategy & Communications – (Contract Position)
Hong Kong SAR

The Opportunity

Teneo is seeking a fixed-term Public Affairs advisor to join our Strategy and Communications team in Hong Kong SAR.

This role focuses on advising select clients on public affairs, policy, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder strategy, particularly where business objectives intersect with government policy, regulatory change, and broader geopolitical dynamics. Hong Kong SAR is a highly visible, fast‑moving environment, requiring strong judgement, political and regulatory literacy, and the ability to advise senior leaders through complex and sensitive situations.

The role will suit candidates with proven experience advising on the Greater China public affairs landscape, corporate affairs, policy advisory, or closely related fields, whether from consultancy, in‑house, or adjacent professional services environments.

Responsibilities

Public affairs and policy advisory 
•    Advise clients on public affairs, regulatory, and policy‑related issues relevant to Hong Kong SAR and the wider Asia‑Pacific region.
•    Support clients in anticipating and responding to political, regulatory, and stakeholder developments that may impact business operations or reputation.
•    Contribute to stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, and engagement strategies aligned to client objectives.

Stakeholder, issues strategy and execution 
•    Support the development of integrated stakeholder engagement strategies across government, regulators, industry bodies, and other relevant audiences.
•    Advise on issues preparedness and response, ensuring clients are positioned credibly and constructively in sensitive or high‑risk situations.
•    Support the development of public affairs strategies, including research, policy analysis, and scenario planning.
•    Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into clear, actionable advice for senior client leadership.

Narrative
•    Develop narratives and messaging that support public affairs objectives, including briefing materials, position papers, executive talking points, and thought leadership.
•    Work with communications specialists to ensure alignment between public affairs strategy and broader reputation management efforts.

In addition, you will be expected to:
•    Work as a core member of integrated client teams, supporting public affairs and policy advisory engagements across Hong Kong SAR and the region.
•    Help ensure consistently high standards of delivery by supporting project coordination, research, and quality assurance.
•    Contribute ideas and analysis that inform client strategies, drawing on policy, regulatory, and stakeholder insights.
•    Engage actively with the wider Teneo team to build skills, share knowledge, and support the firm’s public affairs work across Asia Pacific.

Requirements
•    Bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, political science, international relations, law, economics, communications, or a related field.
•    Approximately 5–7 years’ experience in public affairs, policy advisory, corporate affairs, or related roles, either in consultancy or in‑house.
•    Strong understanding of Hong Kong SAR's political, regulatory, and stakeholder environment, with awareness of regional and global dynamics.
•    Experience advising clients or internal stakeholders on policy, regulatory, or government‑related issues.
•    Ability to synthesise complex political or regulatory developments into clear, practical advice.
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing executive‑level briefing materials.
•    Strong project management and organisational skills.
•    Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
•    Cantonese language capability is essential. 

About Teneo
Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organisational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 42+ offices around the world.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

Overview of the Firm 

FGS Global is a preeminent global communications and public affairs consultancy. Headquartered in New York, the firm is a global strategic advisory and communications consultancy, with over 1400 multidisciplinary experts across the world’s major financial, government, business and cultural centers. FGS Global is a leader in crisis, corporate reputation, public affairs and capital markets and M&A advisory, as well as an acknowledged leader in boardroom communication counsel. The firm supports its clients in addressing a myriad of stakeholder concerns leveraging its capabilities in research and insights, media placement as well as content, digital and data.

The company was formed through the merger of leading strategic communications consultancies Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen in December 2021.

FGS Global serves its global client base from offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Calgary, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, South Florida, Tokyo, The Hague, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington D.C. and Zurich.

The Role

Primary Responsibilities

Executive Assistant: 

• Proactively organise schedules and manage diaries for senior team members, specifically Partners and Managing Directors.  
• Think ahead, anticipate and solve for issues.    
• Support in managing emails and coordinating requests as required, including travel, accommodation, visa, immigration matters and all other administrative tasks. 
• Maintain diaries and schedule internal and external meetings accordingly.  
• Schedule conference calls, video conference meetings, in-person and off-site meetings. 
• Provide administrative support composing presentations, drafting reports, assisting with key documents. 
• Assist Partners and Manging Directors with monthly expense reconciliation, timesheet compilation and ad hoc personal support.  
• Provide technical assistance during calls, presentations, projects, etc. 
• Work closely with the Business Operations Assistant to ensure that the company’s work environment and premises are kept in good order.  

Office Management:

• Handle reception duties, meet and greet incoming visitors as soon as they arrive at the office.
• Manage office supplies, printers and facilities, including purchasing, maintenance, repair and stocking.
• Receive, sort, and distribute daily mail/deliveries and organize courier services when needed.
• Work closely with colleagues in IT, Finance and other business support team members to assist with daily administrative activities, including expense claims, vendor registration and payment, contract signing (chopping, courier and filing), invoicing formalities (billing information collection).
• Develop a good working relationship with third parties who provide finance and business support services to FGS Global.
• Communicate information, announcements and messages promptly to the wider team (e.g. office logistics, building updates).
• Help to create a positive and enjoyable environment.
• Support client teams on certain logistics arrangements eg. ad hoc printing, team bio photo arrangement.
• Coordinate and organize supply of team refreshment coffee/snacks, including regular Thursday happy hours and team events throughout the year.
• Support the coordination and organization of client events acting as front of house for these events, sourcing catering vendors and coordinating the catering and event set-up.

Desired Skills & Qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills. People orientated, with a client service mentality.
• Strong collaborator and team player, skilled in convening people and acting as an effective conduit between different stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Solutions orientated mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Proactive and autonomous with the flexibility to adapt to ever-changing priorities and responsibilities.
• Work autonomously with minimal guidance. Ability to think ahead, anticipate and problem-solve.
• Enjoys fast pace & entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven ability to demonstrate absolute integrity and judgment in handling sensitive matters.
• Well organized with strong time-management skills and an understanding of how best to prioritize when dealing with multiple stakeholders and in a busy and dynamic environment.
• Prior administrative or assistant experience is a plus, but not required.
• Good working proficiency in English and Chinese language communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills for reporting generations.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Senior Associate, Strategy & Communications
Hong Kong SAR

The Opportunity
As Teneo continues to grow its presence across the Greater Bay area, we are seeking a Senior Associate to join their Strategy and Communications team in Hong Kong SAR.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven, commercially minded communications professional to build a long‑term career within a global advisory firm, working at the intersection of corporate reputation, financial communications, and complex stakeholder environments.
Based in Hong Kong SAR, this role will support clients across Greater China and the wider Asia Pacific region, with a strong emphasis on integrated corporate communications, financial communications, and investor‑facing mandates. The successful candidate will bring experience advising senior leaders on market‑sensitive issues, financial narratives, and reputational risk.
A Senior Associate at Teneo is responsible for delivering consistently high‑quality client work and plays a pivotal role in managing day‑to‑day account activity. You will be expected to anticipate client needs, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and ensure that work is delivered to agreed standards and timelines. You will also contribute to the development of junior team members through on‑the‑job coaching and active participation in a collaborative, high‑performance team environment.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate within Teneo’s Strategy and Communications team in Hong Kong SAR, your role will include:

• Horizon scanning and strategic advisory: Proactively monitor geopolitical, macroeconomic, regulatory, and market developments relevant to Hong Kong SAR and Greater China, providing actionable insight and senior‑level advisory to clients.
• Monitoring and reporting: Track media, financial news, public markets commentary, social media, and stakeholder activity, with a particular focus on issues with potential reputational or investor impact. Contribute to the development of advisory notes, briefings, and research‑driven analysis, and build familiarity with the Hong Kong and regional media landscape.
• Corporate communications: Support senior‑level corporate communications advisory, helping clients articulate and protect their corporate narrative, manage complex stakeholder environments, and respond effectively to reputational risk and emerging issues. This includes development of messaging, executive materials, content and campaign support across traditional, digital, and investor‑facing channels, grounded in rigorous research and insight.
• Financial communications and special situations: Support senior team members in advising clients on financial communications mandates, including earnings support, M&A, restructuring, capital markets activity, and other special situations. Experience engaging with investor relations teams and market‑sensitive disclosure is highly valued.
• Account and client management: Support the effective delivery of client accounts, maintaining strong working relationships with key client stakeholders. Monitor progress against objectives, flag emerging issues, and contribute to clear, structured client communications.
• Thought leadership and content development: Contribute to the development of client thought leadership, corporate profiling, and executive positioning content, with an emphasis on clarity, credibility, and relevance to financial and corporate stakeholders.
• Business development support: Support senior team members with business development activity, including research, insight generation, and preparation of proposals and credentials. Begin building a personal network of professional relationships across the market.

In addition, you will be expected to:

• Build strong, trusted relationships with clients and colleagues;
• Provide thoughtful input and challenge within client teams, proactively highlighting opportunities and potential risks;
• Develop a strong internal and external network across corporate, financial, and media stakeholders;
• Actively pursue learning and development opportunities, and contribute to knowledge‑sharing across the broader Strategy and Communications team.

Requirements

• 4 - 6 years of relevant experience in corporate communications, financial communications, investor relations, media, or transaction advisory.
• Demonstrated experience supporting financial communications, investor‑related messaging, earnings, M&A, capital markets, or special situations mandates.
• Strong understanding of the Hong Kong SAR corporate and financial landscape, with experience engaging Hong Kong and regional media.
• Excellent writing skills, with a proven ability to produce clear, accurate, and high‑quality content for senior corporate and investor audiences.
• Experience advising or supporting clients through reputational issues or sensitive communications.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese is essential, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public policy, business, economics, or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
• Strong interest in global news, financial markets, and macroeconomic developments.

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organisational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 42+ offices around the world.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

More about the role:

As a Senior Director at Burson, you will be passionate about and have a progressive understanding of the Corporate Public Affairs practice to drive the advancement of our business and our clients. You will be a strategic and creative thinker and use insights to guide brainstorms and ideate with cross-functional teams on client briefs. You will be responsible for effectively managing and leading teams with revenue targets, proactively seeking new business opportunities, and responding to RFPs within the Hong K region.

What you'll do:

• Business Development and Client Service:

  • Oversee a significant portfolio of clients and demonstrate the ability to profitably grow clients and build long-term relationships
  • Lead our new business development process by proactively developing business contacts through professional activities and networking events
  • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the clients’ business and industry, stay current on news, trends, and issues, in particular within the corporate industry, and take an active interest in the client’s business to pre-empt issues and provide strategic counsel
  • Lead on global planning for new products and client initiatives and produce high quality, creative and thoughtful proposals that will generate coverage, drive buzz on social and increase share of voice
  • Build and maintain relationships with decision-makers on the client side and take a lead role in resolving issues or concerns
  • Maintain a strong rapport with journalists/bloggers/media members who cover your clients’ industries and businesses to optimize channels.

• Talent Management:

  • Coach, mentor and delegate responsibilities to junior staff helping them identify their areas of development and consistently serve as a positive role model fostering teamwork
  • Create an inclusive and welcoming environment that engages all individuals without bias and demonstrate flexibility in a changing work environment
  • Provide continuous constructive feedback- not just during performance reviews- and keep immediate superiors briefed on team member performance ensuring recognition of good performance and resolution of concerns in a timely manner
  • Guide and inspire junior staff to develop media contacts and strategies.

• Agency Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the company’s success through marketing efforts and engaging with the Burson community
  • Deliver company credentials knowledgeably and confidently showing an in-depth understanding of the agency's full offering and capabilities
  • Market Burson to clients and establish and maintain the reputation and perceived value of the agency; continuously reinforce Burson’s uniqueness to clients
  • Identify thought leadership opportunities to enhance Burson’s reputation externally to potential clients and attract new hires.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 7-10 years professional experience in roles of increasing complexity and geographic reach
• Experience in handling communications responsibilities with a focus on corporate and financial communication (corporate communication and crisis management)
• Solid local business and finance media relations is a must
• Experience in dealing with cross-market counterparts is a plus
• Experience in handling regional / international account experience is a plus
• Superior professionalism with clients and internal teams
• Strong interpersonal skills as well and proven ability to present eloquently and confidently to senior stakeholders
• Rich Experience in working with Chinese clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translation skills, in English, Cantonese and Mandarin is a must

*The job description is a summary of typical job functions and is not an exhaustive list of possible duties. The jobholder’s responsibilities and duties may differ from those outlined above. Other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job.

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More about the role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Consultant to join our dynamic Corporate Communications team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of clients, developing and executing impactful PR strategies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the media landscape in Hong Kong and the broader region, excellent communication skills, and a passion for media relations and strategies.

What you'll do:

• Understand media dynamics in Hong Kong and the broader region, and generate insightful media reports for clients, including media monitoring and analysis
• Engage in various public relations tasks, including strategic management of media relations, coordination of one-on-one interviews, and execution of press conferences
• Create and distribute press releases and other media materials on behalf of clients in both Chinese and English
• Assist in event planning and organization, providing logistical support to ensure smooth execution
• Develop skills in managing client relationships independently, gaining an understanding of the client's industry, strategic objectives, and organizational structure
• Proactively share insights and ideas to address client needs within the team

Experience that contributes to success:

• Degree holder in Language and Translation, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Business or relevant disciplines
• Minimum 4-6 years of media experience, PR or agency experience will be a plus
• Strong command of written and verbal communication in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Staying informed on current affairs and business news within Hong Kong and the Greater China region
• A genuine team player and self-starter with good work ethics
• Highly motivated and result-oriented with sound problem solving skills

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