The Opportunity
The Chandler Governance Group (CGG) is looking for a Deputy Director to join our Government Projects team.
The Deputy Director supports the Director (Government Projects) in designing and delivering strong advisory projects and high-quality policy work. The candidate owns the delivery of assigned projects, leads the policy and advisory work they require, and helps the Director manage the team, adjuncts, and expert network.
A secondary, supporting role is to help convert opportunities into strong, context-sensitive proposals and well-designed projects. The candidate should also be comfortable in business development and credible with clients and funders.
The right candidate brings a strong foundation in public policy, government administration, political economy, and business judgement.
Key Responsibilities
Policy, Product and Delivery Leadership
- Own the delivery of assigned projects, working closely with the Director. This includes scope, design, quality, timelines, and client relevance.
- Plan how each policy or advisory output will be developed: write the proposal, set the approach, and sequence the work.
- Produce high-quality policy and advisory outputs, including in new subject areas.
- Help the Director run the team, adjuncts, and expert network so projects are delivered well and on time.
- Strengthen the team’s ability to produce consistently good work, developing people and shaping how work gets done.
- Oversee the delivery capacity of the team and the network of adjuncts and experts, including expanding the network.
Business Development Support and Proposal Conversion
- Work with the Director to define clear, repeatable offers in CGG’s strongest areas of work for governments, partners, and funders.
- Shape proposals so that the client's problem, CGG’s approach, and the case for CGG are clear and persuasive.
- Represent CGG in senior client and funder settings where this will help advance specific opportunities.
Skills and Aptitudes
The successful candidate will excel in:
- Writing clearly and persuasively in English — proposals, policy documents, and client-facing outputs — with sound editorial and quality judgment.
- Producing credible work in unfamiliar policy domains by getting up to speed quickly and drawing on the right expert input.
- Reading the political economy of a country context well to adapt advice and proposals to it.
- Engaging and managing senior stakeholders, including government officials and leaders of international organisations.
- Planning and initiating without detailed instructions, and building routines that keep the team's work consistent.
Experience and Qualifications
- At least 10 years' progressive experience spanning government or public administration and consulting or advisory work.
- A strong record of policy writing, proposal development, and project delivery to a high standard, preferably managing a multi-country portfolio of concurrent projects.
- Effective and empathetic team leadership and staff development.
- Demonstrated ability to calibrate recommendations to different country realities and institutional settings.
- Graduate and postgraduate qualifications in political science, economics, public policy, public administration, or law.
Advantages
- Love for international travel.
- Familiarity in leading andcoordinating cross-border, multi-cultural teams across time zones.
- Familiarity in working incountries other than Singapore.
- Written and spoken proficiencyin languages other than English.
About the Chandler Systems work
Our team brings government clients around the world together with our global network of experts and top practitioners, who can speak with authenticity and give practical advice based on experience and expertise.
Our projects design and implement processes, systems, and institutions that build better public services, and stronger nations, around the world. Our work is varied, from improving Civil Service capability or institutional integrity, to realising ambitious visions for High Performance Governments and more.
Our approach is sustainable, practitioner-focused and uses a range of proprietary methodologies. The successful candidate will be expected to align with our values, understand our methods, and help us learn from project to project through Rapid Incremental Improvement.
About the Chandler Governance Group
The Chandler Governance Group (CGG) is a mission-driven organisation headquartered in Singapore. We area small organisation, and we work collectively, collaboratively, and entrepreneurially. We aim to get things right the first time, but we are also prepared to adapt quickly when experience shows that something needs to change.
Our mission is to improve public sector governance and build strong nations around the world. We believe that when governments are effective and responsive, they earn the trust of citizens and businesses, which in turn supports investment, work, and national development.
CGG works with governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to build public sector capability and leadership through technical projects, practical knowledge creation and sharing, and related advisory work. Examples of this work include the design, enhancement, and implementation of key public sector structures, capabilities, systems, and processes, to enable better foresight and planning, performance appraisal, remuneration, policymaking, and public service delivery.
Work Arrangements
CGG adopts a hybrid working arrangement which allows for a mix of in-office work and telecommuting, either from Singapore or other countries.
The role will be based in Singapore and require regular global travel, and reports directly to the Director (Government Projects). We welcome applicants of any nationality and residency status. Please send a detailed CV to careers@chandlergovernance.com
