Writer / Senior Writer

About Clermont Group
The Clermont Group is an international business group headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 2006 by New Zealand-born entrepreneur Richard Chandler, Clermont operates across four sectors – healthcare, financial services, aerospace, and investment management. These companies employ more than 9,000 people globally.

Rooted in excellence, innovation, and integrity, we bring together the art and science of building champion businesses, using our unique approach to create iconic companies that lead industry and shape culture.

Our operating companies include:

• Hoan My: The largest healthcare group in Vietnam with a mission to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare to the people of Vietnam
• SBFC: One of India’s fastest growing financial services companies, providing loans to small business owners and consumers through more than 200 branches
• magniX: Our U.S.-based aerospace business produces the industry’s leading fully-integrated electric powertrains for helicopters and airplanes

For more information, please visit our website at www.clermont.com.

Role
You will play an important role within Clermont’s head office, responsible for writing about our industry-leading operating companies. This broad role encompasses writing Annual Reports, company heritage stories, articles for our biannual in-house company magazine, op-eds, and marketing materials including company websites and corporate profiles. You will work closely with the Clermont Chairman and senior managers both in Clermont and at our operating companies..

Our companies are all based in dynamic, fast-growing economies with exciting stories to tell about the contribution they are making to the wellbeing of their customers and communities. The successful candidate will work with leaders in their field, exceptional people who are revolutionising healthcare in Vietnam, building a champion business in India’s financial services sector, and inventing the groundbreaking aircraft of tomorrow.

Responsibilities
At Clermont, we have a deep value for great writing. Many companies recognise the importance of business storytelling to create a powerful brand that connects with customers. We go deeper. We believe that writing about our companies unlocks insights that shape our governance and strategy. The Writer/Senior Writer is a critical position in our company. Their work will shape the future direction of our businesses.

There are two aspects to the role of Writer/Senior Writer, writing internally and externally. Internal writing focuses on examining company performance, uncovering and recording lessons, and building culture and identity through collaterals distributed to staff. Internal writing includes:

• Annual Reports for Clermont and our privately held Opcos, developed directly with the company CEOs, investment leads, and Clermont’s Chairman
• Annual letters on behalf of an Opco Chairman or CEO
• Heritage documents that record our lessons
• Story Books that provide a journalistic history of the company to educate and inspire staff
• Internal playbooks and manuals that contribute to the development of our proprietary business management system
• Stories for our in-house magazine and intranet

External writing builds our companies into passion brands through the development of commercially focused collaterals. These communicate the company’s identity to others as well as highlighting the unique attractions of our products and services. External writing includes

• Company websites
• Corporate profiles
• Op-eds
• Product factsheets

Requirements

The successful candidate will ideally possess the following traits:

• Relevant degree from an internationally recognised university
• Experience in and around a busy writing environment (a newsroom, think tank, consultancy, or communications agency)
• Flexibility to adapt writing to requirements. Output for this role will range from journalistic “features-style” storytelling to investment-style corporate analysis
• Strong presentation skills, including experience working with high-level stakeholders
• First-rate research skills with the capacity to understand our companies quickly and to distil complex ideas into clear and compelling narratives
• Humility, willing accept guidance and feedback and remain unfazed by high standards
• A great culture fit – Clermont prizes team spirit, a positive attitude, and a polished and professional approach to business

Administrative Details

Start date: Immediate preferred

Compensation: Competitive base salary

Benefits: Medical insurance; 21 days annual leave

Education: University degree

Experience: 5-7 years of business journalism or content creation experience

Languages: Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Reporting: Dual reporting. Direct report to the Chief Purpose Officer and dotted to the Editor

Travel: Based in Singapore. Regular international travel may be required

Disclaimer: We only accept job applications through our Clermont Career Website, LinkedIn or MyCareersFuture Singapore (A Singapore Government Agency Website). It is possible that you may have found job postings of our Company in other platforms and you could receive an unsolicited email, text message or phone call from a fraudulent contact regarding an alleged employment or other opportunity with Clermont Group. You should be vigilant in researching all these unsolicited contacts.