Executive Director Prudential Corporation Asia

About Prudential Corporation Asia

Prudential Corporation is part of Prudential plc (United Kingdom), the 160 year old international retail financial services group headquartered in London. With market-leading life insurance, fund management and consumer finance operations across Asia, Prudential serves 25 million customers and manages £349.5 billion in assets (as of 30 June 2011).

Within a decade, Prudential Corporation Asia has become the region's leading Europe-based life insurer in terms of market coverage and number of top three market positions, with over 360,000 agents and employees. Our insurance operations span 12 markets - Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Prudential Corporation Asia's fund management business manages assets on behalf of a wide range of retail and institutional investors, in addition to managing assets for Prudential plc and Prudential Corporation Asia. Prudential's fund management business in Asia, Eastspring Investments, is one of the region's largest by measure of Asia-sourced assets under management, with £52.5 billion in assets under management (as of 30 June 2011). Our fund management operations span 10 markets - Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.

As our business has grown, so too our commitment to corporate citizenship. We have a number of signature CSR activities across Asia and the establishment of the Prudence Foundation will provide a structured and branded platform to bring all regional CSR activities to a new level of strategic alignment, brand consistency and business support that will demonstrate and reinforce Prudential’s strong commitment to the communities across Asia.

About the Role

The Prudence Foundation was recently inaugurated as a new initiative that will manage multiple community investment programmes across Asia with a strong strategic focus on 3 key pillars, namely Children, Education and Disaster Relief.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will chair the Prudence Executive Committee and have overall responsibility for the management and operation of the Prudence Foundation including governance, budget and operations. You will also have oversight on the programmes the Foundation supports and participation with regional business units. A key element of the role is to build strong relationships with the local business leaders, regional and local NGOs, key stakeholders and external partners.

About You

To be successful in this role, you should have at least 5 years’ related experience, ideally with experience in working with emergency relief organizations, government and non-government agencies. You have a passion for working with a foundation and skilled in project management & delivery of large projects across multiple businesses and multiple business lines.

Your ability to influence and build trust with the Board members, community leaders, foundations and corporate heads in program development initiatives are key success factors, as is your strong communication and written communication skills, financial understanding and working with different cultures.

How to Apply

If you have a strong commitment and passion to build a foundation that will benefit a million people across multiple countries, you should consider this role. Interested to learn more, please send your resume to careers.pca@prudential.com.hk.