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Esther Cheah

Esther Cheah

Country Officer (Southeast Asia)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Manager, Policy and Planning

  • Education

    • Harvard Law School

      2017 - 2018
      Master of Laws - LLM

      Activities and Societies: Assistant Band Director, Harvard Law School Parody 2018 Selected coursework: Aspects of Sovereignty; First Amendment; City Use of Technology; Jurisprudence: Natural Law and Positivism; Global Law and Governance; The International Law of the Sea; Negotiation Workshop; Negotiation and Diplomacy

    • University of Cambridge

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Law First Class (Hons.)

      Activities and Societies: Social Officer, International Cambridge University Students' Union (2015-2016) Selected coursework: International Law, Family Law, Aspects of Obligations (Advanced Private Law), Labour Law, Family in Society Academic Prizes: Sweet and Maxwell Prize for Highest Overall Mark (2014), CMS Prize for Highest Dissertation Mark (2017)

    • Anglo-Chinese Junior College

      2012 - 2013
      Cambridge GCE 'A' Level

      Activities and Societies: President, 37th Students' Council (2012-2013); Vice-Captain, Netball Team (2013) Selected coursework: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and Linguistics

  • Experience

    • Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2020
      Country Officer (Southeast Asia)

      Covered Singapore's relations with Malaysia and Brunei. Organised major visits, including the 9th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat and the 6th Young Leaders' Programme (with Brunei).

    • Singapore Embassy in Hanoi

      Jun 2020 - Feb 2022
      Second Secretary (Political)

      Covered key portfolios relating to Vietnam’s domestic development and foreign policy. Built up relationships with a wide range of domestic and international stakeholders, and pioneered initiatives for bilateral cooperation on digital and tech issues.

    • Ministry of Finance (Singapore)

      Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

      Managed funding and programme design for Jobs and Skills initiatives, including the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. Speechwriter for 2023 Budget Speech and then-DPM Lawrence Wong's speech at the 2023 Economic Society of Singapore Annual Dinner.

      • Senior Associate, Economic Programmes

        Apr 2022 - Mar 2024

      • Associate, Economic Programmes

        Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

    • Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY)

      Apr 2024 - now
      Senior Manager, Arts & Heritage

    • National Arts Council

      Apr 2024 - now
      Senior Manager, Policy & Planning

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DC Bootcamp 2022 (Certified)

      Data Science & AI Division (DSAID), GovTech
      Nov 2022
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