Maritime Transport Policy Manager
| Organisation Name | Transport & Environment |
| Location | Singapore |
| Date Posted | 2025-04-28 |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
| Job Number | 1329130 |
- Work with global experts on policy initiatives to decarbonize shipping
- Drive policy transformation in the world's largest transhipment hub
- Singapore-based, leverage your maritime sector expertise, travel required
The Organisation
Transport & Environment (T&E) is the independent expert in enabling clean transport for all. For more than 35 years, T&E has been at the forefront of decarbonizing transport and energy, leading the way towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Headquartered in Europe, T&E’s independent, evidence-based research, coupled with powerful advocacy and communications, has helped shape impactful policies that accelerate a just, efficient transition to zero-emission transportation and energy that is affordable, circular, with minimal impacts on health and the environment.
T&E has shaped some of Europe’s most important environmental laws. Their pioneering campaigning has resulted in the EU setting the world’s most ambitious CO2 standards for cars and trucks; uncovering the diesel gate scandal; ending palm oil diesel; securing a global ban on dirty shipping fuels, and the creation of the world’s biggest carbon market for aviation. In 2022, T&E’s campaigning led to the EU ending new combustion engine cars and vans sales by 2035. This year T&E is expanding its work into the Asia-Pacific region.
Benefits & Culture
The Role
The Maritime Transport Policy Manager leads campaigns to decarbonize the shipping industry in Singapore, the world’s largest transhipment and fuel bunkering hub. In this role, you will focus on advocating for, and developing, national policies, and collaborating on regional policy opportunities with maritime authorities, especially around emissions pricing, clean fuel standards, green corridors, port electrification, zero emission technologies and market development. Your other tasks will be to:
Skills Required
You have a strong commitment to deepening your expertise in transport and maritime decarbonization and the ambition to develop your experience regionally. You have relevant experience in policy analysis and a strong understanding of the regional political and environmental landscape, ideally gained in a maritime organization or related setting.
You are confident engaging with policy makers, industry representatives and other key stakeholders and you ideally have existing networks in these communities. You thrive in dynamic political environments and can translate complex information into compelling and influential content to encourage change within government and the private sector. You must have working rights in Singapore and ideally you speak an Asian language.
If you want to drive policy transformation in the world’s largest transhipment hub, please apply by forwarding your CV and cover letter, addressing the skills required above, quoting reference #1329130. Alternatively call Lois Freeke or Aya Long at NGO Recruitment in Melbourne, Australia on +61 (0) 3 8080 8978 to have a candidate information pack emailed to you.
Sponsorship of visas is not provided, you must have working rights for Singapore.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.
Transport & Environment (T&E) is the independent expert in enabling clean transport for all. For more than 35 years, T&E has been at the forefront of decarbonizing transport and energy, leading the way towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Headquartered in Europe, T&E’s independent, evidence-based research, coupled with powerful advocacy and communications, has helped shape impactful policies that accelerate a just, efficient transition to zero-emission transportation and energy that is affordable, circular, with minimal impacts on health and the environment.
T&E has shaped some of Europe’s most important environmental laws. Their pioneering campaigning has resulted in the EU setting the world’s most ambitious CO2 standards for cars and trucks; uncovering the diesel gate scandal; ending palm oil diesel; securing a global ban on dirty shipping fuels, and the creation of the world’s biggest carbon market for aviation. In 2022, T&E’s campaigning led to the EU ending new combustion engine cars and vans sales by 2035. This year T&E is expanding its work into the Asia-Pacific region.
Benefits & Culture
- Remote in Singapore initially, flexible work hours, Singapore office opening in 2025
- Dynamic pioneering non-profit, regional impact opportunities
- Collaborate with international, multicultural expert teams and partners
- Opportunities to build a team, and help decarbonize shipping in Asia
- Permanent contract, competitive NGO salary and benefits; global travel
The Role
The Maritime Transport Policy Manager leads campaigns to decarbonize the shipping industry in Singapore, the world’s largest transhipment and fuel bunkering hub. In this role, you will focus on advocating for, and developing, national policies, and collaborating on regional policy opportunities with maritime authorities, especially around emissions pricing, clean fuel standards, green corridors, port electrification, zero emission technologies and market development. Your other tasks will be to:
- Research and gather evidence to support policy proposals for Singapore and APAC
- Develop and commission reports and analytical material to advance policy initiatives
- Network, facilitate and present at key policy meetings and workshops
- Represent T&E’s work at industry, NGO, and government events
- Monitor new technologies and industry updates; manage projects and budgets
Skills Required
You have a strong commitment to deepening your expertise in transport and maritime decarbonization and the ambition to develop your experience regionally. You have relevant experience in policy analysis and a strong understanding of the regional political and environmental landscape, ideally gained in a maritime organization or related setting.
You are confident engaging with policy makers, industry representatives and other key stakeholders and you ideally have existing networks in these communities. You thrive in dynamic political environments and can translate complex information into compelling and influential content to encourage change within government and the private sector. You must have working rights in Singapore and ideally you speak an Asian language.
If you want to drive policy transformation in the world’s largest transhipment hub, please apply by forwarding your CV and cover letter, addressing the skills required above, quoting reference #1329130. Alternatively call Lois Freeke or Aya Long at NGO Recruitment in Melbourne, Australia on +61 (0) 3 8080 8978 to have a candidate information pack emailed to you.
Sponsorship of visas is not provided, you must have working rights for Singapore.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.
Please be advised you can upload two attachments, including your resume and covering letter when submitting your application.