Director of Policy

5 days ago

Changi Airport, Singapore CAA Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Full time

**[What the role is]**

Introduction to Asia Pacific Sustainable Aviation Centre (APSAC)

The Asia Pacific Sustainable Aviation Centre (APSAC) is a company limited by guarantee that was set up by CAAS and registered with ACRA on 9 April 2025. APSAC is a Singapore-based centre with a regional mission to support Asia Pacific (APAC) countries to advance sustainable aviation through policy research, collaboration and capacity building. APSAC’s key activities are to:
(i) Undertake policy research in areas such as cleaner aviation fuels, carbon accounting, and carbon market development & green financing.
(ii) Facilitate collaboration across governments, industry and academia for joint studies and projects to harmonise and advance sustainable aviation policies and plans for APAC.
(iii) Provide capability-building through technical assistance and training in areas of sustainable aviation policy development and implementation.

**[What you will be working on]**

**Position: Director of Policy & Projects**

**Job Scope**:

- Lead the Policy & Projects department.
- Main liaison with CAAS Sustainability Office for research, projects, and funding.
- Identify sustainable aviation policy development needs for APAC.
- Develop partnerships across APAC stakeholders that include governments, aviation and related industry organisations and academia.
- Develop and define problem statements in the areas of cleaner aviation fuels, carbon accounting, market development and green financing.
- Develop think pieces and papers for Asia Pacific sustainable aviation policies
- Work with partners from the aviation, energy, carbon markets and financing sectors to curate research studies and projects that address APAC’s sustainable aviation policy development needs and problem statements.
- Develop project scopes and requirements, including seeking approvals for budgets, deliverable and timelines.
- Negotiate and formalise partnership agreements, research collaboration agreements and other forms of contracts with collaborators, as necessary and required.
- Project management to ensure successful delivery of outcomes by monitoring project KPIs, reporting progress and administering project funds.
- Engage with State agencies on policy development.
- Share sustainable aviation policies at international platforms to build thought leadership.
- Data mining and research on trends in decarbonization and related topics.
- Undertake secretariat duties for APSAC Advisory Council.

**[What we are looking for]**

**Competencies / Requirements**:

- Appropriate tertiary education, training and qualification.
- A minimum of 15 years of relevant work and leadership experience.
- Maturity, self-awareness and drive to work independently and as part of a team.
- Relevant background and experience in aviation, sustainability, cleaner energy fuels, carbon market development and sustainability financing.
- Strong interpersonal skills and cultural awareness and sensitivity for managing stakeholders across multiple sectors, including government entities, commercial companies, universities, research institutes, and international organisations and partners.
- Experience in negotiating and drafting agreements related to project partnerships, research collaboration and other forms of collaboration.
- Experience in managing projects across diverse stakeholders.

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