Deputy Director of Policy

[What the role is]

ASIA PACIFIC SUSTAINABLE AVIATION CENTRE

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 in 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: Deputy Director of Policy & Projects

We are recruiting a Deputy Director of Policy & Projects to contribute to the work of the Policy & Projects department at APSAC. The successful candidate will support the Head of department in the policy research programme, organise the curation, development, and management of policy research projects with industry and other partners, and take part or support in the conduct of engagements with regional stakeholders to support APAC-centric sustainable aviation policy formulation.

Job Scope:

• Support Department Head in liaison with CAAS Sustainability Office for research, projects, and funding.
• Help in Identifying sustainable aviation policy development needs for APAC.
• Participate in developing partnerships across APAC stakeholders that include governments, aviation and related industry organisations and academia.
• Participate in developing and defining problem statements in the areas of cleaner aviation fuels, carbon accounting, market development, and green financing.
• Work on think pieces and papers for Asia Pacific sustainable aviation policies as assigned
• Collaborate 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.
• Handle and mange project scopes and requirements, including seeking approvals for budgets, deliverable, and timelines, as assigned
• Negotiate and formalise partnership agreements, research collaboration agreements, and other forms of contracts with collaborators, as necessary and needed.
• Project management to ensure successful delivery of outcomes by monitoring project KPIs, reporting progress and administering project funds.
• Support in engaging State agencies on policy development.
• Support the Department Head in sharing of sustainable aviation policies at international platforms to build thought leadership.
• Data mining and research on trends in decarbonization and related topics.
• Support secretariat duties for APSAC Advisory Council.

[What we are looking for]

Competencies / Requirements:

• Appropriate tertiary education, training, and qualification.
• A minimum of 10 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.