Director of Government Affairs

Director of Government Affairs – Southeast Asia

Bridge Carbon is a London-based international carbon project developer and Cookstove Manufacturer committed to building a world-class carbon finance organization that defines the standards for quality, integrity, and transparency across the voluntary carbon markets. The Company utilizes best-in-class carbon methodologies, as well as third-party digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) processes to ensure that every ton of carbon credits created can be traced directly to reductions achieved by the Company's carbon removal activities.

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The Role: the Director of Government Affairs for Southeast Asia will lead our government engagement strategy in the region, with a focus on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The role has responsibility to ensure Bridge Carbon is well-positioned with key governments in Southeast Asia, working to secure host country authorizations, access compliance markets, build trust with designated national authorities, and provide strategic guidance on evolving policy frameworks. The Director will oversee government affairs across multiple countries, coordinate the work of in-country consultants, and serve as Bridge Carbon's senior representative with ministries and agencies involved in climate policy and carbon markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Bridge Carbon's government engagement strategy for Southeast Asia, with a primary focus on Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, and additional countries as the carbon market landscape develops.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with national authorities responsible for Article 6 and the respective government sectors and departments. (e.g., Ministry of Agriculture and Environment).
• Oversee and coordinate the efforts of country-level consultants to ensure consistency, alignment, and progress across markets.
• Lead the securing of host country authorizations and corresponding approvals under Article 6.2 and, where relevant, Article 6.4.
• Lead the securing of access to and supply eligibility under compliance markets in Southeast Asia such as Singapore's International Carbon Credit Framework.
• Provide Bridge Carbon's leadership with timely insights into government expectations, political dynamics, and policy developments affecting Article 6 negotiations and implementation in Southeast Asia.
• Monitor regional and international developments in climate diplomacy, carbon markets, and bilateral Article 6 cooperation agreements.
• Proactively inform the other parts of the Bridge Carbon organisation of regulatory changes that have implications on how they conduct their activities
• Represent Bridge Carbon with professionalism, discretion, and integrity at high-level meetings, conferences, and government forums.
• Act as a bridge between government engagement efforts in Southeast Asia and Bridge Carbon's global strategy, ensuring lessons learned and best practices are shared across markets.

Relevant Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of experience working in government affairs, climate diplomacy, or policy engagement, preferably within Southeast Asia.
• Direct experience engaging with ministries or government agencies responsible for climate policy in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore or other ASEAN countries.
• Strong understanding of the UNFCCC Article 6 framework and its implications for host country authorizations, bilateral agreements, and carbon markets.
• Strong understanding of the carbon market ecosystem (e.g., Verra, Gold Standard, ICAO...) particularly as it relates to the integration of carbon markets under the UNFCCC Article 6 framework.
• Established networks and credibility with senior government officials and climate policymakers in the region.
• Proven ability to manage complex government relationships and deliver progress in politically sensitive contexts.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills across diverse cultural and political settings.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in a Southeast Asian language is highly desirable as this role is required to work with the local government bodies.

Core competencies

Demonstrated consistent high integrity and sound judgement.

Expert degree of diplomacy and collaboration, with business and government.

Expert degree of awareness of action impact and accountability.

Proactive and strategic, ability to anticipate government priorities.

Values sustainability, excellence, service orientation. Committed to integrity, transparency, and advancing climate solutions under Article 6.

Expert ability to build trust and foster cooperation with governments

Collaborates at executive and senior management level.

Location: Singapore. Potential to be based in Thailand or Vietnam as well.