Singapore Director

• Overseeing all administrative tasks related to establishing and managing T&E’s office in Singapore, ensuring full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Provide regular internal reports to update both internal and external stakeholders on the progress of the Singapore office
• Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills to attract top local talent and foster strategic partnerships across key industries, government agencies, and international networks
• Collaborate with teams in Brussels to develop and implement strategic initiatives, crafting policy papers and projects that align with T&E’s organizational priorities in Singapore
• Leading and implementing T&E’s political strategy in Singapore and support T&Es work across Asia-Pacific
• Recruit and lead a team of policy, campaign, and analytical staff, overseeing their professional development and guiding their work to achieve T&E’s priorities
• Support fundraising efforts for the organization
• Further developing T&E’s advocacy strategy towards high level international and national regulators, politicians, and media, presenting at high level meetings and events
• Coordinating policy positions and strategies with other Directors and Senior Directors
• Leading and guiding the team in efforts to build partnerships with key industry players, funders, NGOs and other civil society organizations

• Minimum of 10 years managing high-impact projects and leading cross-cultural teams, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within an international organization
• Experience working in an NGO would be an advantage
• Proven expertise in project quality management with a solutions-driven approach
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects
• Strong network within the Asia-Pacific and Singapore policy instruments communities and a solid understanding of international decarbonizing issues
• Experience in strategic planning and policy analysis, with the ability to think critically and innovatively about how to decarbonize transport and energy sectors
• Good financial acumen, with experience in budget management
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• eager to learn, with a positive and optimistic attitude when faced with challenges
• The confidence to think and act with initiative, to engage and influence policy-makers of different stripes, industry representatives and other stakeholders at the highest level
• The ability and motivation to learn technical, economic and legal information, to independently develop new political, economic or legal arguments and evidence and use them to convince key stakeholders
• Ability to navigate and contribute effectively within a remote, multicultural team environment
• Strong capability to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks in Singapore
• Fluency in English
• Prefer a Singapore Permanent Resident or Citizen

Experience working in an NGO

Competitive NGO salary with a full package of benefits, including private health insurance and employee pension contribution