[Hiring] Policy & Partnerships Manager @Mitti Labs

Role Description

The Head of Policy, South East Asia is the person who makes that happen. This is not a traditional communications or government affairs role. It is a technical–political–commercial role. You need carbon market literacy to understand the sticking points in AWD and rice methane methodologies, policy fluency to navigate a dozen fast-moving regulatory regimes, the relationships and cultural range to sit in any room from a ministry in Jakarta to a buyer in Singapore, and the commercial instinct to turn all of it into Mitti's expansion strategy.

• Market entry strategy and intelligence.
• Host-country authorization (LoAs).
• Representation and coalitions.
• Demand-side compliance access.
• Policy and standards horizon scanning.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years in carbon markets, climate policy, international environmental governance or a closely related field, including significant time working in South East Asia.
• Strong understanding of compliance carbon markets relevant to Asia: CORSIA, Singapore's carbon tax and international carbon credit framework, Japan's JCM and GX-ETS, and emerging domestic schemes across SEA.
• Working command of Article 6 mechanics: 6.2 cooperative approaches, 6.4 (PACM), ITMOs, LoAs, corresponding adjustments, DNA roles and reporting obligations.
• A clear understanding of how LoAs are secured in SEA.
• Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder government and policy environments across the region's business and government cultures.
• Exceptional written and spoken communication, with a strong eye for detail.
• Fluent English.

Requirements

• Direct experience securing an LoA, or equivalent host-country authorisation, from a SEA government.
• Strong existing relationships in environment ministries, DNAs, agriculture ministries or national climate bodies in the region.
• Familiarity with agricultural carbon markets and rice methane methodologies.
• Experience in an early-stage company or startup environment.
• Working knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, Khmer or Japanese or another regional language.

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