Maritime Transport Researcher (Consultant)

Clean Air Asia; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 300,000,000 - 400,000,000; Part time

Job summary

Clean Air Asia invites a Maritime Transport Researcher (Consultant) to support Indonesia projects focused on green shipping fuel pathways, policy briefs, and stakeholder engagement. The role coordinates consultants, engages regulators and industry, and ensures timely delivery of project outputs.

The position emphasizes technical inputs, coordination, and producing coherent recommendations for national decarbonization efforts in the maritime sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in maritime studies, transport, engineering, energy, economics, public policy, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in shipping, transport or decarbonization.
• Experience in project coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate three technical consultants and align their assessments and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain the project activity plan and monitor progress.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with government, industry, and NGOs.
• Prepare and document stakeholder consultations and project events.
• Provide technical inputs and QA for green fuel development and policies.
• Consolidate findings into coherent project outputs and reports.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Analytical writing

Coordination of technical research

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree desirable

Job description

Maritime Transport Researcher (Consultant)

I. BACKGROUND

As global shipping accelerates its transition toward decarbonization, Malaysia and Indonesia are actively positioning themselves as future bunkering hubs while advancing national green shipping strategies. Both countries see green marine fuels not only as a climate imperative but also as a potential source of long‑term economic competitiveness. However, both face a critical risk: their status as palm oil‑rich economies has led to rapidly expanding biofuel policies that are being considered for extension into maritime applications. Without timely access to forward‑looking, system‑level analysis, biofuels may become framed as a primary solution for maritime decarbonization, potentially crowding out more sustainable alternatives and increasing the risk of stranded assets and strategic misalignment as international shipping shifts toward fuels such as green ammonia and green methanol.

At the same time, both countries are entering a critical policy window. Malaysia's National Energy Transition Roadmap sets a long‑term target of 40% low‑carbon fuel penetration in marine transport by 2050 and explicitly supports green ammonia and green methanol development. Ongoing policy processes including the Malaysia Maritime Decarbonization Strategy and Green Bunkering Regulatory Roadmap offer a timely opportunity to translate these ambitions into credible pathways. Similarly, Indonesia's National Hydrogen Strategy highlights hydrogen derivatives such as ammonia and methanol as promising low‑carbon fuels for shipping. Despite these signals, both countries face gaps in translating high‑level targets into sustainable long‑term fuel transition pathways, including limited awareness of biofuel's trajectory in global policies, insufficient assessment of alternative fuel resource potential, fragmented governance, and ambiguity on how to sequence investments to avoid lock‑in to suboptimal fuel choices.

Clean Air Asia will leverage on‑the‑ground resources, partnerships, and ongoing policy developments to strengthen national capacity and provide evidence‑based guidance for sustainable marine fuel development across three main activity areas: Green Shipping Fuel Pathway Capacity Building, Green Shipping Roadmap Development, and Alternative Marine Fuel Supply Assessment and Policy Briefs. To support the work in Indonesia, Clean Air Asia is seeking for a Maritime Transport Researcher (Consultant) to coordinate the work of the technical consultants, lead stakeholder engagement activities, and provide technical and operational support to ensure the effective and timely delivery of project activities and outputs.

II. JOB SUMMARY

The Maritime Transport Researcher (Consultant) will support the implementation of Clean Air Asia’s green shipping project in Indonesia, ensuring effective collaboration among technical consultants, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and timely delivery of project outputs.

III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE OF WORK

The responsibilities of the researcher includes but not limited to:

• Coordinate the work of three technical consultants, ensuring alignment across their respective assessments and deliverables
• Develop and maintain the project activity plan, monitor progress, and coordinate deliverables
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities, including consultations, meetings, and workshops with government agencies, industry, and other relevant stakeholders
• Support the preparation and documentation of stakeholder consultations and project events
• Provide technical inputs and quality assurance to ensure consistency across the green fuel development needs assessment, biofuel sustainability policy brief, and green shipping roadmap
• Consolidate findings and recommendations from the technical consultants into coherent project outputs
• Prepare project reports, presentations, and other materials as required
• Provide other technical and coordination support necessary for the delivery of project activities

IV. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA

The candidate is expected to meet the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in maritime studies, transport, engineering, energy, economics, public policy, or a related field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is desirable.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in shipping, transport, maritime decarbonization, energy transition, or related areas
• Demonstrated experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and coordinating technical research
• A good understanding of transport decarbonization, alternative fuels, and relevant energy policies is desirable
• Experience working with government agencies, industry stakeholders, or NGOs is an advantage
• Strong coordination, analytical, writing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proficiency in both Bahasa Indonesia and English

V. DURATION and FEES

The selected candidate will be appointed for 12 months from 9 November 2026 to 31 October 2027 under an individual consultancy contract covering 20-22 person-days per month. The professional fee is competitive but may vary subject to the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.