Automotive Lead

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Role: Automotive Lead

Location: Brussels (Ixelles)

Deadline for applications: 21/06/2026, at midnight

Job Description

Want to help clean up car manufacturing and shape the future of the automotive industry?

Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe’s leading clean transport think tank and campaign group, is looking for a passionate and strategic senior expert to drive the transition towards clean electric car manufacturing.

As Automotive Lead, you will drive forward T&E’s work on the global transformation of the automotive sector towards electric vehicles. This is a unique opportunity to lead T&E's work on automotive industry accountability, engage with key industry players and policy-makers, take part in high profile public activities, and push for systemic change in the automotive industry.

Key responsibilities:

• Automotive transition accountability: Lead T&E’s work as the global automotive industry watchdog, tracking automaker EV readiness, strategies, and progress. Develop public facing reports and narratives.
• Global strategic leadership: Expand T&E’s reach beyond the EU, assessing EV adoption trends and policies in China, the US, and emerging markets.
• Strategic advisory: Provide guidance and briefings to the Brussels and national teams, ensuring T&E’s advocacy is rooted in deep industrial reality.
• Project coordination: Coordinate projects on automotive transformation, working across teams, T&E members, and national experts.
• Policy and advocacy: Shape EU policy by designing and executing advocacy strategies. Support the building and implementation of national strategies in key national markets, such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy, UK and Poland.
• Narrative and public messaging: Craft compelling political narratives, engage in high-profile public activities, including media and political communications.
• Stakeholder representation: Represent T&E in external engagements, building partnerships with EU policymakers, industry stakeholders, and NGOs.

The successful candidate should meet the following requirements:

Essential requirements :

• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in industry, or automotive policy.
• Industry expertise: experience within the automotive industry, or a consultancy. Ideally working on automotive policies and has a good understanding of how policies affect the automotive industry.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills: ability to work with policymakers, industry experts, and NGOs.
• Analytical & strategic thinking: ability to grasp complex issues and translate them into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Project management skills: experience managing programs across multiple teams.
• Excellent communication skills: able to break down technical content for different audiences and crafting clear, impactful messages for the media, policymakers, and the public.
• Enjoys working in a team environment.
• Enjoys scoping new projects.

Good to have :

• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder coalitions or projects.
• Ability to develop and implement strategic policy positions.

The position will be primarily based in Brussels but would involve occasional travel.

The deadline for applications is the 21th of June . To apply, send in your CV and motivation letter at jobs.transportenvironment.org .

About Us

Transport & Environment is Europe’s leading clean transport think tank and campaign group. We combine the power of robust evidence and a deep understanding of the transport sector with compelling communications and impactful advocacy. T&E will commit to your professional development and invest in training from your first day with the organization. Our people work across Europe and Asia: we have offices in Brussels, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Warsaw, London, and Singapore.