Monjasa Oil & Shipping Trainee, Trading

Are you ready for a career that takes you on an international adventure in the oil and shipping industry? Can you picture yourself gaining hands-on experience from day one and playing a role in the movement of the world’s fleet and advancing global trade? 

What does it mean to be a trainee with us?

You will become part of a global two-year programme that offers valuable insights into how we fuel global trade and take responsibility in the future of shipping. You will be able to apply your learning right from the start, and you will gain further shipping knowledge through Danish Shipping Education with the Danish Shipping Academy and other internal sessions with our own Academy.

Buckle up for global rotations (2 x 1,5 months) across our offices such as Singapore, China, UAE, Denmark, New York, Cyprus or Panama. This will give you firsthand experiences and understanding of different business contexts and cultures. In every office, we have an inclusive environment that oozes of team spirit and a multi-cultural vibe. We truly cherish moments spent together, also beyond work. All of this will give you a feeling of being home away from home during your rotations.

Darren Lim, Senior Trader (former MOST trainee from 2019), says: “It has always been very encouraging to me when I look back on my journey in Monjasa from being a trainee to having the opportunity to lead a team today. It has been very rewarding and a testament that effort and ambition is recognized here. The program also gave me a solid foundation for my career as a Trader. Rotations in other offices also helped me become more aware of international culture which proved to be an extremely important skillset in a global industry like ours. Nowadays, I always look forward to what’s next in Monjasa and that includes the next generation of MOST where I become their mentors, having gone through the same before!”

Your journey begins in your home office in August 2025 and unfolds shortly after with a kick-off in Denmark with a mix of school, teambuilding activities, internal education, and global onboarding programme.

Your daily tasks  

• Support our trading floor in all aspects of the Trader role
• Research on potential customers and markets
• Keep an eye on oil prices and share insights with stakeholders
• Support the sourcing team with purchasing of fuel 

Who are we looking for?

• You enjoy building relations, and you are not afraid of challenging the status quo
• You typically hold a bachelor’s degree, diploma, or similar education with extracurricular experiences like travel, work or living abroad 
• You are good at communicating in both verbal and written English, and if you speak another language, shout it out!
• You consider yourself as energetic and a good team player

Monjasa as a workplace

Monjasa offers you a fulfilling and rewarding career in a global organisation, where you will be part of a dynamic and ambitious team. We enjoy great learning opportunities and are proud of our fantastic work environment. With “Monjasa means personal business” as the headline to our corporate purpose, this serves as the guiding principle for our business. You will also find that we live and breathe our values of Respect, Ambition, Curiosity and Smile & Joy. All four values and our corporate purpose are anchored in how we work together and reflect our company DNA.

Ready to set sail?

You are free to apply to several Monjasa locations, however we would like to receive your application only once, and you will get the opportunity to tick off your additional locations in the application form.

After the application deadline, we will select several candidates to invite for a recruitment event at our office in Singapore on 18 February 2025. After the event, we will invite the candidates with the best fit for a personal interview on the same week. If you have shown interest in more than one location, you will be invited to the event closest to your home.

To have a good dialogue we will ask you to complete a personal assessment and a cognitive test, and we will make sure to guide you throughout the entire process. Also, when uploading your data in our system you will be asked you share a short video with yourself.

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 31 January 2025. In the meantime, we encourage you to investigate Monjasa and hear what the current trainees have to say about the programme here.

If you would like to know more about this position or encounter any problems when uploading your application, please contact the recruitment team at hr.asia@monjasa.com or +65 3163 2308.