Advisory Associate

Based in Sydney, you will help to deliver our advisory services for clients. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better choices. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesizing conclusions into recommendations and presenting to senior clients. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.

Successful candidates will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. They will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, they will be able to grow into industry experts under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s top advisory firms.

The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and carry out timely and rigorous quantitative analyses to enhance clients’ decision making.
• Work closely with our modelling team, structuring economic problems into quantifiable analyses and deriving insights from the model results.
• Monitor the latest policy and market developments.
• Engage with clients to thoroughly understand their interests and gain new insights.
• Communicate findings to clients in workshops and conferences, turning analysis to insight by creating compelling presentations
• Contribute to our product development, by identifying new opportunities and expanding our capabilities

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• At least 2 years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
• First class or high second-class university degree
• Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process managementin team-oriented environments
• Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data andinformation
• Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically andnon-technically minded people
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business

Desirable attributes:

• Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy – particularlyin an Australian context
• Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous rolesof professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
• Demonstrated success in working together with clients
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
• Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline

• Flexible hours available
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role
• Working rights required for this role
• Expected salary: $100,000 - $120,000 per month