Associate / Senior Associate - Carbon Markets
Position Title: Associate / Senior Associate
Practice: Carbon Markets
Reporting to: Senior Associate or Engagement Manager
Work Type & Schedule: Full time; Permanent role
Work Location: Okhla, New Delhi
cKinetics is looking for an energetic Associate/Senior Associate who is passionate about the carbon market & energy transition space and looking to be a part of the team that does meaningful cutting-edge work. We are a team focused on the growing sustainability space, compliance carbon markets, and voluntary markets worldwide. We have been enhancing our capabilities and developing new products across teams to assist companies with their market intelligence requirements. Our team seeks individuals passionate about sustainability and carbon products, eager to build, drive, and take ownership. We are hiring for a carbon markets team, looking for candidates with prior domain knowledge. Ideally, candidates should have prior exposure to the energy transition, low carbon solutions, biofuels, clean fuels.
Purpose of the position:
The Associate role involves assessing and evaluating research elements to produce required Outputs for client deliveries. Deliverables include creative presentations/narratives backed by market analysis, data insights and modelling.
The candidate must: (i) develop an understanding of different drivers and constraints impacting specific market within the voluntary or compliance carbon markets (ii) undertake primary and secondary research and present findings in aligned structures and formats (iii) meet internal delivery timelines diligently (iv) work cohesively and contribute positively to team environment (v) learn and hone skillsets that are essential to delivering tasks with the requisite quality.
Key responsibilities
Sector and Industry Research
• Independently undertaking analysis of global, and regional clean fuel programs with specific focus on North America & EU.
• Monitoring legislative changes and market developments and assessing their impact on respective carbon markets/ programs.
• Leading conversation with clients, advisors, and external market participants globally and solving client problems.
• Identifying patterns and trends in data to draw conclusions and make inferences.
Project Delivery
• Creating impactful written and oral presentations – Produce reports containing data insights, trends, patterns, etc. derived from structured/ unstructured data analysis.
• Collaborating with the project/ internal teams – Work with Senior Associates/ SEMs/ EMs to develop cohesive solutions for client projects/ problems/ programs/ product.
• Providing delivery support for on-demand consulting projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery and with requisite client delight.
Project Monitoring and Time Management
• Adhering to task completion timelines by self-monitoring and aligning with Analysts for successful project completion.
• Utilizing internal/ company project management/ time management tools/ software in day-to-day work to record time utilization for respective projects.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate must have the desire to work in Sustainability transition interventions and must have the following mindset and skills sets:
•Proactive, independent individual passionate about sustainability.
•Flexible & creative mindset; adept at understanding diverse markets and client organizations.
• Problem-solver with a drive to take ownership.
•Strong analytical abilities and excellent presentation skills.
•Proficient in financial modelling with experience of developing spreadsheet-based models, with a plus for econometrics modelling.
•Can multitask in dynamic environments.
• Up-to date with global events, with interest in energy & environmental sciences.
•Passionate about presenting & discussing research findings to high-level audiences and industry experts.
Academic qualifications & Experience
•A Bachelor’s, MBA/master’s in engineering, or a related technical field
•Demonstrated research, education, or work experience related to transportation, climate change, energy, or public policy
•Experience as an author or co-author of papers, technical or policy reports, white papers, and other forms of written communication.
• Must have relevant 2-6 years of experience in consulting in a related field: clean fuel programs, biofuels, oil & gas, energy transition, sustainability and low carbon transition sector, and renewable energy.