(Senior) Research Associate

(Senior) Research Associate

Department: Research

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Santiago, Chile

Reporting To: Ines Gaspar

Description

Based in Santiago, you will be a senior member of Aurora's Chilean analytical team, delivering cutting-edge services across the energy transition sector. You will manage junior colleagues to develop insights that assist clients in making more informed strategic and investment decisions in the Chilean power market.

You will play a key role in all aspects of project and product delivery – managing projects, directing our ongoing research, conducting novel analyses, identifying client needs and new business opportunities.

The successful applicant will combine technical strength with a strong track record of leadership and performance in team-oriented environments. In addition, you will play an active role in client engagement: identifying clients’ needs, pitching our offering and answering client-specific questions in calls and in-person workshops.

You will work in a dynamic, intellectually stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will enjoy autonomy, the opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector, and to further grow into an industry expert under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s leading advisory firms.

The position suits an experienced associate or manager from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage workstreams and project teams in developing 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.
• Contribute to Aurora’s product development, by identifying new opportunities, developing new business and expanding our capabilities.
• Engage with clients to thoroughly understand their requirements.
• Communicate findings to clients as well as to the wider public (media, webinars, …)

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• At least 3 to 6 years of experience at a leading consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-driven firm or institution.
• First class or high second-class university degree in a relevant quantitative subject.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of power markets and associated policy framework.
• Demonstrated success in project and process management in team-oriented environments.
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with both technically and non-technically minded parties.
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business.
• Excellent written communication.
• Proficiency in English (C1 level).
• Written and spoken fluency in Spanish (C2 level).
• Willingness to travel.

Desirable attributes:

• It would be highly advantageous to have existing knowledge of renewables and/or flexible energy technologies (e.g. batteries); and knowledge of the Chilean power market.
• Demonstrated success in client-facing positions.
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, Advanced Excel).
• Relevant Master’s degree.

The successful candidate would start in March 2025. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.

To apply, please submit your CV in English, a brief cover letter, your salary expectations and state your earliest possible start date to the following link.

What we offer

• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector.
• Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars.
• The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert.
• A fun, informal and international work culture.
• A competitive salary package.
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills.

At Aurora we will consider all requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: a hybrid model of remote and in-office working, part-time hours and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.