Advisory Associate

Based in Santiago, you will be a senior member of the Chile analytical team at Aurora, delivering cutting-edge advisory services for clients across the energy transition. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better strategic and investment choices. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations and presenting to key decision-makers in the industry. 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

Leading advisory projects for our clients, across a diverse range of energy transition technologies, business models and strategies, including planning out the work of the team and ensuring we maintain rigorous standards of analysis and clear communication of insights
Line management of junior analysts in the team to help them develop and coaching/managing analysts within a project
Supporting business development work, for example by contributing delivery plans to our proposals

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes:
At least three 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 management in team-oriented environments
Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business.
Proficiency in English (C1 level)
Written and spoken fluency in Spanish (C2 level)

Desirable attributes:
Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy – particularly in a Chilean context
Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
Demonstrated success in working together with clients
Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Advanced Excel)
Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree
The successful candidate would start in March 2025. We will review applications as they are received.

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

Benefits

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.

About Aurora Energy Research

From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 600 of the world’s most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments.

While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.

We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation