About the job
We seek an experienced leader in carbon markets to join our Market Access team based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. The Sr. Analyst, Market Access will support ClearBlue’s clients in assessing opportunities across programs in Europe as well as North and South America to participate as a buyer or seller of various environmental financing mechanisms (e.g. Compliance credits, RECs, RINs, Offsets, Insets, etc)
The job will offer the opportunity to work with shipping and aviation companies, fuel producers, utilities, industrials, and others on carbon market access strategies to meet their emission reduction goals. The role will also bring experience and insights into renewable fuels and energy and methane solutions, particularly in the shipping and aviation sectors, to understand how to monetize the environmental attributes related to those initiatives. The successful candidate will bring a combination of technical, financial, and business development skills with strong communication, analytical and marketing competencies. The Sr. Analyst, Market Access will also work collaboratively with other teams at ClearBlue to develop bespoke advisory outputs including economic value assessments, regulatory risk analysis, market outlooks, reports, memos, presentations, and compliance strategies.
Main Responsibilities:
- Understand existing carbon markets and approach clients for trading opportunities.
- Act as a bridge between clients and buyers and sellers of carbon instruments, assisting clients to meet GHG reduction targets and mitigate market risks.
- Respond to client requests for quotes, policy analysis and strategic insights.
- Participate in customer visits and conferences dedicated to relevant markets.
- Provide leadership in understanding existing and new environmental markets, and how our clients are impacted by those schemes and identifying market opportunities.
- Lead identification and completion of sales of carbon credits, renewable energy or offsets with existing and new clients in Europe.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/Undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, environmental management, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience executing transactions in carbon markets. Specific experience with EU ETS and/or voluntary offset transactions is a benefit.
- Understanding of how to monetize biogas, renewable energy, methane and/or low-carbon solutions.
- Highly accountable and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with key market stakeholders and all levels internally.
- Strong interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent quantitative skills.
- An affinity for carbon markets and reducing air emissions and environmental impact.
- Ambitious and a team player.
- Positive and highly motivated attitude.
Does this sound like you?
We'd love to hear from you! Please send an email containing your resume and cover letter to: recruitment@clearbluemarkets.com, citing the job title in the subject line or apply via LinkedIn.