About this role
About the Position Based in Tokyo, you will be a key member of Aurora’s Japan Research team, delivering high-quality research and insight on Japan's power and energy markets to our public and private sector clients. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising 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. You will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and supporting environment. You will apply your interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams, and will have opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, you will be able to grow into an industry expert under the guidance of directors and team leads with deep experience addressing major strategic issues in global energy markets. The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. You will combine technical ability with a strong track record of dependable performance in team-oriented environments. 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 and assess the latest developments in Japanese power markets, energy policy, renewable energy, battery storage, and other energy transition themes. Contribute to our research and product development, by identifying new opportunities and expanding our capabilities Engage with clients to thoroughly understand their interests and gain new insights Communicate findings to clients in meetings, workshops and conferences, turning analysis to insight by creating compelling presentations Support junior colleagues and contribute to a collaborative and high-performing team environment