Energy Market & Macro Insights – Research Analyst

Our Energy & Resource practice are looking for an Energy Research Analyst to join the team.

In this role you will be based out of our Sofia office working at the forefront of the energy transition alongside market specialists with deep industry knowledge where you will be able to deploy and then broaden your skill set and sector expertise.

Baringas Power Markets Modelling Experts leverage the latest market intelligence deep energy market expertise and advanced modelling tools to deliver valuable power forecasts to the energy industry. These reports help our clients deploy and build energy assets as well as navigate the energy transition.

What you will be doing

The Energy Market & Macro Insights team at Baringa delivers cutting-edge analysis and thought leadership on energy and climate-related topics using economic and political analysis to support our power market subscribers broader client base and media presence. Drawing on Baringas proprietary models and third-party data the team distils complex market dynamics into accessible compelling insights with a strong emphasis on storytelling through data.
We produce both short- and long-form content to track and interpret emerging trends in energy markets. Recent reports have included:

• The investment attractiveness of battery storage assets
• The implications of elections and policy changes to the energy transition
• The impact of a global trade war on European power markets
• The increasing prevalence of negative power pricing and its implications

In addition the team is also responsible for generating Baringas macroeconomic and financial market assumptions used in our energy system models including forecasts for FX interest rates inflation and the cost of capital. We publish regular macroeconomic outlooks across Baringas key geographies.
Core responsibilities include:

• Conducting primary and secondary research across a wide range of topics including energy deployment technologies geopolitics macroeconomics policy developments and investor trends
• Supporting the development of models data insights and methodologies to identify emerging market dynamics
• Writing high-quality data-driven reports tailored for investors policymakers and commercial clients
• Developing a strong understanding of the macroeconomic context and the energy transition ecosystem

Your skills and experience

To succeed in this role you will bring a combination of curiosity analytical rigor and communication skills. You should be comfortable working with data developing your macro and energy market knowledge and delivering impactful research that helps clients navigate a fast-evolving energy landscape.

• Deeply passionate about the energy transition macroeconomic developments geopolitics and energy and climate policy.
• Curious and analytical with a strong ability to connect macro-level events from the war in Ukraine to populism and re-militarisation to developments in the energy market.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset; thrives under pressure and takes ownership to deliver during peak periods.
• Proven track record of consistently meeting team objectives targets and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling narratives through data-led research both in long-form reports and short-form journalist-style notes.
• Highly data literate confident in interpreting modelling results and manipulating data sets.
• Strong academic background with high performance in undergraduate or masters studies (preferably with some economics component).
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

What a career at Baringa will give you

PuttingPeopleFirst.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.