Department: Advisory

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Athens, Greece

Description

Are you looking to kickstart your career in the energy industry? Do you want to play an active role in our business development by helping identify issues, conducting analysis, and developing solutions to enhance our client's decision-making?

If yes, then come join us to contribute to Aurora's mission of providing strategic analysis and conveying insights on the global energy transition to create a cleaner, more efficient energy system.

We are looking for someone who has a strong interest in energy, and in contributing to the firm by developing analysis and conveying insights to enhance clients' decision-making. You will support developers, utilities, investors, and governments to navigate the Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian power markets, as they are transitioning away from coal towards renewables.

You Will Join Our Office In Athens

• either full-time for up to 4 months, or
• on a part-time basis as a working student for approximately 20 hours per week for a period of 6 months
Start dates are flexible, please indicate your earliest possible start date.

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You will work in a dynamic, intellectually stimulating, yet supportive environment. You will enjoy autonomy, the opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector, and to 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 current final-year students, with possible opportunities to collaborate with us for your Master's or Doctoral thesis. High-performing interns and working students will be able to make competitive applications to Aurora for full-time roles available.

Key Responsibilities

• You will conduct research and support the development of timely and rigorous quantitative analyses to enhance clients' decision-making.
• You will have opportunities to play an active role in all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations, and communicating findings to clients.
You will work closely with our research and modelling teams, structuring economic problems into quantifiable analyses and deriving insights from the model results.

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Required Attributes

What we are looking for

• University students with a strong quantitative background and/or a keen interest in technology, energy markets, and policy
• An ability to collect, analyse and interpret complex data and information
• Proficiency (C1/C2 level) in English and one other South Eastern European language (preferably Romanian, Bulgarian or Serbian) is essential
• Proficiency (B2/C1) in other South Eastern European languages, e.g. Croatian, Albanian or Greek is a bonus
Enthusiasm for energy markets: previous professional or academic exposure to energy is beneficial

How To Apply

• Applicants should apply with their CV and university transcripts as well as answer a short application question about motivation and relevant experience.
• We will review applications as they are received.
Salary will be competitive.

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What We Offer

• A dynamic, fast-thinking, and supportive environment
• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the South Eastern European energy markets
• Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, roundtables & workshops
• The opportunity to grow into an industry expert with coaching and mentoring sessions
• A fun, informal and international work culture
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 the 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.