Corporate Business Planning Analyst.
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The successful candidate for this role will demonstrate a strong desire to be a proactive member to the Strategic Planning & Performance Section with outstanding analytical skills and the ability to make decisions autonomously, particularly the areas of the portfolio management of Opportunity Profiles and in reviewing and updating Planning Assumptions including the consolidation of external markets intelligence data and keeping them updated, and translating them into valuable insights. He will also be contributing to benchmarking, performance analysis, continuous improvement and various reporting in the department.

A candidate must have the following skills and experience:

• Appropriate degree from a recognized university in Economic or other relevant discipline.
• MBA or equivalent post-graduate degree is beneficial.
• 5 - 10 years experience in a major, multi-functional organisation, preferably in the oil and gas industry, as an economist or in planning, market research or financial area.
• Proven experience in Macro-economics and Markets research and trends by reviewing consultants' data and developing networks and relationships with consultants and other relevant organizations.
• Highly skilled in consolidating and filtering all kind of external information and knowledge into valuable insights and executive reporting.
• Experience in business planning, including perhaps budgeting, is highly desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to perform in multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge and skills to link operational activities to the economical and financial impacts, risk assessment and trends in future performance.
• History of strong performance in previous roles. Specialised functional knowledge of applicable processes and tools.
• Some knowledge of the complexity of Natural Gas business and the wider energy market is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence across functions.
• Some experience and competence with economic modelling and scenario-planning tools and methodologies.
• Good computer skills with excellent knowledge in data base, library of all MS Office applications.

If you require any further information in this regard please contact: Steve McAllister or Simon Carletti