Working student – Renewables Strategy & Market Intelligence

About the job

We are looking for a

Working student – Renewables Strategy & Market Intelligence
for our office in Hamburg or Berlin
This position is located in the Strategy & Market Intelligence team within the Partnerships & Business Transformation department, which is responsible for shaping the overall strategic direction of Business Area Wind. The team is proactively identifying and advising on relevant strategic topics to support decision makers in steering our renewables business towards the Vattenfall purpose. We require a working student to support the market analysis & strategy work as well as the day-to-day business of the strategy team. The role will involve working closely with the full team as well as exposure to the many different activities happening in BA Wind. A direct contact person will give necessary guidance and regular feedback.

Key responsibilities:
• Support and conduct market research and analysis by collecting and structuring market information and market data through desk research, studies, participation in webinars, etc.
• Identify and understand business/market trends, incl. regulatory, supplier and competitor developments, and derive potential strategic consequences.
• Support creation of market intelligence newsletter.
• Communication of the market insights to colleagues within Business Area Wind via different channels (Yammer/Viva Engage, newsletters, Teams channels, SharePoint).
• Support in the preparation and execution of trainings, meetings and workshop activities.
• Maintenance of our market intelligence subscriptions and assessment of possible new subscriptions to external data sources.
• Expansion, maintenance and moderation of our market intelligence deliverables, platforms (Sharepoint) and channels (MS Teams, VivaEngage).
• Maintenance of our market intelligence subscriptions and assessment of possible new subscriptions to external data sources and service providers.

Location: Berlin or Hamburg

Your profile

• You are studying business and/or STEM subjects, including sustainability and energy-related areas, ideally with a focus on strategy and/or renewable energies.
• Exposure to market research is a plus.
• Your English communication skills are strong, both verbally and written. Knowledge of another European language, especially German, Dutch or Swedish, can be an advantage.
• Good Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) knowledge is required.
• Experience with data science/analytics and data reporting is desirable. You are passionate about data and understand its value to strategic decision making. Experience with MS Power BI is a plus.
• You have a structured way of working and are performance-oriented with ability to prioritize
• You are highly motivated, communicative, pro-active and you enjoy working in a team.
• You ask for help and guidance when needed and think beyond the task at hand, making suggestions wherever you see room for improvement.
• You have a valid “Immatrikulationsbescheinigung” for the full duration of your working period with Vattenfall as of the starting date.

Additional information

We offer fair remuneration, flexible working hours including home office, a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues.
More Information
• Start date: as soon as possible.
• Working time: 20 hours per week, up to 40 hours during non-lecture periods
• Duration: minimum 9 months, but preferably 1 year.
We welcome your application in English, including a short cover letter, CV, current grade reports and your certificate of enrolment.
We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the position please don’t hesitate to reach out to Jan Bruland via jan.bruland@vattenfall.com and for more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Sabrina Parsons via sabrina.parsons@vattenfall.de.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
We look forward to receiving your application!

About the company

Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK and are looking into European market opportunities. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities like Solar and Batteries. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation and solar and batteries installations in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.