Energy Sector Professional

About the Role

The role of a professional is to promote the organization and its entities, maintain existing client relationships, and develop new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote the organization and relevant entities to existing and prospective clients.
• Maintain and develop existing client relationships and make contact with prospective new clients where appropriate.
• Stay up-to-date with knowledge of products and markets in which you work.
• Solicit feedback from industry participants through various means, including trade calls, surveys, industry events, trade shows, and conferences.
• Understand the desk's business strategy and seek to identify new business opportunities relating to trends, future markets, products, and clients.
• On-board new clients following the correct process with the Client On-Boarding team.
• Assess client needs and financial conditions to identify internal cross-selling opportunities.
• Understand pertinent regulation within the evolving regulatory landscape.
• Support a risk and compliance-aware culture and comply with group policies.

Person Specification

Client Focused

• Possess personable and engaging qualities.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently to internal and external stakeholders.
• Build relationships and networks with both internally and externally wherever possible.
• Demonstrate strong customer focus.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with others.
• Constructively handle disagreements to reach a resolution.
• Ability to work with diverse groups/personalities.

Innovative

• Show openness to innovative ideas/experiences and ability to create new ideas, approaches, or insights.
• Seek opportunities for improvements.
• Handle situations and problems with innovation and creativity.

Dynamic & Competitive

• Demonstrate high levels of energy in seeking out and achieving new goals.
• Goes that "extra mile".
• Is a self-starter.
• Show evidence of being comfortable working in fast-paced or pressured environments.
• Enjoys a challenge and is able to escalate.
• Does not give up easily.

Open & Communicative

• Adapt communication style to suit audience.
• Project personal credibility.
• Interact confidently without being overbearing.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment.
• Keep emotions under control in difficult situations.
• Handle criticism constructively.

Professional Integrity

• Able to demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
• Promote loyalty to the organization and its principles.
• Work ethically and show respect for both professional and company values.

Effective

• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized with a proactive approach.
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge & Understanding

• Understand ideas and have a viewpoint on the markets and economy.
• Willingsness to engage with internal and external stakeholders outside of the immediate desk environment.
• 5-7 years of experience in the energy & commodities sector, fresh graduates may be considered for a Trainee Broker position.
• Candidates with existing client base would have a strong advantage.