Strategy Analyst

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Purpose of Role:

• Provide strategic insights and analysis to support decision-making processes within the organisation and to the leadership team
  
• Involve conducting comprehensive research, analysing market trends, evaluating competitive landscapes, and identifying opportunities for organic and inorganic growth and optimisation
  
• Screen and evaluate potential M&A and BD opportunities 

Critical Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSEQ procedures    
  
• Demonstrable safety leadership and thorough working knowledge and experience of behavioural safety techniques
  
• Conduct themselves at all times in accordance with Harbour Energy Values and Business Principles

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Scout the wider industry by reviewing market reports, political reports, and public data and information, bringing in external data and highlighting trends and signals, providing recommendations for actions to management
  
• Perform strategic analysis – undertake portfolio analysis and identify and propose actions that address key economic, financing and investor issues  
  
• Build knowledge of global competitor landscape and generate potential M&A/BD opportunities which align with Harbour corporate strategy
  
• Bring broad strategic analysis to support M&A, Planning & Economics, operations, investor relations and other teams
  
• Assist as needed in industry strategic and peer group benchmarking, developing actions to support ongoing corporate strategic reviews
  
• Assist in the preparation of various board and other senior-level strategic decision-making materials
  
• Any other reasonable duty as per instruction by your manager

Critical Skills, Qualifications, Experience, etc.:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, engineering or a related field
  
• Experience of economic modelling and/or Microsoft Excel
  
• Strategic mindset and approach with an understanding of strategy development, including definition and execution
  
• Solid understanding of the energy industry value chain.  Experience in peer analysis and benchmarking
  
• Experience reviewing market reports, political reports, and public data and information, and supporting Senior Management/ VP level with materials and briefings
  
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional team and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization 
  
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and anticipate requests, prioritising tasks often with short notice or critical requests
  
• Strong communication with the ability to effectively convey complex information to the relevant team at senior leaders
  
• Timely and high-quality delivery at all times

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.