Job Description

About Cyan Ventures

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Cyan Ventures is a specialist sustainability firm that aims to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, green economy. We aim to make 20 years progress on the sustainability transition in less than 10 years. We provide advisory and project incubation services to first of a kind projects and climate markets. Examples of our work include conducting a feasibility assessment to incubate and build a sustainable aviation fuels facility, supporting clean energy start-ups to commercialise their business models and technologies, developing the climate risk strategy for a large Aussie corporate operating globally.

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The firm boasts an elite inter-disciplinary team of strategists, project developers, and researchers - led by Dr. Fraser Thompson, co-founder of Sun Cable and ex-McKinsey and Shaun Chau, ex-BCG and former lead of Accenture Australia's sustainability practice.

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Open roles: Senior Business Analysts and Associates

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The Cyan Ventures team is growing and we are looking to hire for an engagement manager/principal with 5+ years of experience

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- Engagement Manager/Principal: Senior professionals (5+ years of experience) with a track record of executing or advising on complex projects, strategies or transactions in energy or climate markets, and experience managing teams and senior stakeholders.
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The role will be based in Melbourne (preferred) and/or Sydney

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About the role

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If you worked here over the last 6 months, you might have:

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- Developed a financial model and built out the commercial strategy for our biofuels project
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- Worked with the top 15 industrial decarbonisation projects in Australia on how to resolve key issues associated with industrial off-take
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- Supported the development of our new Green Fuels Accelerator which will work with a range of low carbon liquid fuels projects to accelerate biofuels in Australia
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- Wrote the Information Memorandum for a promising second generation Virtual Power Plant
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- Developed the investment presentation for a project to develop a polysilicon plant in Australia
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- Partnered with a university to assess the impact of new clean energy and recycling technologies by thinking through commercialisation strategies
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- Worked with a major NGO to assess biodiversity funding in Australia, estimate key finding gaps and develop a strategy to increase investment.
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Who we are looking for

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- Any academic discipline, including engineering, economics, environmental science, finance/commerce, public policy, or data science (including undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels)
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- Passion for sustainability and desire to work on "big bets" in sustainability;
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- Intellectual curiosity that translates towards an eagerness to solve complex problems, proven by research, academic or other extracurricular activities;
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- Highly developed empathy and interpersonal skills and a strong drive to contribute to making the world a better place;
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- Entrepreneurial attitude; and
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- A positive and friendly attitude, alongside intellectual rigor and open-mindedness to face problems from current perspectives.
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Research shows that diverse individuals tend to hesitate when applying for roles if they don't meet every requirement.

📌 Engagement Manager/Principal (Victoria)
🏢 Cyan Ventures
📍 Victoria