Head of Market Intelligence

Head of Market Intelligence required for a 2 year contract for a major Renewable Energy organisation. Based in Central London, the rate offered is £42000-47000 per annum.

Role Background:
It is crucial that my client maintain a close understanding of the renewable heat supply chain as well as consumer responses to renewable heat. My client are setting up a small Market Intelligence Unit in the Renewable Heat Incentives team to help achieve this understanding and are currently recruiting for the Head of this team. This is an exciting role that offers applicants the opportunity of making a real impact on government policy so that consumers, industry and taxpayers benefit from an effective renewable heat scheme.

Required:
- Sales and market experience in Renewable Heat sector which includes the development of integrated technologies such as heat pumps, solar thermal and biomass
- Knowledge of the market for non-building applications that use renewable heat, such as anaerobic digestion or biogas would also be an advantage
- Market data analysis
- Manipulate statistical data
- A sound knowledge of all aspects of sales and marketing for renewable heat is required, including:

* Understanding of sales pipelines
* Past, present and future market sizes for each technology, by market sector
* Ability to distinguish between the reliability and accuracy of market data sources, and to manipulate statistical data
* Ability to interact with stakeholders to gain both formal and informal market intelligence information

Key areas of responsibility:

- Setting up and leading a small Market Intelligence unit within the Renewable Heat Incentive team to develop and embed a thorough understanding of trends and drivers in the renewable heat market in order to inform Renewable Heat Incentive policy and delivery
- Sourcing, interpretation and analysis of key market information and intelligence that provides information about the actual and potential uptake of the scheme especially in relation to investment in the sector and potential aggregation of demand
- Working with Organisation analysts to develop model for capturing and interpreting quantitative market information 
- Developing strong relationships with stakeholders in the investment community and in industry to maintain a strong sense of developments on the ground and key decision-making factors
- Identifying research priorities and gaps, and overseeing a work programme to meet these needs, including working with Organisation specialists and commissioning and managing external consultancy or technical work as necessary
- Providing regular updates to senior officials and Ministers about emerging market information and interpretation of this in terms of implications for the Renewable Heat Incentive
- Improving the evidence base underpinning the Heat Strategy and share information across Organisation to support wider policy development
- Management of a small team, including specialists

Closing date: 4pm, Monday 29th October 2012

Badenoch & Clark is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Badenoch & Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a registered Disability Symbol User.