Senior Analyst, Energy Markets

Senior Analyst, Energy Markets

The Role

• Electron Intelligence is hiring a Senior Analyst to own our research across Africa’s energy markets, capital, assets and policy. We build proprietary datasets on utility performance, power-market regulation, renewable-energy development, trade and transaction activity. Our research and structured market intelligence help organizations compare markets, evaluate opportunities and inform investment, policy and operating decisions.
• We are recruiting to fill the position below:
• Job Title: Senior Analyst, Energy Markets
• Location: Remote (Nigeria)
• Employment: Full-time
• The Role
• Electron Intelligence is hiring a Senior Analyst to own our research across Africa’s power and renewable energy markets.
• You will decide which market questions EI investigates, produce original analysis and maintain the evidence, datasets and analytical frameworks behind our coverage.
• You will set the quality standard for research in your areas and ensure that our work answers the commercial questions facing investors and operators.
• The role starts with how markets and projects function in practice: who pays, how reliable revenue is, which projects have moved beyond announcements, and where regulation, grid conditions, or counterparty risk changes an investment case.

Why this role matters

• EI’s clients use our work to assess markets, companies, projects and transactions. The Senior Analyst will make that work more useful by connecting market evidence to investment and commercial decisions.
• You will own a research system, not only a publication pipeline: the questions we investigate, the sources behind our conclusions, the structured intelligence that remains useful after publication and the outputs clients use in their work.

What you will own

• Research direction and published analysis | about 40%: Set EI’s research agenda and produce original analysis on Africa’s power and renewable energy markets. Turn market, regulatory and project evidence into clear conclusions for investors and operators.
• Market intelligence and analytical assets | about 25%: Turn research into reliable datasets, market records and analytical tools. Keep sources, calculations and coverage accurate and current.
• Primary research and market engagement | about 20%: Build relationships with market participants, conduct interviews and test information against primary evidence. Represent EI in research briefings and industry discussions.
• Product, client and team contribution | about 15%: Apply EI’s research to defined client and product questions. Review research, support the commercial team and help junior analysts improve their work.

Outcomes during your first 6–12 months:

• Establish a clear coverage plan for Africa’s power and renewable energy markets.
• Deliver research on an agreed and dependable publication cadence.
• Build a credible network of operators, investors, policymakers and specialist advisers.
• Strengthen EI’s core power-market datasets and analytical models.
• Ensure that research in your coverage areas meets EI’s sourcing, calculation and writing standards.
• Produce analysis that clients can use in market selection, investment screening and commercial strategy.

Candidate Profile

• We are looking for an analyst with sector depth, commercial judgment and a strong standard of evidence. You should be able to hold a detailed conversation with an operator, examine the supporting data, and turn both into a clear conclusion for a senior decision-maker.

Relevant backgrounds:

• Strong candidates will usually come from one of two routes:
• Industry and operator experience: commercial strategy, business development, investment analysis or market development within a utility, independent power producer, renewable energy developer or other power-sector operator.
• Research and advisory experience: power-sector consulting, transaction advisory, market intelligence, investment research or specialist energy research.

Required experience and capabilities:

• At least 4-5 years of relevant experience in African power, renewable energy, energy consulting, market intelligence, investment analysis or commercial strategy.
• Demonstrated depth in one or more African power or renewable energy markets.
• Experience assessing power markets, projects, companies or investment opportunities.
• A strong understanding of how power projects earn revenue and how regulation, counterparties and grid conditions affect commercial outcomes.
• Evidence of high-quality analytical writing for senior decision-makers.
• Strong data-analysis skills and confidence working with financial, operational and market information.
• Experience using primary sources, conducting interviews and maintaining a clear evidence trail.
• The judgment to distinguish a market signal from publicity or unsupported ambition.
• The confidence to develop and defend an independent view.

How the role may evolve:

• As EI’s research team grows, this role may take on responsibility for managing analysts, setting research standards, developing new research products and expanding coverage into adjacent energy-transition markets.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary and annual bonus.
• An education bursary and access to career-learning resources.
• A remote working environment built around trust, clear goals and accountability.
• Ownership of EI’s research across African power and renewable energy markets.
• Direct exposure to senior industry participants and room to develop your sector expertise, professional network and leadership responsibilities as EI grows.