Junior Originator - Environmental Certificates (French, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish )

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An energy trading company is seeking a Junior Originator to trade Environmental Certificates. The ideal candidate will excel in relationship management and possess bilingual skills. This role involves defining client schedules and generating profitable trades. Join a team that thrives on creativity and aims for ambitious targets. Benefits include health insurance, generous vacation days, and a personal development budget.

Benefits

Vitality health insurance

38 days of holiday

Pension scheme

Annual health checks

Learning budget of £5000

Free gym membership

Enhanced family leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Office breakfast twice a week

Qualifications

• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Native or bilingual proficiency in a second language.
• Business-level proficiency in English.
• Ability to design innovative solutions.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define a schedule of clients on environmental products.
• Generate demand-side and sell-side opportunities.
• Start to generate PnL with a client portfolio.
• Represent the company positively in the market.
• Think creatively for profitable trades.

Skills

Relationship management skills

Bilingual proficiency in French, Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish

Business-level English

Innovative problem solving

Verbal and written communication skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

We are an energy trading company generating liquidity and value across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. We are extending our trading expertise into new geographies and connected commodities markets.

At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a commercially minded Junior Originator with a high-performing mindset to push the boundaries and maximise multi-product expertise, ready to trade Environmental Certificates for Dare’s Sustainable Solutions team. You will:

• Define a schedule of clients on products such as Voluntary Carbon Credits, Renewable Energy Credits (Electricity, Biogas), and other similar unregulated environmental certificates of buyers primarily in Europe.
• Generate demand-side and sell-side opportunities on EACs (Energy Attribute Certificates) and Voluntary Carbon.
• Start to generate PnL once you build up your client portfolio.
• Represent Dare and the Sustainable Solutions team as a strong player in the market, ensuring positive trade, client, and competitor feedback in the market.
• Creatively think of innovative solutions, leading to smart and profitable trades.

You’ll have

• Excellent relationship management skills, including the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with clients, cold calling, and engaging people actively and tirelessly.
• Native or bilingual proficiency in French, Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish.
• Business-level proficiency in English.
• Ability to understand complex problems and design innovative solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to manage internal and external relationships appropriately.

Ideal Behaviours

• Confident speaking with external-facing customers.
• Commercial persona with a solutions-orientated approach.
• Entrepreneurial and results-driven against ambitious targets.
• Team player mindset with the ability to take initiative.
• Excellent organisational, time-management, and priority management skills.
• Autonomous self-thinker.
• Creative, with out-of-the-box thinking.
• Competitive and resilient.

Desirable

• Basic knowledge of energy markets is an advantage.
• Knowledge or understanding of the Biomethane Certificates market.
• Technical Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Benefits & perks

• Vitality health insurance and dental cover.
• 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
• Pension scheme.
• Annual Bluecrest health checks.
• A personal learning & development budget of £5000.
• Free gym membership.
• Specsavers vouchers.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Credited Deliveroo dinner account
• Office massage therapy.
• Freshly served office breakfast twice a week.
• Fully stocked fridge and pantry.
• Social events and a games room.

Matters

We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph, and everyone here can make an impact.

Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process.

We’re also proud to be certified a ‘Great Place to Work’.Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.