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About the Role

Agora Industry seeks a Project Manager or Project Officer to focus on the supply side of biomass as a feedstock for hard-to-electrify industrial applications. This global role involves developing and implementing international projects, analyzing biomass supply chains, and supporting policy development for industrial decarbonization.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and implementation of international projects focused on climate-effective biomass solutions for industrial decarbonisation.
Analyze biomass supply costs, availability, and potentials for different agriculture and forestry products across multiple geographies.
Conduct and coordinate projects on biomass for industrial applications and related technological enablers and policy support mechanisms.
Analyze policy and regulatory gaps that hinder biomass use in various regions.
Monitor the development of technology and business models related to biomass value chains and logistics.
Support stakeholder engagement with policymakers, industry, civil society, and funders.
Pro-actively contribute to building partnerships and working closely with network partners globally.
Liaise with expert colleagues across the Agora Think Tanks to facilitate contributions to projects and knowledge sharing.
Actively contribute to internal discussions.
Manage subcontractors, including preparing agreements, supervising progress, and managing deliverable quality.

Requirements

Master’s degree in energy, environmental engineering or forestry/agriculture engineering, natural sciences, renewable energies, agricultural economist, or similar.
As Project Officer: Preferably 2 years of experience (including internships, student work or post-graduate roles) in the field of quantitative analysis of biomass systems.
As Project Manager: At least 4 years of overall professional experience, with 2 years specifically in the field of biomass.
Proven track record and expertise in biomass supply cost, transport logistics and conversion technologies.
Solid knowledge of the farming and forestry sectors.
Familiarity with agricultural systems and ideally forest systems in different world regions is a plus.
Good background understanding of industrial transformation is a plus.
Experience with Life-Cycle Assessment is a plus.
Familiarity with sustainable biomass certification and deforestation-free frameworks is a plus.
Strong networking skills and the ability to engage with business, industry associations, research partners and policy makers.
Creative and result-oriented mind, capable of developing new ideas and proposals.
Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written; track-record in writing high quality documents.
Full command of the English language in reading and writing.
Willingness to travel outside Europe.

Skills

Biomass feedstocks
Technical aspects of biomass
Economic aspects of biomass
Climate policy aspects of biomass
Biomass availability
Biomass processing
Biomass use
Quantitative analysis of biomass systems
Biomass supply cost
Biomass transport logistics
Biomass conversion technologies
Farming sector knowledge
Forestry sector knowledge
Agricultural systems
Forest systems
Industrial transformation
Life-Cycle Assessment
Sustainable biomass certification
Deforestation-free frameworks
Networking
Stakeholder engagement
Communication skills
Writing skills

Location

Berlin

Work Type

Full-time
Part-time
Hybrid work environment

Experience Level

Project Officer: Preferably 2 years of experience
Project Manager: At least 4 years of overall professional experience

Education Level

Master’s degree in energy, environmental engineering or forestry/agriculture engineering, natural sciences, renewable energies, agricultural economist, or similar

Benefits

Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
Access to a mental well-being platform
Flexible working hours
Access to an attractive office space in central Berlin
Good setup to work from home
Weekly breakfast
Team events
Other get-togethers with colleagues
One option from our benefit basket (e.g. job ticket, shopping vouchers, Urban Sports, etc.)
Opportunities for professional and personal development and advancement
29 paid leave days per year
24th & 31st December off-work
Cooperative working atmosphere with flat communication and decision-making hierarchies
Assistance with visa and work permits for international candidates if required
Structured onboarding programme
Regular team and organisation-wide retreats

About the Company

Agora Think Tanks (Agora Energiewende, Agora Agriculture, Agora Industry) develop evidence-based strategies for ensuring the success of clean energy, industry and agricultural transitions around the globe.
As an independent and non-partisan think tank and policy laboratory, we analyse upcoming challenges, share knowledge with decision-makers and stakeholders and enable a productive exchange of ideas.
Agora Industry develops politically feasible and science-based strategies and solutions for the transformation to climate neutrality – in Germany, Europe, and internationally.
As a think tank and policy lab we facilitate a productive exchange of ideas amongst stakeholders from politics, business, science and civil society.
As a non-partisan, non-profit organisation funded by foundations and public institutions, we are independent of corporate and partisan interests.
Our exclusive mission is to serve the climate and the common good.

Equal Opportunity

We want an energy transition for everyone from everyone.
We are particularly pleased to receive applications from people from groups that have been underrepresented in energy and industrial policy.
We welcome applications regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability and age, and sexual orientation.
Our offices are not completely barrier-free, but we are open to find individual solutions.