Public Affairs and Communications Consultant – Energy and Industrials

terralayr

WHO WE ARE - OUR MISSION terralayr addresses the massive deficit in global energy storage. The over-indexing of electricity generation from renewable energy sources leads to large volatility on the energy grid. The main problem is that wind and solar farms are fluctuating and, by definition, unsteady—there is no sun at night, and it is not always windy. This increases the need for flexibility in the form of battery storage systems to balance the grid in times when supply and demand do not match. By buying and developing grid-scale storage assets and virtually aggregating them across a layer, we are creating the world's first energy cloud. Imagine AWS for energy. Through the flexibility we secure, we can market flexibility-as-a-service and hedging products/power insurance to utilities, SMEs, and industrial players and create virtual storage capacity for PV and wind farms. WHAT WE ARE HIRING FOR - YOUR ROLE As Chief of Staff (m/f/d), you work directly alongside the CEO and the wider leadership team as a force multiplier across terralayr's most important priorities. You are the CEO's closest thought partner and right hand, while also serving as a trusted advisor and facilitator for the rest of the leadership team, stepping in wherever a critical topic needs an owner. You operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and organization, turning high-stakes problems and strategic priorities into structured decisions and implementation. One week you are building the case for an acquisition or entering a new market, the next you are running a fundraising process, tightening cross-functional processes, or preparing board meetings. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON - YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Partner with the CEO and leadership team on strategy, prioritization, and decision-making, turning open questions into clear, defensible decisions shaping the company * Own, drive, and align the strategy process across the company, especially via regular strategy/leadership offsites * Work on topics related to market- and business model expansion to further scale terralayrs business * Drive fundraising and investor relations, owning data rooms, investor materials, and the reporting cadence across equity and debt processes * Lead board management, from agenda and pre-reads to minutes and follow-up tracking across the leadership team * Own cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams, stepping in where no single function has clear ownership * Reduce organizational debt and improve core company processes by fixing unclear ownership and structural gaps, embedding AI and automation where they create real leverage * Drive M&A and corporate development end to end, from target screening and valuation to diligence coordination and execution support * Coordinate regulatory and public affairs topics jointly with Legal to advance and protect terralayr's interests externally WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR - YOUR QUALIFICATIONS * 4+ years in management consulting, private equity or a comparable Chief of Staff or strategy role * Strong analytical and structuring skills, able to break down complex problems and build decision-ready analyses and models * Highly motivated, driven, resilient/flexible and effective in a fast-changing environment * Proven track record owning cross-functional projects end to end in fast-paced, ambiguous environments * Excellent stakeholder management, able to influence and align senior leadership without formal authority * Exceptional written and verbal communication, translating complex topics into clear materials for board, investors, and internal audiences * High ownership, structured thinking, and a hands-on execution mindset * Comfort with confidentiality and high-trust work close to the CEO * Fluent in English and German * Interest and ideally experience in energy, climate or infrastructure  WHY YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY * Our purpose: Join us in building up an asset fleet that has the potential to make a positive impact on society and our planet by addressing the massive deficit in global energy storage. * Focus on innovation: Building our asset fleet following our technology agnostic approach means you will have the opportunity to work with the highest industry standard equipment. * Impact: Your contribution will not only have a positive impact on society; by joining our small and nimble team, your work will make a difference from day one. * Personal development: You will benefit from a learning & development budget of 1,000 EUR per calendar year that you can use for your individual professional development.

Carbon Gap

OUR MISSION “We need to massively scale up carbon dioxide removal,” said Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and lead author of the Planetary Boundaries framework, at the 2025 UN Climate Summit in New York. More specifically, carbon dioxide removal (CDR – the ‘net’ part of ‘net zero') must scale from near-zero today to billions of tonnes by 2050. The growth rate this implies is faster than any other climate technology is expected to achieve or has achieved in the past. This cannot be achieved without government policy, and the role Europe must play in creating that policy cannot be overstated. Carbon Gap, Europe’s leading CDR not-for-profit, exists to ensure Europe’s contribution is maximised. A team of ~20 CDR policy experts based primarily between Brussels and London, we work closely with leading decision-makers right across Europe to design and shape the policies that are required to support CDR’s scale-up – from R&D funding to government purchasing programmes, and from national targets to standards and certification. Our work has been covered by publications including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal. Carbon Gap alumni have progressed to exciting roles in government, the private sector, and academia. THE ROLE Location: Brussels Type: Full-time Reporting to: Chief Policy Officer We are looking for a Brussels-based CDR Demand and Market Development Lead who will help design and advance policy and market mechanisms that create durable demand for high-integrity carbon dioxide removal across Europe. Policy-driven demand is critical to CDR scale-up because long-term market growth will depend not only on innovation and supply, but on credible demand signals that improve investability, reduce risk, and unlock public and private capital.   The role sits at the intersection of public policy, market design, and private-sector procurement. It will contribute to Carbon Gap’s work on compliance-related and other policy-driven demand mechanisms for carbon removal, with a particular focus on how regulation, public demand, and market structures can create durable deployment signals. This includes work on: * EU-level demand mechanisms, including compliance market integration, public procurement, and EU purchasing programmes or platforms * Enabling public-private partnerships for near-term scaling of CDR * Market structures that improve project economics and enable scale The role is suited to someone who understands how policy frameworks interact with real-world investment decisions, and who can analyse how demand signals affect project development, financing conditions, and market growth. You will work closely with Carbon Gap’s EU policy team and with partners across government, industry, and the carbon removal ecosystem. RESPONSIBILITIES 1) Demand-side CDR policy * Lead Carbon Gap’s Brussels work on policy and market mechanisms that can generate durable demand for high-integrity CDR across Europe. * Shape demand-side approaches across EU and Member State contexts, including public procurement, public-private demand mechanisms, compliance-related pathways, and relevant industrial, innovation, and commercialisation frameworks. * Assess how policy design choices affect bankability, financing conditions, and deployment. * Produce clear, decision-useful outputs for policy development and external engagement, including briefings, recommendations, and meeting materials. 2) Market analysis and insight * Analyse value chains, project economics, offtake dynamics, and deployment pathways across CDR approaches. * Generate insights on how policy and market conditions affect demand, investment incentives, and the flow of public and private capital. * Develop datasets, visualisations, and other analytical outputs that strengthen Carbon Gap’s policy work and external positioning. 3) Stakeholder engagement and external influence * Build trusted relationships across EU institutions, Member State governments, project developers, buyers, financial institutions, and civil society. * Represent Carbon Gap in external meetings and discussions in Brussels and beyond. * Design and deliver workshops, consultations, and convenings that connect policy design with market realities. * Use stakeholder engagement to test, refine, and advance Carbon Gap’s positions on policy-driven CDR demand. YOUR PROFILE You have strong analytical judgement, are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information, and can operate effectively in a technically and politically dynamic environment. You are able to reason clearly about how policy choices affect markets, investment behaviour, and project deployment. You combine structured problem-solving with strong external judgement. You can build productive relationships with a wide range of actors, simplify complex issues, and turn analysis into practical action. You do not need to be a carbon removal specialist already. But you should bring a solid grounding in climate, energy, industrial, or adjacent policy, and enough familiarity with Brussels and EU policymaking to operate credibly in the role. We care most about how you think, how you prioritise, and whether you can turn strategy into real-world outcomes. Essential experience and skills * 4–6+ years of experience in roles involving complex analysis, stakeholder engagement, and strategic execution, for example in public policy, government affairs, consulting, climate strategy, finance, or market analysis. * Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including comfort working with imperfect or incomplete data to generate policy-relevant insights. * Familiarity with market dynamics, including the ability to reason about bankability, financing conditions, investment incentives, and project economics. * Ability to operate independently, drive work forward with limited oversight, and engage credibly with senior policymakers, market actors, and other stakeholders. * Ability to structure and use data in a practical way, including basic analysis in Excel, data visualisation, and use of data to support decision-making. * Excellent writing and synthesis skills, with the ability to translate complex policy and market issues into clear, decision-useful outputs. * Professional fluency in English. Strong Plus * Experience in one or more areas such as climate policy, carbon markets, industrial decarbonisation, innovation funding, procurement, or infrastructure policy. * Familiarity with EU policy processes and institutions. * Experience with demand-side policy instruments, regulated climate policy frameworks, project economics, climate or project finance, procurement design, or offtake and other contracting mechanisms relevant to scaling carbon removal. * Experience with data analysis, modelling, or data visualisation tools beyond Excel, such as Python or Power BI. * Strong visual communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into clear presentations, charts, and tables for policy discussions. WHAT WE OFFER * A mission-driven role with meaningful responsibility and visibility in a high-impact policy space. * Competitive compensation, benchmarked to the level and scope of the role. * Strong professional development support, including centralised training, a personal learning and development budget, and opportunities to publish, lead projects, work with leading experts, and engage directly with policymakers and stakeholders. * A values-driven team culture emphasising empowerment, accountability, and intellectual honesty. Carbon Gap is committed to building an inclusive team. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in the climate and carbon removal ecosystem. You do not need to meet every listed requirement to apply - if this role aligns with your skills and motivation, we would like to hear from you. How to apply Please submit: * A CV * A short cover note explaining why this role, why Carbon Gap, and what you would prioritise in the first 6 months * 1-2 work samples, for example a policy memo, briefing, consultation response, slide deck, market analysis, or similar An overview of the hiring process * 15-minute screening call * 45-minute fit interview with two senior colleagues * 45-minute practical interview, involving a case study

Baringa

ABOUT BARINGA  Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR GOVERNMENT PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS AND SENIOR CONSULTANTS TO JOIN OUR HOME AFFAIRS TEAM.    Following the continued growth of Baringa, we are excited to be building our Government Home Affairs practice and we are looking for amazing consultants who will thrive with us as we grow. We collaborate across the criminal justice system and champion the work of Arm’s Length Bodies, helping our clients realise diverse ambitions and better serve citizens throughout the UK. Our Home Affairs team works at the heart of UK Government, partnering with Policing, Defence, Justice and Home Office clients to deliver lasting change. The UK public sector faces major challenges over the coming years, as well as opportunities to drive the recently laid out missions. If you are excited about working alongside our clients to solve their challenges, then we could be what you are looking for. We are supporting the public sector’s most important programmes across Whitehall and the wider public sector, using our skills in Strategy and Business Cases, Project Delivery, Operational Delivery, DDaT and Government Commercial. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING   * Conducting structured analysis and modelling to assess the impact of new or proposed policies (e.g. in policing, immigration or justice reform), and translating insights into clear recommendations  * Supporting the development of robust business cases, funding submissions and options appraisals for new services or ways of working across government  * Contributing to the design of operating models, service blueprints and delivery approaches for new or evolving government functions  * Supporting the delivery of transformation programmes that improve citizen outcomes, public safety and operational resilience  * Analysing and improving front- and back-office processes in high-security and sensitive environments  * Working alongside client teams to embed change, track benefits and support sustainable implementation  * Contributing to digital, data and analytics initiatives (including AI-enabled solutions), working with specialists to solve complex data challenges and support evidence-led decision-making  * Bringing relevant best practice from industry and across government into client work  * Supporting commercial and procurement activities, including market engagement, option development and evaluation  As you progress, you will take on greater ownership for workstreams or discrete outputs, mentor junior colleagues, and build trusted relationships with client counterparts.     YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE    * Experience working in, or delivering projects for, government or public sector organisations, ideally within a professional services/consulting environment * A strong interest in, or experience with, one or more of the following domains: Policing (e.g, Police Forces and central bodies like NPCC/APCC, CoP or PDS), Defence (e.g. MoD, Front line commands and defence suppliers), Justice (e.g. MoJ, Prisons, Probation and associated organisations), Home Office  * Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyse data and information, and communicate clear, evidence-based insights  * Confidence working collaboratively with client teams and internal specialists in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments  * Curiosity and interest in technology, digital, data and/or AI, and how these can be applied to improve public services  * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences  * A genuine motivation to improve outcomes for citizens and public servants     WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU  PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE:  * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.  * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.  * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.  * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.  * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.  AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.  USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.  We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.  We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.   BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com