Vp Business Development

**Title**: VP Business Development

**Reporting Line**: Investment Director

**Employment Category**: Full-time (partially remote)

**Location**: Milan

**Company**: Starlight

**THE ROLE**

Starlight is developing in Italy a pipeline of solar PV, batteries, on
- and off-shore wind assets for a total capacity in excess of 3GWp, with an internal development team and the support of external advisors. The VP of Business Development will lead the development of a portion of this pipeline, by coordinating different stakeholders and counterparties, both internal and external and will also be responsible for its further increase, by originating new business opportunities in Italy.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Manage and be accountable for the development activities of a portion of the active pipeline under development
- Oversee the activities performed by external parties involved in the development process, ensuring alignment and cooperation for the purpose of achieving the ready-to-build status for the assets under development
- Originate further initiatives to pursue in order to increase the size of the pipeline in the country
- Support and coordinate the internal business development team in the relationship with landowners, consultants and local authorities such as municipalities, energy regulatory bodies, DSOs, TSO, electricity market operators, industrial associations, other utilities and/or operators, etc.
- Analyse local project development issues, with particular reference to land rights, permits, and environmental aspects in order to collect the relevant information to be then fed into the relevant authorisation processes
- Manage relationships with other internal divisions of Starlight (financial, technical and legal) and the NextEnergy Group (central functions) in order to ensure that each single project is developed in alignment with the best market standards and the set strategy
- Analyse the market/regulatory framework and actively participate in key stakeholders’ events to anticipate and address some of the most relevant political decisions and regulatory changes
- Assume the role of Director in the SPVs owning the assets under development, if requested, and represent them in front of any relevant external authority

**SKILLS & COMPETENCIES**
- **Entrepreneurial approach and problem-solving mindset -** development business needs strong adapting skills to a number of different scenarios in order to reach the target
- **Project management mastering** - development activities require strong capabilities to structure and then follow up complex and overlapping processes, which entail the involvement of internal and external counterparties
- **Delivery focus** - it may sound obvious, but the ability to proactively churn through work at pace and deliver quality outputs really matters
- **Excellent communication and commercial skills - the **ability to organise thoughts in a way that others find them clear, compelling and commercially sounding are of paramount importance. And this is expected to be done well in writing, through grammatically correct communication as well as verbally and both in Italian and in English in the same way
- **Time management and prioritisation skills** **-** things can get a little hectic, so the ability to effectively manage themselves and their workload is critical
- **Flexibility** **-** being an effective team player means being flexible in the approach and open to getting involved with new things, even if they are not spelt out in the job description
- **Intellectual curiosity -** the role embrace a broad and nuanced field and Starlight is looking for someone who is truly interested in the sector and has the intellectual curiosity to delve deep into topics and bring fresh ideas into the team
- **IT literacy** - it is required to be comfortable with IT systems and working with data (an at least intermediate level of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is a must)
- **Passion for the group mission** ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy”
- **Alignment with the group values**:be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’.

**EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS**
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role in the renewable energy sector
- Bachelor’s Degree with a quantitative focus (e.g., Finance, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Economics)
- Previous experience in collaborating with developers, financial advisors, industrial players or infrastructure/private equity funds is highly valuable
- Good understanding of local market dynamics, regulations and contract law

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Full-time permanent position
- A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn
- International scope - the NextEnergy Group operates in nearly 10 countries

**HOW TO APPLY**

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