Innovation & Sustainability Analyst – Innovation Team

Job Description

WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy across Europe. We have over 600 members from across the whole value chain of wind energy.

We are looking for an Innovation & Sustainability Analyst to strengthen our Innovation team made up of 5 people. You will report to the Head of Innovation.

You will be responsible for delivering data-driven evidence for WindEurope's advocacy on research and innovation funding, circular economy and overall sustainability. Your work will help the wind industry to deliver on its commitments and shape WindEurope advocacy on the relevant EU regulation.

WindEurope is a team of passionate people from all over the globe coming together to make a meaningful impact in shaping the future of wind and renewable energy. We are all based at the heart of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, working 3 days a week in the office and 2 days from home to facilitate work/life balance.

WindEurope's culture is built around transparency, wellbeing, and inclusion. These values are not just aspirational - they are actively embedded in our policies. We promote a proactive growth mindset, encouraging employees to take ownership of their career paths, embrace feedback, and view failure as a learning opportunity.

Teamwork and continuous improvement/learning are key to us: an up and down feedback culture where everyone is encouraged to share ideas and grow in a climate of trust, weekly 1-1 between employees and managers, and internal and external training for which each employee has a yearly budget are part of our DNA.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Lead date-driven analysis on the circular economy landscape (technology, supply chain) for wind energy;
• Lead development of tools to monitor EU funding flows to the wind energy sector;
• Enable WindEurope's members to proactively contribute to WindEurope data reporting initiatives;
• Liaison with WindEurope Market Intelligence and Marketing teams on data collection and visualisation;
• Support development of impactful advocacy and communication on EU funding and circularity;
• Support the Innovation team with ongoing EU-funded projects.

Mindset and skills qualifications

Mindset

• Ability and interest to work well within and across teams of multiple disciplines;
• Hunger for learning new skills and knowledge;
• Positive mind set and able to work to deadlines;
• Analytical mindset - you like to connect the dots;
• Attention to detail;
• Interest in storytelling and impactful communication;
• Stakeholder management.

Experience

• At least 1-2 years of professional experience ideally in market research in consultancy or trade associations;
• Experience with project management is a plus.

Software

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel;
• Experience working with Tableau, Power BI, or other data visualisation tools;
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Languages

• Excellent level of English (written and spoken);
• Other European languages are a plus.

Offer

• Our offer is made up of a remuneration package that includes extra-legal advantages such as a pension scheme, health insurance including disability insurance, personal and professional travel insurance as well as the possibility to work from abroad 15 days a year, meal vouchers, Eco vouchers, etc.;
• Multicultural, open-minded and stimulating environment;
• Hybrid work arrangement (2 days per week from home).

We are an equal opportunities employer.

The recruitment process is made of a first exchange on the phone followed by two (in person or online) interviews with the manager, HR and a head of division.

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Note: only short-listed candidates will be contacted 3 weeks post-deadline.