Dry Bulk Data and Market Analyst (undergraduate one year placement)

Company Overview

Offering a complete ecosystem of maritime services, including broking, finance, port services and research, Clarksons is at the heart of global shipping. Our unrivalled reach, expertise, and depth of experience, combined with leading research, enables us to partner with clients across every sector to meet the demands of the world’s rapidly evolving maritime, offshore, trade and energy markets. Building on our unique heritage and harnessing our insights to see further, faster, we work with our clients and communities to create strategies that have a positive impact on the industry and the world around us. Dedicated to excellence, it’s our people that drive success for our clients.

To understand more including day-to-day life at Clarksons, visit us at www.clarkson.com

Division Overview

Whether it’s moving a Handysize cargo of cement across the Atlantic, or a 180,000-tonne shipment of iron ore, our brokers work alongside our analysts and Research team to deliver a seamless service. We are the world’s biggest dry cargo shipbroker with 14 offices in six continents. Our long-standing relationships within the sector are founded on local knowledge and mutual respect.

Discover more at www.clarksons.com/broking

Role Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a numerate undergraduate to join our Market Analysis team in London this summer, for 12-14 months. This will afford the opportunity to work in a team analysing shipping and commodities markets and transforming data, as well as gain exposure to the commercial side of the world’s shipping industry. This is a full-time IN OFFICE role.

What you’ll be doing

Tasks will include:

• Primary focus will include working with London, Geneva and Singapore analysts to support data development acquiring data from primary and secondary data sources.
• Utilising data analytics tools to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
• Writing up and communicating findings from the data and linking with broader news items.
• Supporting senior team members in preparing presentations that are delivered to key clients.
• Providing general assistance to the Market Analysis team and brokers with a variety of ad-hoc analytical requests.
• Possibility to interact with a wide range of internal and external clients.
• Interact with brokers to gain additional market insights and develop relationships.

• Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

What we’re looking for

We invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change;
• Relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport;
• Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results;
• Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt;
• Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas;
• Professional integrity and a respect for company values.

Other requirements

• Excellent and personable communication skills, being fluent in written and spoken English including the ability to present to a small group of people.
• Ability to collaborate and work well as part of a results-oriented, dynamic office-based team.
• Interest in global politics, economics and world events.
• Comfortable in handling large volumes of data and preferably familiar with SQL / python.
• Experience in developing data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• The ability to demonstrate initiative, determination, high quality output and excellent communication skills.

We offer an exciting, fast-paced working environment, a culture of teamwork, and the opportunity to play an important role in our growth.