Managing Editor, European Gas

**Location**: London

**Grade**: 11 (for internal purposes only)

**The Team**: This is an outstanding opportunity to join the world’s leading price reporting organization as it continues to develop its strong presence in the global commodity markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing, and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to commodities markets. The European Natural Gas team is an integral part of our market reporting of international natural gas pricing and markets within the broader established benchmark group.

**The Impact**: Provide thought leadership and content strategy development at a time of dramatic change for European Gas markets. Drive changes to our price assessment methodology and content design. Lead and nurture a talented team of market reporters.

Daily Responsibilities

Production and publication, in a timely manner, of all price assessments relating to the European Natural Gas markets and associated publications.

Review and manage industry feedback on market and methodology issues.

Ensure consistent implementation of the methodology in the daily price assessments process as well as providing clear communication of the methodology both internally and externally.

Drive change to the price assessment process and methodology to ensure our data remains relevant in a changing market environment.

Ensure that market issues which may require further investigation and potential methodology development are acted upon in an appropriate time frame.

Act as the critical “second pair of eyes” function to ensure process is being followed correctly during the assessment process, approving.

Drive news coverage through the team.

Monitor team’s news and market reporting activities, ensuring timely coverage of events.

This position will be responsible for administering the day-to-day running of the team including tasks such as scheduling coverage and holidays.

Ensure training and coaching of staff members as well as working with the relevant internal groups to ensure the wider execution of the agreed strategies.

Facilitate a healthy flow of communication between the management team and the reporting team.

Work in a matrix with other functions, such as news and analytics to maintain high quality content.

Build internal alliances with adjacent teams in LNG and Energy Transition to support delivery of the business priorities.

Ensure the teams adherence to all governance requirements.

**Essential Skills Required**:
Degree educated with at least three years’ experience of reporting, analysis, or editorial management experience

Ability to work to intra-day deadlines in high-pressure environments. Our processes are daily and we have frequent intraday deadlines. Efficient running of the team depends on excellent time-management skills.

Strong at identifying improvements and efficiencies and implementing processes that continually promote productivity and quality improvements.

Strong leadership ability which utilizes influence, and promotes team collaboration and development, as well as personal accountability.

Accuracy under time pressure. It is critical that we deliver accurate assessments to the market consistently.

Strong communication skills that implement good listening, clear writing style and strong verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.

Strong numeracy skills as well as the ability to critically analyse data.

Strong critical thinking is essential in providing context around market information.

Knowledge of how markets work and the role PRA play in markets.

Proven public speaking abilities. This position will be an internal and external ambassador of what we do and must be an accomplished and confidant speaker.

Proven internal and external coaching and educating capabilities. This position will be responsible for ensuring a consistent approach to conveying price assessment methodology and coaching other to do the same.

Proven real-time news abilities. This position will be at times writing fast news and analysis on a real time basis but will primarily be responsible for driving news flow from the team.

**Desirable Skills**:
Direct knowledge of energy and/or commodity markets is an advantage.

Additional European languages.

Higher degree education, such as a master’s degree or PhD.

Presenting skills.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

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