Management Executive - Strategy, Business Development & Policy
PARCO - Pak-Arab Refinery Limited
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Karachi
Contract type: Full time
Pak-Arab Refinery Limited Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO), an integrated energy conglomerate, is a Joint Venture between Pakistan and Emirate of Abu Dhabi. PARCO owns and operates Pakistan’s most modern refinery, over 2,000 kms of pipeline network, strategic storage facilities and marketing operations. The Company has Joint Ventures with renowned international companies and is continually following an aggressive growth strategy with planned expansions, acquisitions, and penetration into new markets.
PARCO is seeking applications for the position of Management Executive - Strategy, Business Development & Policy.
Key Responsibilities
PARCO is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our commitment to a conducive work environment is designed to attract and nurture top talent.
PARCO is seeking applications for the position of Management Executive - Strategy, Business Development & Policy.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, screen, and evaluate opportunities across refining, pipelines, logistics, storage, petrochemicals, renewables, power, low-carbon fuels, and related infrastructure sectors.
- Develop opportunity notes, investment theses, pre-feasibility studies, business plans, risk registers, and management recommendations.
- Prepare evaluation frameworks covering commercial, financial, regulatory, technical, legal, tax, funding, policy and stakeholder dimensions.
- Build and review financial models for greenfield, brownfield, acquisition, tariff, project finance, and strategic investment cases.
- Conduct scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, tariff modelling, unit economics, project return analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and funding structure evaluation.
- Evaluate models prepared by consultants, advisors, counterparties, or internal teams to ensure assumptions are robust and outputs are decision-grade.
- Support policy positions and regulatory submissions related to tariffs, pricing, infrastructure mandates, sector reforms, energy transition, taxation, duties, and project approvals.
- Monitor government policies, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, market trends, and sector risks.
- Prepare briefing notes and consultation materials for engagement with regulators, ministries, shareholders, and other external stakeholders.
- Apply AI-enabled tools and analytics platforms responsibly to improve market research, policy scanning, financial analysis, dashboarding, benchmarking and report generation.
- Create reusable templates, databases, trackers, and dashboards for opportunity pipelines, regulatory issues, macro indicators, project economics, and management reporting.
- Promote disciplined, ethical, and secure use of AI, particularly where confidential business data is involved.
- Prepare Board/committee-level decks, management papers, executive summaries, investment memoranda, and decision notes.
- Coordinate with Marketing & Commercial, Finance, Legal, Technical, Operations, Procurement, Tax, HSE, and external consultants/advisors to progress strategic projects.
- Act as a structured problem solver, collaborator, and challenger who can identify gaps, test assumptions, and push workstreams toward closure.
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related discipline from an HEC-recognized institution OR professional certifications such as CFA, CA, ACCA, FRM, PMP, or equivalent
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Public Policy, Energy Economics or related field will be preferred.
- Strong track record in strategy, energy, infrastructure, data analytics or policy will be preferred.
- Up to 8 years of relevant experience, preferably across corporate strategy, business development, investment evaluation, transaction advisory, project development, consulting, energy, infrastructure, renewables, corporate finance, policy analysis, or analytics.
- Candidates should demonstrate ability to independently own workstreams, coordinate stakeholders, prepare decision-ready analysis and drive assigned initiatives to closure.
- Experience in financial modelling, valuation, feasibility studies, business cases, investment memos, tariff analysis, lender/investor presentations, Board/committee papers, or executive decision papers will be strongly preferred.
- Candidates should be comfortable building, reviewing and challenging financial models, including assumptions, sensitivities, scenario outputs and investment recommendations.
- Strong executive presentation and storytelling skills using PowerPoint and/or AI-enabled presentation tools.
- Excellent business writing skills, including ability to prepare concise investment memoranda, management notes, policy briefs, executive summaries and decision papers.
- Advanced financial modelling capability, with ability to use AI-enabled analytical tools to improve research, scenario analysis, quality checks and productivity.
- Ability to prepare business cases, strategic recommendations, management papers and decision-ready analysis.
- Strong understanding of project development, project finance, valuation methodologies, tariff structures, energy economics and infrastructure business models.
- Responsible and practical use of AI-enabled tools for research, analysis, benchmarking, scenario planning and executive reporting.
- Experience with Power BI, Python, R, Tableau, Think-cell or similar analytics / presentation tools will be considered an advantage.
- High ownership, agility, stakeholder management, communication, and ability to work effectively in ambiguous and fast-evolving environments.
PARCO is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our commitment to a conducive work environment is designed to attract and nurture top talent.
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