Actuarial Consulting & Analytics: Graduate Programme

Hymans Robertson; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Mental health support

Aspire learning portal

Mentoring opportunities

Job summary

Hymans Robertson is seeking ambitious graduates to join its Actuarial Consulting & Analytics graduate programme. You’ll train across either the Actuarial Private or Actuarial Public units or the Insights & Analytics team, gaining exposure to pensions, funding, governance and data analytics.

From day one you’ll work with experienced actuaries and analysts, receiving structured training, mentoring and study support to progress towards IFoA qualification.

Qualifications

• Any University degree is acceptable; transferable skills valued.
• You must be able to work well with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Support private sector pension scheme clients as trainee consultant in Actuarial Private unit.
• Support LGPS and public sector clients as trainee consultant in Actuarial Public unit.
• Contribute to meaningful client projects from day one with training, mentoring and guidance.
• Develop technical and client-facing skills while building relationships across teams.
• Work across all pathways to provide impactful client and internal project contributions.

Skills

Ability to work with numbers

Education

Any university degree

Job description

The Vacancy

At Hymans Robertson, actuarial consulting is at the heart of what we do - combining our analytical expertise with a deep understanding of pensions, benefits and financial risk to deliver tailored solutions for our clients. Whether advising on Private Sector Defined Benefit schemes or supporting Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS), our actuaries play a pivotal role in helping people to make informed decisions.

We are excited to welcome applications for our Actuarial Consulting & Analytics graduate programme, which is a perfect next step for those looking to launch their careers within this field!

Depending on your skills and interests, you will join either one of our pensions actuarial consulting business units (Actuarial Private or Actuarial Public) as a trainee consultant, or our Insights & Analytics team as an analyst. While these pathways are closely connected, each offers unique opportunities to develop specialist expertise and make a meaningful impact for our clients.

What will your role look like?

• As a trainee consultant within our Actuarial Private Business Unit, you'll support a wide range of private sector pension scheme clients. You could find yourself helping trustee boards and sponsoring employers navigate complex issues such as scheme funding, risk management, long-term planning and member security. You'll work alongside experienced actuaries and consultants to analyse data, solve problems and communicate complex ideas in a way that helps clients make informed decisions.
• If you join our Actuarial Public Business Unit, you'll work with Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) and other public sector clients. You'll help support some of the UK's largest pension funds on matters including funding, actuarial valuations, governance and strategy. This provides a unique opportunity to contribute to decisions that affect millions of members while developing a broad understanding of the public sector pensions landscape.
• Whichever actuarial consulting pathway you join, you'll contribute to meaningful client projects from day one. You'll receive structured training, professional support and mentoring as you develop both your technical expertise and your ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues.
• For those who align to our analyst pathway within the Insights & Analytics team, your role will look slightly different to a traditional trainee consultant's. You'll become a specialist in the technology that powers our consulting teams, building expertise in programming languages such as R and developing innovative solutions that help us deliver better insights for our clients. Working closely with consultants across the firm, you'll play a key role in transforming data into meaningful analysis and supporting the continued evolution of our technology and tools.
• Across all pathways, you'll work alongside experienced consultants and analysts on impactful client and internal projects, developing the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to succeed in a modern consulting environment.

We'll also fully support your journey towards qualification with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), providing the tools, study support and encouragement to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

If you enjoy the following, we think you’ll love this opportunity:

• Building relationships and communicating with a wide range of people.
• Working with detailed data and turning it into meaningful insight
• Solving complex problems and finding practical solutions
• Collaborating with colleagues in a friendly and supportive environment
• Learning new skills and continually developing your expertise
• Adapting your approach to different clients, projects and challenges

You don’t need to be joining us from a purely maths, economics or actuarial science based degree programme to excel in this role, as we recognise that any University degree will give you an amazing set of transferable skills that are valuable in any workplace. However, we do require you to have the ability to work well with numbers.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged
• On site mental health and wellbeing support
• A commitment to helping you develop both personally and professionally, with mentoring opportunities and access to our award-winning learning portal, Aspire
• Regular social activities

Earlier this year were proud to be rated eighth in the HigherIn Award category for Best Student Employers! Take a look through some of our reviews to find out more about what our previous students enjoyed about their time with us!

You can find out more about why we think Hymans is a great place to work and the business units aligned to this programme by visiting our Early Careers site!

We have opportunities across each of our four UK based offices – in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Birmingham. And we offer hybrid working so you can enjoy the positive wellbeing of working from home as well as the benefits of meeting colleagues in our sociable, modern office environments.

About the Company

Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.

We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.

Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.

We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.

We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn’t limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.

Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs.

If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.

Together, we can make this the best job you’ll ever have.

We Offer

Our culture

We live and breathe our four values – friendly, confident, partnering and straightforward – and genuinely care about out people, clients, community and the environment.

Job satisfaction

Every employee can genuinely make a difference and contribute towards achieving our purpose – together, building better futures. Whether that’s helping our clients build more secure financial futures, using your 3 days volunteering or helping us reduce our carbon footprint.

Reward and wellbeing

• We offer competitive salaries, a share of company profits and an award-winning benefits package.
• We also take your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing seriously, both in and outside of work.

Flexible working

We trust our people to work in a pattern that suits their circumstances with a healthy balance of home and office working.

Latest technology

We use the most up-to-date technology and software to match our ground-breaking business solutions that make life easier for us and our clients.

Career development

There is no linear path – learning opportunities are plentiful and empower you to carve out your own career.