Actuarial Consulting & Analytics: Summer Internship Programme

Hymans Robertson; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Collaborative environment

On-site mental health support

Mentoring and Aspire learning portal

Regular social activities

Job summary

Hymans Robertson in Edinburgh is offering an eight-week Actuarial Consulting & Analytics internship designed to launch your career in this field. You will gain practical experience by analysing large data sets and presenting results in accessible formats, with support from experienced consultants.

Depending on your interests, you’ll join the Actuarial Private/Public or the Technical Insights & Analytics team, work on a project, and present findings at the end.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year university students only; any degree accepted; ability to work with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large data sets and present results in clear formats for clients.
• Work with data modelling tools and software to support analyses.
• Complete an individual project and present findings to colleagues at the end of the internship.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Penultimate year student

Tools

Data modelling tools

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 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 internship programme, which is a perfect next step for those looking to launch their careers within this field!

What does our internship programme look like?

Taking place for eight weeks over July and August, our internship programme will give you the chance to gain experience, build your confidence and grow your professional network.

Depending on your skills and interests, you will be aligned to either one of our Actuarial Consulting Business Units (Actuarial Private or Actuarial Public) or to our Technical (Insights & Analytics) team. Whichever direction you follow, you will be supported by experienced and friendly colleagues to explore what a graduate role would be like within your area.

Though these career pathways are complimentary, they offer distinct opportunities to specialise and build your knowledge. In all cases you’ll collaborate with experienced consultants and analysts to contribute to meaningful client projects as you learn the core principles that drive our industry forward.

Some of the key activities you will be involved in will include:

• Working with our consultants on providing analysis of large data sets and helping present the results of this in easily understandable formats, to formulate advice for their clients
• Gaining an understanding of how to work with data modelling tools and software
• Working on an individual project aligned to your business unit and presenting your findings from this to colleagues towards the end of your internship.

One of the best features of our internship programme is that those who do well throughout it can be offered a ring-fenced space on our graduate programme for the following year. So this is a great opportunity for you not just to gain a better understanding of graduate careers in this field with us, but also for you to secure a graduate job for once you have completed your degree!

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

• Building relationships and communicating with people
• Working with large sets of detailed data and other forms of information
• Solving complex problems
• A fun and fast-paced working environment, where you are encouraged to collaborate with your colleagues
• Being adaptable and flexible in your approach to tasks

Our internship programme is only open to penultimate year university students. But you don’t need to be joining us from a purely maths, economics or actuarial science based subject 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.

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We are committed to being open and transparent in our recruitment and reward processes. Please note that this vacancy does not currently meet the minimum salary threshold requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship within the UK.

To avoid any disappointment, if you require sponsorship we would encourage you to check whether you may be eligible for a discounted salary threshold, or to explore alternative routes to secure your right to work in the UK before submitting your application. If you meet the criteria outlined in the job description we’ll be happy to discuss your individual circumstances further with you.

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.