Towers Perrin

Towers Perrin provides innovative solutions to client issues in the areas of human resources consulting, management and actuarial consulting to the financial services industry, and reinsurance intermediary services.

We recruit high-calibre, talented graduates and postgraduates into the following lines of business:

HR Services
Change Implementation (HR consulting) – delivers solutions and builds on the strength of its outstanding client relationships and leading-edge thinking to help organisations realise their business strategy and produce positive results through their people.  The practice combines business acumen and knowledge of how people behave, to help organisations become more effective in achieving their business aims.

Executive Compensation and Rewards (HR consulting) – helps clients with all aspects of executive and non-executive director compensation programmes.  We work with them to design, implement, communicate and manage compensation programmes that focus both executives and senior management on key business goals.

Retirement Financial Management (Actuarial consulting) – Retirement Financial Management actuaries work within the Employee Benefit Services group and provide actuarial advice to help organisations design and manage pension schemes and benefit plans.

Tillinghast
The Life and General Insurance practices of Tillinghast (Actuarial consulting) –provide global actuarial and management consulting to insurance and financial services companies and advises other organisations on risk financing and other self-insurance. 

We help clients with issues related to mergers, acquisitions and restructuring; financial and regulatory reporting; risk, capital and value management; products, markets and distribution, and financial-modelling software solutions.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for high-calibre, well-motivated graduates with an intelligent and progressive attitude.  You will be expected to reach the technical standards quickly, while taking an active interest in all the legislative, economic and social developments that affect our clients.  You should therefore expect to achieve a first or 2.1 Honours degree and have high A-level grades, or equivalent, (340 UCAS points), including at least a grade B in mathematics for our actuarial practices.

Main business activity
Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm that helps organisations around the world optimise performance through effective people, risk and financial management

Number of employees
Approximately 700 in the UK and 5,000 worldwide

Number of graduate vacancies per year

• 14 - Actuarial Analysts
• 4 - Change Implementation Associates (CI)
• 3 - Executive Compensation & Rewards Associates (ECR)

Work locations UK
We have offices in London and Newbury. Graduate vacancies are in our London office only

Work locations global
Towers Perrin has offices in 25 countries worldwide

Degree disciplines required
Actuarial - any numerate or scientific discipline
HR consulting - all degree disciplines considered

Degree class
Minimum 2.1

Jobs available

• Actuarial consulting – employee benefits, life and general insurance
• HR consulting – change implementation, and executive compensation & rewards

Salary
£32,000

Benefits
We offer a non-contributory pension scheme, life assurance, group income protection, travel season ticket loan, 25 days’ vacation, a flexible benefits package plus study support

Application procedure
By our company application form only.  Apply online at www.towersperrin.com or contact us for an application pack

Deadline
CI - 5 November 2007                                   
ECR - 21 December 2007
Actuarial - 1 March 2008