Towers Perrin

Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm that helps organisations improve their performance through innovative human capital and risk and financial services solutions.

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

Human Capital Group

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.

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

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

Risk & Financial Services

The Tillinghast (actuarial consulting) practice of Towers Perrin provides consulting to the insurance industry. 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.

Towers Perrin ISR

The global research business of Towers Perrin helps companies to gain insights into the views of their critical stakeholders in order to shape people strategies and programmes that align organisational culture, employee behaviour, customer behaviour and financial results.

What can we offer you?

You will be given formal training and be involved in client assignments from day one. Our actuarial analysts work towards qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute or Faculty of Actuaries, while our HR consulting practices support the attainment of relevant professional qualifications, such as CIPD, MBA, MFin, ATII and CFA.

Who are we looking for?

We seek well-motivated graduates, who 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 achieve a first or 2.1 degree and have high A-level grades (340 UCAS points), including a ‘B’ in maths for our actuarial practices.

Number of employees
· UK – 700
· Worldwide – 5,000.

Number of vacancies per year
· Actuarial – 14
· Change Implementation (CI) – 4
· Executive Compensation & Rewards (ECR) – 4.

Work locations
· Offices in 25 countries. Graduate vacancies in London.

Degree disciplines/degree class required
· Actuarial – any numerate or scientific discipline; ECR and CI – all degree disciplines considered.
· Minimum 2.1.

Salary and benefits
· £33,000 plus benefits.

Deadline
· CI – 3 November 2008
· ECR – 19 December 2008
· Actuarial – 31 December 2008.