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We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious part qualified or newly qualified Actuary to take on a role within our award winning Insurance and Financial Services practice. The role will be primarily focussed on supporting clients in understanding, quantifying and managing longevity risk. This individual would be supporting the Partners and Senior Consultants across a variety of assignments, as well as helping develop longevity propositions and building client relationships. There is also the opportunity to collaborate across other parts of our team, including Risk and Capital Management, Investment Strategy and ALM, Reinsurance & Risk Transfer, and Pricing & Product Development.
Key responsibilities
- Providing high quality longevity support to our insurance and reinsurance clients, either on a consulting basis or potentially via secondment to the client, delivering projects on time and within budget
- Developing and maintaining a good relationship with nominated clients, building a strong network of contacts in the life insurance industry
- Developing further consultancy opportunities with new and existing clients
- Collaborating across the business, particularly with longevity specialists in Club Vita, to deliver on projects
The candidate
- Experience in longevity risk, either ‘in-house’ at an insurer or reinsurer or, in consulting
- Experience doing and checking work, with appreciation for the importance of audit trail and controls
- Experience of planning projects and track record of delivering work on schedule
- Flexible in approach and comfortable with working in a changing environment
- Proven ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting demands
- Strong personal values, including a commitment to professional and ethical behaviour
- Ability to work well in a team, quickly establishing rapport and connections with new colleagues
- Ability to develop a strong network of contacts in the life insurance industry
- Ability to coach and successfully delegate to less experienced staff
- Willingness and ability to travel where necessary
Qualifications and experience
- Dependent on experience, but candidates are likely to be part qualified or newly qualified UK actuaries, or hold another professional or quantitative risk qualification
- Sound grounding in actuarial techniques and strong IT skills, including being proficient in R Studio.
- Knowledge of risks facing the life insurance industry, which will have been acquired in an ‘in-house’ or consultancy role
- Basic knowledge of the requirements of Solvency II
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
Reward and support
We offer a refreshing, stimulating work environment where independent thinking and new ideas are actively encouraged, and where every member of the team makes a difference. Candidates can expect a highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, as well as the opportunity to request to work flexibly including agile working. We are committed to the personal and career development of all employees and this position offers excellent growth potential within a dynamic and growing organisation.
