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Join Mercer as a Graduate Governance & Pensions Management Analyst and discover how we support companies, pension trustee boards and individuals to make better, more informed, decisions about their retirement plans, long-term savings, investment strategies and managing risk. The nature of the industry is changing and at Mercer we are excited to be leading this change!
Our Graduate Programme
Mercer is on the lookout for the best talent for a place on our trainee development programme, the Mercer Academy. We have positions available within our Governance and Pensions Management, Actuarial, Investment, and Defined Contribution teams.
The Mercer Academy is designed to fast track you to working with clients. It’s an intense programme, aimed at developing both your technical and consulting skills. You will work alongside the best and brightest in the industry! If you want to tackle new challenges, develop a breadth of skills, be a part of a growing business and have fun at the same time, read on.
What will I be doing?
You will be part of a team supporting our defined benefit trustee clients, ensuring they run their pension scheme effectively. You will be involved in all aspects of client delivery including secretarial services for trustee meetings, project management, relationship building and more. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of client activity and build relationships with clients early in your career.
Successful applicants will be supported through the Associate of the Pensions Management Institute (APMI) qualification.
What are we looking for?
We value
- Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills.
- Analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative.
- Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Natural proactivity, organisational, presentational and project management skills.
- Ability to work in teams, be flexible and agile.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and respond to changing client needs.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
What’s in it for me?
- The chance to operate within a large global organisation that is incredibly passionate about how it works and cares for its clients across the world.
- Excellent development, career mobility and advancement opportunities.
- Client exposure, across a variety of disciplines, at an early stage.
- Learning every day, throughout your career.
- Focus on developing analytical and consulting skills. There will also be a strong focus on ensuring softer skills are developed alongside.
- Exposure to working with some of the best people in the industry.
- Making an impact – we work with major organisations and our work affects millions of people every day (it’s true, we’ve done the maths!).
- Substantial and flexible study support package allowing you to gain a professional exam qualification.
- Competitive reward package and a fantastic suite of employee benefits including a generous pension contribution, life/health assurance and private medical insurance.
- Generous flexible benefits including a great holiday allowance, volunteering opportunities and some less “traditional” benefits too.
- Flexible working available as standard.
- Open, positive culture where diversity is valued and celebrated.
Preferred qualifications
- You will have achieved a minimum of a 2:1 in your degree discipline or be on track to achieve this.
- We will also consider your application if you are a non-graduate with a minimum of 2 years’ equivalent industry experience.
- Legal authorisation to work in the UK on a permanent and ongoing basis
Join us
At Mercer, we believe that diversity and inclusion are vital components of our future and our goal is to leverage the unique skillsets that each person brings to the company. We provide all colleagues with a supportive, collaborative environment that leads to innovative ideas and the ability to make an impact. If you thrive on a challenge and enjoy connecting with people, we’re looking for you!
