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Trinity Mirror Plc Don't show me jobs from Trinity Mirror Plc

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East London Don't show me jobs in this location

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4-month Ecommerce / Online Marketing Internship Department: Mirror Digital (Reader Offers) Duration: 4 months, full-time, immediate start Compensation: commuting expenses refunded Profile * . Graduate (or undergraduate in their last year) * . Marketing degree (ideally including online marketing modules) / Online Marketing degree Description of tasks * 1. Help with the management of the MirrorReaderOffers website on a day-to-day basis, including: * . Updating online content to reflect latest offers in paper * . Reviewing latest offers uploaded by suppliers before sending them live (ensuring quality and SEO-friendliness of copy) * . Reviewing product pages and url tracking ahead of publication of offers in paper * . Liaising with suppliers for on-going optimisation of live copy for SEO purposes * . Sorting out customer reviews and send them live as applicable * 2. Help with the implementation of customer acquisition marketing strategy, including: * . Liaising with our SEO and PPC agencies: ensuring consistency of strategy with our positioning, objectives, and seasonal trends; monitoring revenue and ROI from search marketing * . Coordinating schedule and choice of products for print offers ("web drivers") in the Mirror, based on past offers' performance and online trends * . Supervising the creation of banners / content to go on our the Mirror website * 3. Help with the implementation of customer retention marketing strategy, including: * . Segmentation of customer database, based on customer relationship management strategy * . Selection of products to promote to each segment for each campaign * . Building emails into templates * . Sending of emails and tracking of results * 4. Help with the generation of weekly and monthly performance reports (from Google Analytics) The intern will gain experience in: * . The online retail industry * . Running integrated multi-channel activities, ensuring strategic and branding consistency * . SEO, PPC and email marketing strategy * . Customer Relationship Management * . Using and interpreting data to make informed decisions when optimising campaigns online marketing internship online retail industry seo marketing crm html

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Cisco Systems Don't show me jobs from Cisco Systems

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From £60,000 to £70,000 per year

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TW148HA Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Job Title: Pre-Sales Systems Engineer Location: Feltham or City Office, UK preferred This role will be working within the UKI Public Sector National Security Team. As such this role will be ideal for an experienced Systems Engineer with a strong knowledge of Cisco Foundation Technology such as Routing and Switching or Datacentre technologies. The individual should also have a strong interest in business development and proactive engagement with a range of clients across Government. The individual will report to the Systems Engineering Manager for National Security and Central Government. The candidate should ideally be southern or midlands based and prepared to operate within central London and South England. A knowledge of all the key Cisco technology architectures such as Borderless Networks, Collaboration, and Data Centre/Virtualisation would be highly useful along with knowledge of business drivers in Government, knowledge of the Government vertical market and previous pre-sales experience and a distinct advantage. Responsibilities: - Provide technical and sales support for accounts in assigned territory. - Focus on strategic accounts - Assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities. - Consult with customers to understand their needs and design effective solutions - Deliver technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects. - Keep up-to-date on the market, competitive solutions, products and services. - Actively participate as a specialist on assigned Virtual Team and provide consultative support in their area of specialization to other Systems Engineers. Skills and Experience Required: - In-depth knowledge of baseline Systems Engineering skills in LAN Routing and Switching technology and Datacenter is highly desirable. - Must have good underlying knowledge of the Cisco Architectures - Competitive knowledge (in their area of specialization) including solution, technology and product offerings. - Proven track record of customer driven data networking consultancy is essential. - Cisco certification of CCDP is highly desirable. - SC - Security Clearance or DV - Clearance highly desirable. - Strong relationship management skills - Strong communications & presentation skills - Strong negotiation skills - Comfortable applying business acumen and financial expertise to assist identify & qualify selling opportunities as part of an account team. - Uses Return On Investment concepts to justify Cisco solutions - Demonstrable ability to drive adoption of Cisco technology solutions through channel partners, and into customers. - Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications. - Ability to work effectively, add value as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team. dv sc security cleared presales engineer ccdp

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Specialist and Activity Don't show me jobs from Specialist and Activity

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£0 to £0 per year

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Surbiton Hill Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

At A Glance Based in Surbiton/ Crawley. We are currently recruiting a Trainee Service Desk Analyst for our Specialist Holiday Group sector. SHG is part of TUI Travel PLC Specialist & Activity Sector. As part of an IT technical Team the primary role of the Trainee Service Desk Technician is to take proactive role supporting the businesses in the maintenance and upkeep of existing IT infrastructure, IT applications, IT equipment and UK Telecoms services. What You'll Be Doing * Provide first line IT/Telecoms support to the SHG business. * Assist in supporting and maintaining all IT hardware and Telecoms. * Assist in Installing and maintaining network cabling and associated hardware as necessary. * IT Software support, installation and configuration. * Help or investigate how to help users with their normal day to day IT/Telecoms issues. * Assist in the administration and maintenance of Communications (both voice and data), email and blackberry services. * Be second point of contact for all IT/telecoms related issues at all SHG sites, including overseas. * Assist/liaise with contractors, third parties and/or other members of the group in supplying IT services to the SHG business. * Ensure all relevant information/paperwork relating to IT is communicated effectively and accurately, internally within IT support and externally to the business. * To assist and/or deliver project work out side the scope of support when required * To ensure service levels, team objectives and KPI's are met. * Pro-actively identify problems and trends and propose solutions and recommendations to optimise systems performance and stability. * To assist in transition process from either an internal or external IT development team into IT support. * Create and maintain IT support documentation where missing or incorrect. What We're Looking For Key Knowledge of: * Windows XP/7, server 2003/2008, Linux and MAC OS support and administration experience. * Home, small business and/or wireless technologies exposure. * Use of Microsoft Office products Other Requirements * An effective team - player with a flexible attitude and a willingness to help. * Driven by the aim to provide users/clients with the best possible service. * Willing to learn new skills and cross train. * Excellent communication skills necessary to communicate within diverse workforce * Customer oriented approach required to ensure the service provided is efficient. * Ability to work as part of a multifunctional global team. * Strong team player * Adaptable to changing priorities. * Clean EU drivers licence * Ability to travel overseas for short periods of time. What We Can Offer * Competitive salary * Holiday entitlement of 25 days increasing with service to 28 days * Holiday concession purchase * Affinity reward scheme - online discounts on products & services * Late seat and accommodation offers * Childcare vouchers * Cycle to work scheme * In-flight discount of 20% * Foreign exchange discount at TUI retail outlets * Contributory Pension scheme * Career progression opportunities Job Division: Specialist & Activity Location: Surbiton trainee service desk analyst surbiton it infrastructure applications it equipment windows xp 7 linux and mac os support strong team player communication skills

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Specialist and Activity Don't show me jobs from Specialist and Activity

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£0 to £0 per year

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Surbiton Hill Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

At A Glance Based in Surbiton. We are currently recruiting a Front End Developer for the Specialist Holiday Group sector. SHG is part of TUI Travel PLC Specialist & Activity Sector. Involved in a range of e-commerce projects and activity, the Front End Developer is responsible for producing front-end code to deliver day-to-day web merchandising, content updates and enhancements across the Specialist websites. The web channel is a strategically critical route to market and the Web Sales & Operations teams within each location both play a central role as a driver of business success. What You'll Be Doing 1. Planning & Delivery * Be accountable for time estimates for development work and ensure that work is completed on time. * Manage own workload within a project. * Take a proactive role in identifying and resolving technical and functional errors across all sites * Escalate any requirements that become undeliverable due to changes in scope, resource or cost parameters 2. Developments * Take requirements from within the business for new or changing functionality on the site. * Translate Photoshop designs, producing highly usable, standards compliant and progressively enhanced XHTML/CSS templates and pages. * Work on day-to-day updates to the sites that involve simple graphics work and changes to existing code, taking a steer from the existing site design. * Deliver of on-site promotions, online marketing campaigns and merchandising. * Implement non-geographic published content (e.g. Sales Centre phone numbers, booking T&Cs) * Support the Sales Centre and Trade teams in answering day to day web queries * Support the UX team in developing the front-end for large-scale projects and site redesigns. * Adhere to department standards on code, environment configuration management, project lifecycle, and release procedures. * Ensure developments work across all supported browsers. * Work closely with the Online Marketing ream to ensure all relevant SEO, PPC and analytics requirements are built in from day one. * Maintain a highly organised level of working standard - adhering to our working practices and helping us to develop them to become more efficient and effective. 3. Benchmarking * Regularly monitor developments in E-Commerce, web interactivity and competitor websites and recommend enhancements to TUI Travel's Web Platform * Build your own knowledge of latest web technologies and user centred design through online and offline reading, attending events and sharing knowledge with the other web teams around the business * Transfer knowledge across brands and initiatives. What We're Looking For * 2 years solid, demonstrable web development experience ideally in a delivery focussed commercial environment * Proficient in HTML, Javascript, CSS, jQuery * Experience in at least one of the following scripting languages: PHP, ASP, JSP, .NET * Exposure to XML standards and development * Will have used a Versioning System such as CVS or SVN in a production environment * Knowledge of any of the following an advantage: Apache Webserver, Apache Tomcat, Eclipse, Velocity * Experience of working with content management systems an advantage * Ability to work in a small team, and communicate effectively with department colleagues and key business representatives * Must have excellent attention to detail and the ability to effectively multi-task * Delivery to time, budget and quality expectation, across multiple initiatives simultaneously * A desire and passion for constantly developing websites to keep up with changing technologies What We Can Offer * Competitive salary * Holiday entitlement of 25 days increasing with service to 28 days * Holiday concession purchase * Affinity reward scheme - online discounts on products & services * Late seat and accommodation offers * Childcare vouchers * Cycle to work scheme * In-flight discount of 20% * Foreign exchange discount at TUI retail outlets * Contributory Pension scheme * Career progression opportunities Job Division: Specialist & Activity Location: Surbiton front end developer surbiton workload identifying resolving technical functional errors e commerce projects and activity web sales operations photoshop designs xhtml css

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IBB Solicitors Don't show me jobs from IBB Solicitors

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£0 to £0 per month

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West London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

We have three joint group heads for our Real Estate group: Susan Mawson, Andrew Olins and Vivien Rimmer. IBB's Residential Development team is arguably the most commercially astute and technically expert of any residential development team in the South East. We have a proven track record of handling complex acquisitions and disposals of residential and mixed-use development sites and proactively negotiating the best deals for our clients. When new clients instruct us, we find that the service we deliver invariably exceeds their expectations. Our New Homes Division offers a tailor-made service for the disposal of completed units. We currently dispose of about 700 units each year and further expansion is planned. We use state-of-the-art IT and case management systems to progress sales speedily. We keep in constant touch with your sales team and proactively solve problems to meet target exchange and completion dates. Our real estate teams complement each other and together can provide a full range of services to the developer, which other specialist residential development teams may not be able to offer. This is particularly relevant to the provision of mixed-use schemes; advice on acquisition funding; the negotiation of development agreements and construction documentation and/or the letting of commercial premises. We deal sensitively with the authorities involved to maximise tangible benefits for our clients, whilst balancing those against the constraints of local authority requirements, planning and community needs. To provide a high quality service to clients on all aspects of residential led development and as required mixed use schemes. Ensure exemplary client care establishing trust and confidence and demonstrate strong financial management, commercial awareness and professionalism at all times. Key Responsibilities 1.To provide a high quality legal service to clients on all aspects of the development of land by way of assistance with the acquisition and disposal of sites for residential led and mixed use development (whether immediate or strategic) to include: * Advising on restrictive covenants, easements, affordable housing, leases, planning and highways agreements and agreements for supply of services; * Assisting with the preparation of documentation in readiness for the disposal of completed residential units. 2. Where required, assist the team in its marketing objectives, to include activities such as attending client events, writing text / articles for the website and other publications and assisting the partners in organising client events. 3.Develop own technical knowledge and skills including: 1. Analysing information to reach sound decisions; 2. Recognising commercial drivers behind a deal and reacting accordingly; 3. Recognising issues and problems arising during the course of a transaction and reacting quickly and effectively; 4. Research appropriate case law and technical and legal precedents to progress matters; 5. Comprehending and following instructions; 6. Communicating succinctly verbally and in writing using plain English. 4.Personally meet the firms quality standards including: 1. Ensuring that all chargeable work is properly recorded on client matters; 2. Ensuring personal time recording and billing targets are achieved; 3. Adhering to the Law Societys client care directive and to the firms own policies as set out in the Office Manual; 4. Maintaining good file management as set out in the Office Manual; 5. Understanding the obligations relating to client accounts and ensures preparation and delivery of bills in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules. 5.Ensure the firms client care standards are consistently met, including setting and meeting client expectations and clearly communicating progress to clients and partners and where appropriate billing matters in accordance with partner approval. 6.Develop own self-organisational and interpersonal skills so that: * Work is prioritised and progressed; * You demonstrate a balance of working on your own initiative and seeking advice or guidance; * Partners are aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters * You maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work Establish and maintain contact with relevant third parties and ensure good working relationships with referrers and other external contacts. Participate actively in group meetings. Ensure you remain professionally and technically up to date by attending and recording CPD, as well as developing knowledge of the market place and client base. Person Specification 1. Confident with all aspects of residential led development and ideally with experience of mixed use schemes, residential conveyancing /site set up and CML compliance 2. At least 2 years dealing with house builder / residential led development work 3. Experience of undertaking part exchanges managing plot sales and site set ups will be an advantage 4. Experience of negotiating disposals of affordable housing and/or s106 agreements would be an advantage but not essential 5. IT literate with a vision of how effective use of IT / case management can add value to the client 6. Strong academics 7. Experience working as a trainee or qualified solicitor with a firm known for its residential development work 8. Takes ownership of own career and demonstrates a desire to develop your skills and to progress within the area of residential led property development.

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Full time

Who we are looking for The Financial Services Risk group within Consulting at PwC advises leading financial services organisations on a wide variety of risk and capital management issues. These range from regulatory requirements such as Basel III and Solvency II, to operational assignments such as defining and setting risk appetite and embedding risk management through the organisation. We have a number of roles available in our rapidly growing practice. We are seeking individuals at consultant grade, based in London and on client sites, focussing on risk technology. About the role We provide a full suite of risk and capital management services covering the full range of risk disciplines, assisting our clients in: Risk management frameworks and operations: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business, and building the infrastructure to support the delivery of risk management in the business Risk regulation: Understanding and responding to risk-related regulatory developments Risk quantification, valuation, and modelling: Leveraging quantitative tools and techniques to support business decisions Risk technology and data: Analysis, specification, design, and provision of technology and data to support the effective management of risk, including architecture and data linkages to other functions, e.g. finance, operations Specialist risk disciplines: Design and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes relating to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and insurance risk, as well as capital management This role is focussed on risk technology and data, although wider experience in risk management will prove advantageous. At consultant grade, the role consists of delivering projects for the client as part of a team, and may include leading small teams. Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate that they can manage multiple tasks and projects. They would also need to have the capacity to take on greater responsibilities as they develop within the firm. They should be of an inquisitive mindset and interested in constantly updating and developing their professional and technical skills. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? No, except on occasion Amount of time client based approximately 70% Opportunity for job sharing? No Need to travel/overnight stays away from home Yes, as required from the engagement Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes, within reason Amount of time PwC office based approximately 30% Requirements Degree in a technology / quantitative discipline essential Pursuit of formal risk management qualification (eg from IRM, PRMIA, GARP) advantageous An demonstrable track record in success in risk technology, with practical experience in a minimum of two or more of the following: * Architecture - definition of logical, information, and technical architectures to support credit, market, or liquidity risk management; * Project management end to end project management of IT focused projects in financial services; * Business analysis analysis and documentation of business requirements for IT focused credit, market, or liquidity risk projects * Data modelling development of logical, conceptual, and physical data models, data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams in financial markets, particularly related to credit, market, or liquidity risk. Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retails & commercial banking, or insurance. Previous consulting experience highly desirable A good understanding of the role of risk management in helping an organisation achieves its business goals, and in the industry trends and drivers shaping the change agenda for financial services firms, Effective communication and presentation skills Good interpersonal skills to support working with colleagues and clients. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Who we are looking for The PwC Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice comprises of over 200 partners and staff. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol, our consultants focus on life, non life, banking and non insurance, led by a twelve strong partner team headed by Charles Garnsworthy. This makes us the largest insurance practice within the large accounting firms. Our roles in London are based in our flagship More London Riverside office where we moved to in early 2011. The London team is the largest of the AIMS offices, with opportunities to work both across the UK and abroad in Europe or globally. AIMS is planning to expand significantly against a background of high client demand for actuarial services, driven in part by Solvency II where we are recognised as one of the leaders in the development of best practice in the UK. Our ambition is to grow to a sustainable 300 people by 2013/14. Our clients include a number of the leading UK insurers and European multinationals, such as Aegon, Axa, JP Morgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Liberty Syndicates and LMIE, Old Mutual, Phoenix, Prudential, RBS and more. AIMS strategy firmly looks beyond Solvency II implementation to establish sustainable growth and reinforce our market-leading position. We continue to invest in core areas of our life insurance work including financial reporting, corporate restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, financial modelling, enterprise risk management. A significant and increasing amount of our work is coming from Continental Europe. AIMS plays a leading role in the 800 strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide, We have a strong sense of culture developed over our 30 year history. We work in a friendly, positive and vibrant atmosphere, where people are encouraged to take responsibility at an early stage and proactively develop their career. We seek to develop accomplished consultants, not just technically strong actuaries. This means exposure to a wide range of project situations, often working with specialists from other disciplines within PwC such as Transaction Services, Regulatory, Risk Advisory, Corporate Finance, Business Recovery/Restructuring, Forensics, Tax, Accounting and Internal Audit. The individuals recruited would have a strong background either as a recognised strong life consultant or from successfully delivering significant actuarially related projects from within the life industry. In recognition of the need to invest in future growth of the practice, we are looking for individuals who not only have demonstrated relevant technical skills and experience, but who also have the potential with development support to lead on key client accounts and product areas, using strong relationship and people management skills. PwC offer an unparalleled development framework which not only ensures our consultants have strong technical experience, but also supports wider softer skills which are vital to success with our clients. We will ensure that the successful candidates will have a tailored development plan, which will enable progression to more senior levels within the practice in a relatively short timescale. About the role PwC is seeking Consultants from a life insurance background to join their UK Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice. On a day-to-day basis the candidate will lead, manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments, and act as the clients main point of day-today contact on assignments. The candidate will be actively involved in the development of new and existing client relationships and is expected to maintain a strong personal profile internally in PwC and externally in the market to seek out new business opportunities. We would expect the successful candidates to take an active role in the strategic management and running of the practice and lead on one our core product areas or be involved as lead actuarial account driver on one of our major UK life insurance clients. Requirements The successful candidate will: Have hold Degree Be a fully qualified Actuary Have spent most of their career to date in the life insurance market, either within a company or a consultancy Have a wider commercial awareness, including the understanding of wider business issues Have experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, market consistent techniques & financial modelling, ICAs, Solvency II or risk management are particularly relevant, reflecting the future growth of our practice. Personal Qualities: Have strong oral, listening and written communication skills. Have the potential to develop strong people management, client handling and development skills, including inter-personal sensitivity and influencing skills. Have demonstrated an aptitude to develop good client/internal client handling skills, including relationship-building skills that lead to increased consulting opportunities. Have strong project and financial management skills. The ability to deliver to budget and within timescales is an important skill. We are looking for people with a flexible attitude and the ability to multi-task effectively. Have strong technical, problem identification and analytical skills, most likely with at least one specialist area of experience. Be commercial, with the ability and experience of working within a broader insurance environment, and with vision as to developments at our clients and opportunities for consulting business. Be strongly committed to both personal and corporate success. Be self-motivated, in particular taking responsibility for personal development in technical and broader consulting skills. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us.

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Full time

Who we are looking for The PwC Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice comprises of over 200 partners and staff. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol, our consultants focus on life, non life, banking and non insurance, led by a twelve strong partner team headed by Charles Garnsworthy. This makes us the largest insurance practice within the large accounting firms. Our roles in London are based in our flagship More London Riverside office where we moved to in early 2011. The London team is the largest of the AIMS offices, with opportunities to work both across the UK and abroad in Europe or globally. AIMS is planning to expand significantly against a background of high client demand for actuarial services, driven in part by Solvency II where we are recognised as one of the leaders in the development of best practice in the UK. Our ambition is to grow to a sustainable 300 people by 2013/14. Our clients include a number of the leading UK insurers and European multinationals, such as Aegon, Axa, JP Morgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Liberty Syndicates and LMIE, Old Mutual, Phoenix, Prudential, RBS and more. AIMS strategy firmly looks beyond Solvency II implementation to establish sustainable growth and reinforce our market-leading position. We continue to invest in core areas of our life insurance work including financial reporting, corporate restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, financial modelling, enterprise risk management. A significant and increasing amount of our work is coming from Continental Europe. AIMS plays a leading role in the 800 strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide, We have a strong sense of culture developed over our 30 year history. We work in a friendly, positive and vibrant atmosphere, where people are encouraged to take responsibility at an early stage and proactively develop their career. We seek to develop accomplished consultants, not just technically strong actuaries. This means exposure to a wide range of project situations, often working with specialists from other disciplines within PwC such as Transaction Services, Regulatory, Risk Advisory, Corporate Finance, Business Recovery/Restructuring, Forensics, Tax, Accounting and Internal Audit. The individuals recruited would have a strong background either as a recognised strong life consultant or from successfully delivering significant actuarially related projects from within the life industry. In recognition of the need to invest in future growth of the practice, we are looking for individuals who not only have demonstrated relevant technical skills and experience, but who also have the potential with development support to lead on key client accounts and product areas, using strong relationship and people management skills. PwC offer an unparalleled development framework which not only ensures our consultants have strong technical experience, but also supports wider softer skills which are vital to success with our clients. We will ensure that the successful candidates will have a tailored development plan, which will enable progression to more senior levels within the practice in a relatively short timescale. About the role PwC is seeking Consultants from a life insurance background to join their UK Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice. On a day-to-day basis the candidate will lead, manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments, and act as the clients main point of day-today contact on assignments. The candidate will be actively involved in the development of new and existing client relationships and is expected to maintain a strong personal profile internally in PwC and externally in the market to seek out new business opportunities. We would expect the successful candidates to take an active role in the strategic management and running of the practice and lead on one our core product areas or be involved as lead actuarial account driver on one of our major UK life insurance clients. Requirements The successful candidate will: * Have hold Degree * Be a fully qualified Actuary * Have spent most of their career to date in the life insurance market, either within a company or a consultancy * Have a wider commercial awareness, including the understanding of wider business issues * Have experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, market consistent techniques & financial modelling, ICAs, Solvency II or risk management are particularly relevant, reflecting the future growth of our practice. Personal Qualities: * Have strong oral, listening and written communication skills. * Have the potential to develop strong people management, client handling and development skills, including inter-personal sensitivity and influencing skills. * Have demonstrated an aptitude to develop good client/internal client handling skills, including relationship-building skills that lead to increased consulting opportunities. * Have strong project and financial management skills. The ability to deliver to budget and within timescales is an important skill. We are looking for people with a flexible attitude and the ability to multi-task effectively. Have strong technical, problem identification and analytical skills, most likely with at least one specialist area of experience. * Be commercial, with the ability and experience of working within a broader insurance environment, and with vision as to developments at our clients and opportunities for consulting business. * Be strongly committed to both personal and corporate success. * Be self-motivated, in particular taking responsibility for personal development in technical and broader consulting skills. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml