WTW
Begin your career with WTW where every step is an opportunity. Join a company with global scale and diverse perspective where you can deepen our collective insight, set the bar high and succeed your way.
Whichever early careers program you join, you’ll go into a role with real responsibilities, exposure to client assignments and the opportunity to build up valuable experience. With WTW behind you, you’ll learn and develop the skills to succeed in your chosen role.
Where you means all of us
We’re proud of our culture and committed to making a real impact for our clients and colleagues. That’s why we constantly challenge ourselves to grow our inclusive culture and create a place where we’re bolder together. Our inclusion networks help us to live our values and our defined inclusion and diversity commitments improve and measure our progress. For you, this means joining a company where you can bring your whole self to work.
Your future in sharp focus
We leverage the global view and local expertise of our 48,000 colleagues serving 140 countries and markets to transform tomorrows. At WTW, you’ll tackle challenges with the help of a diverse, expert global team and identify strategic solutions that move us – and the world’s most powerful organizations – forward.
The Business
Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) is one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisory firms, offering a comprehensive collection of services to a diverse client base - from small businesses to multinational corporations. Our expert services and support encompass risk assessment, risk management and advisory, risk transfer and placement, and claim advocacy. We pride ourselves on our scale, reach, and entrepreneurial approach. By collaborating with colleagues across all WTW segments, we deliver a holistic people and risk proposition to many of our clients.
In CRB, we guide clients in understanding, assessing, and managing their risks through a wide range of advisory and insurance broking services. Our teams work closely with our global business units to bring deep local and regional expertise to clients worldwide. Complex risks require smarter solutions, which is why at WTW, our specialised approach, exceptional client service and broader perspective deliver smarter risk management.
The Role
The CRB Graduate Development Programme (GDP) is a two-year programme that provides the opportunity to develop a broad knowledge base, varied skills and diverse network. This program is designed to set you up with a holistic view of CRB with hands on experience, insight and opportunities to make an impact and shape your own career. The program provides the opportunity for graduates to work hands on with senior leadership alongside client facing exposures from accounts ranging in the Fortune 500 sector to smaller market local business areas.
We serve a diverse range of client sectors in areas such as Cyber, Financial Institutions, Marine and Construction. For a full list of industries our colleagues work with click here.
The role of a data analyst will assist to bring our risk and analytics capabilities into the business in a sustainable way. You would be responsible for assisting with the Global Line of Business’ data strategy as well as understanding and analysing the current approach to data and analytics. Through this and other work you will gain a unique understanding of our industry and our clients needs. The role offers a hybrid opportunity working directly within a line of business whilst reporting to our risk and analytics division.
Data Analysts will be involved in how to collect, organise and study data to provide business insight. You will typically be involved with managing, cleansing, abstracting and aggregating data, and conducting a range of analytical studies on that data. You will understand data structures, database systems and procedures and the range of analytical tools used to undertake a range of different types of analyses.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a candidate looking for a demanding data analytics role underpinned with knowledge of insurance.
This role is supported through the graduate programme being part of a wider cohort of new hires. It will entail exposure to development and support from the start of your journey into full time employment and beyond. The role will also be supported via an apprenticeship to equip you with the key skills and knowledge to be successful in the role. This will either be through a Level 4 Data Analyst apprenticeship or a qualification recognised within the insurance industry depending on degree studies.
The Requirements
Is this programme right for you?
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Are you the right fit for the programme?
Many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, which is why we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment enriched by our people, our clients and the communities in which we work. We create a culture of engagement and respect by demonstrating inclusive behaviours throughout our inclusion networks. We encourage and welcome applications from any degree discipline/ major and all universities/colleges.
If you have an appetite to learn and succeed, an ability to build technical knowledge, with a passion for building and maintaining relationships… start your career at WTW!
Educational Requirements
Our Community
At WTW we value diversity and are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment, enriched by our people, our clients, and the communities in which we work and live. Irrespective of which office you join, you will be part of the wider WTW community and will be able to contribute to our fundraising and community activities, our inclusion and diversity networks as well as our sporting and social groups. We operate a hybrid working environment (i.e. a mixture of working in the office and at home). In order to get the most out of working at WTW and to help with your own development, you will be expected to come into the office a minimum of 3 days each week. In addition to scheduled in-office training and meetings about projects and client work, this will give you the opportunity to learn from your more experienced colleagues, as well as getting to know your fellow new GB joiners.
The Application Process
Stage 1: Online application, including CV
Stage 2: Invitation to complete online assessment and a video interview
Stage 3: Virtual Assessment centre – this is an opportunity for you to meet with members of the team and for the team to understand your strengths, preferences and motivations. The assessment will take place virtually, and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions.
Stage 4: Offer and on-boarding
Closing Date:
29th November 2024
Start date for the UK Graduate Programme will be the beginning of September 2025.
WTW is an equal opportunity employer
WTW believes that effectively managing a diverse workforce is vital to our business strategy. We have an obligation to our organisation, ourselves and our clients to hire and develop the best people we can find. We will continually review our policies and practices to ensure that all areas of the employment process (including recruiting, hiring, work assignments, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, company-sponsored development programs and overall workplace experience) are free from discriminatory practices. We are committed to equal employment opportunities at WTW.
Why work at WTW?
WTW offers a variety of benefits to support your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, as well as help you develop in your career, and balance your life inside and outside of work. Among other things, these include WTW Work Flex, shared parental leave, a range of Learning & Development (L&D) opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package (which includes Private Medical Insurance and Life Insurance).
WTW Work Flex
At WTW, we see things differently. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we have a variety of different working arrangements which we call “WTW Work Flex”. We encourage colleagues and candidates to make requests for the types of flexible working arrangements that suit them. Visit our career site for more information: https://careers.wtwco.com/wtw-work-flex/
