Senior Actuarial Trainee

Job Title: Senior Actuarial Trainee

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Nether Alderley, Edinburgh, or London

Closing date: 5th May 2022

Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions, and investment company in the UK.  Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families.

Our culture is welcoming, friendly, flexible and we aim to make you always feel included. We welcome applications from individuals who have taken an extended career break or those who are transitioning from different sectors.

To support this, we are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements and as we transition to hybrid working, we will discuss working patterns or locations that ensure you have the freedom to be your best. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.

We believe that being together some of the time will help our colleagues to feel truly connected to our Spirit of Royal London culture. Many of us value the passing conversations, social interactions and building relationships that comes from being together in the office.

Role purpose

To provide actuarial and analytical support and services required by the Group, either directly or through the management of a small team, whilst following the actuarial study pathway towards qualification as an Actuary.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake technical analysis using complex actuarial and analytical techniques in accordance with agreed guidelines and methodology.
• Challenge and make improvements and efficiencies to processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Take a leading role in making the project happen and provide updates to project manager.
• Check work of a technical or complex nature, providing feedback to the originator.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent working knowledge of relevant computer systems and packages, excel and word.
• Able to pay attention to detail and critically review own and others work.
• Ability to develop strong business relationships with colleagues across the department and the wider business.

Desirable Criteria

• Excellent understanding of life and pensions products and an appreciation of competitors products.

What we offer

• We've always been proud to reward employees by offering a number of benefits such as Pensions and Protection, Performance and role-related benefits, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
• Our culture comes from within, or to put it another way, it comes from our people. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.
• Our People Promise is something we live up to every day. We know we can rely on you, and you can expect plenty from us in return.
• Glassdoor ranked us among the best places to work in the UK in 2021

We are an equal opportunities employer. We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning team. We believe that embracing difference makes us stronger. Our diverse people bring us different skills – whatever their educational background, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

In fact, the first pillar of our People Promise is designed to make sure you 'work somewhere inclusive'. We want to live up to this promise; it’s good for our people and good for our customers too, because our workforce should reflect our communities.