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Actuarial Trainee<ul><li>Full Support for Your Actuarial Qualification– We’ll provide paid study days, mentoring, and resources to help you succeed in your actuarial exams.</li><li>Diverse Experience Across Key Teams– Gain hands-on experience in a number of our actuarial teams, all while building your career with NFU Mutual.</li><li>Hybrid working– Enjoy the flexibility of working up to 60% from home, with the remainder at our Head Office in Stratford-upon-Avon. During your initial training and induction, you'll spend more time in the office to ensure you're fully supported as you get up to speed.</li><li>Entry Requirements– 3 A-levels at grade B or above (including mathematics, excluding general studies) and a 2:1 honours degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, or a degree with significant mathematical content.</li></ul>About the SchemeAt NFU Mutual, we’re offering an exciting opportunity to kickstart your actuarial career with our Actuarial Trainee Scheme. This scheme is designed to provide you with hands-on experience which may include exposure to financial services and general insurance business across a number of teams including reserving &amp; financial modelling, systems &amp; services and profitability &amp; pricing.You’ll play a key role in collecting, analysing, and interpreting data, and you’ll work closely with a range of teams to help make important business decisions that benefit both our customers and the business.The purpose of our actuarial teams is to ensure that NFU Mutual remains financially robust and capable of providing outstanding service to our customers. Actuaries are at the heart of decision-making here, helping us assess and manage risks, set appropriate pricing, and maintain financial stability.Whether it’s modelling life policies, supporting general insurance, or managing the reserve funds for future claims, our actuarial teams provide crucial insights that guide the company’s strategy and protect our customers.As an Actuarial Trainee, you’ll have the opportunity to support business-critical activities such as designing actuarial models, investigating data anomalies, and communicating key insights to non-actuarial colleagues.You’ll be fully supported on your journey to becoming a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). The scheme offers a structured learning path, including dedicated study days, mentoring, and funding for exam entries, along with access to a range of study materials to help you succeed.You’ll work closely with the actuarial team, gaining valuable hands-on experience, and will be a part of the IFoA, benefiting from a professional network and resources. The mentorship program ensures personalised guidance throughout your journey.In addition, as you progress and pass exams, you’ll receive incremental pay increases and rewards, recognising your growing expertise and achievements.What you can expectAt NFU Mutual, we believe in supporting and nurturing our employees from the very beginning of their careers. As an Actuarial Trainee, you’ll be part of a small cohort of career starters, all embarking on a shared journey of professional development and growth.We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive company culture where people are valued for their individual contributions. As part of our wider team, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your development and will receive guidance and mentoring to help you thrive.We focus on building long-term relationships with our employees, so you’ll feel supported not just in your day-to-day work, but in your wider career aspirations too.<ul><li>Varied Work Across Teams: Whether you're working with the Actuarial Systems &amp; Services team, Profitability &amp; Pricing, or Reserving and Financial Modelling teams, your role will involve similar activities across all three teams, such as designing and improving actuarial models, data analysis, and recommending business strategies.</li><li>Clear Development Path: You’ll be supported in your personal development and we’ll also provide on-the-job coaching from experienced colleagues, so you’ll always feel supported as you grow in your role.</li><li>Study and Exam Support: As part of your actuarial journey, we’ll provide you with everything you need to study and pass your actuarial exams, including paid study days, mentoring, and a variety of resources to guide you every step of the way.</li><li>Collaborative Environment: You’ll be part of a friendly, collaborative team where your input matters. Whether you're problem-solving, sharing insights, or working with internal stakeholders, you’ll always have the support you need to succeed.</li></ul>Application ProcessIf your application is shortlisted, you’ll be invited to complete an online assessment designed to measure your problem-solving and reasoning skills across numerical, deductive, and inductive tasks. It helps us understand how you work with data, spot patterns, and draw logical conclusions.The following stage will be an introductory call with a member of our team, and the final stage will be an in-person assessment, including a skills-based interview and role-based exercises.Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship as it does not fulfil the criteria set by the Home Office.This vacancy may close early depending on application volumes, so we recommend getting your application in as soon as possible!About youWe’re looking for motivated individuals who are excited to start their actuarial journey and are eager to contribute to a company that values growth, innovation, and customer-focused decision-making.To be eligible for this role, you’ll need to have at least 3 A-levels at grade B or above (including mathematics but excluding general studies) and be working towards or have completed an honours degree (2:1 or above) in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, or another degree with significant mathematical content.Any work experience in an actuarial environment or even just a professional office placement would be advantageous but not essential.We’d love for you to have the following skills:<ul><li>Strong Analytical and Numerical Skills– The ability to quickly evaluate complex data and make accurate calculations is essential. Your strong numerical skills will help you analyse and interpret large datasets, ensuring you can provide valuable insights to support decision-making across different teams.</li><li>Effective Communication and Collaboration– As an Actuarial Trainee, you’ll work with various teams and departments. Your ability to clearly communicate technical actuarial findings to non-actuarial colleagues is key, ensuring that everyone understands the impact of your work.</li><li>Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking– Actuarial work often involves complex scenarios that require problem-solving skills. Being able to think critically, challenge existing methods, and propose alternative solutions will allow you to contribute meaningfully to improving processes and achieving business objectives.</li><li>Attention to Detail and Accuracy– The work you do directly impacts business decisions and customer outcomes. Attention to detail is crucial when working with data and actuarial models, as even small errors can have significant consequences.</li><li>Time Management and Self-Organisation– With multiple projects and deadlines to juggle, it’s important to stay organised and manage your time effectively. Prioritising tasks and staying on top of your workload will ensure you’re meeting expectations and progressing with your studies while contributing to team goals.</li><li>Knowledge of Excel and Programming (SQL/VBA)– While not essential, knowledge of Excel, and programming languages like SQL or VBA, will be an advantage. These tools are used to manipulate large datasets and automate processes, so being comfortable with them will help you work more efficiently.</li></ul>At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:<ul><li>Salary - £30,987</li><li>Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)</li><li>Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution</li><li>25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme</li><li>A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities</li><li>Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets</li><li>£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&amp;Cs</li><li>Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more</li><li>Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance</li><li>Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year</li><li>Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme</li><li>Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary</li><li>Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.</li></ul>

Paid Actuarial Internship<ul><li>Gain experience in our Actuarial Team</li><li>Put your methodology into practice</li><li>Hybrid role with 60% homeworking and 40% in Stratford-upon-Avon</li></ul>We have a great opportunity to join our Finance department here at NFU Mutual as an Actuarial Analyst on a 1 year fixed term contract. This opportunity is for a University undergrad student who is currently doing an Actuarial Science or Mathematical subject and wants to do a year in industry as part of their degree or take a year out to gain first-hand experience.You’ll gain experience of actuarial work in practice, covering a variety of tasks and the chance to meet and understand the work of other teams in the department. This is a great opportunity to gain insight into an Actuarial career and you will be a valued member of the team.You’ll assist in the delivery of short term tasks and identify improvements in data analysis techniques. Through the support of the team, you will collect, check, and analyze data for actuarial calculations. Your role will cover a wide range of actuarial tasks from assisting in the calculation of quarterly reserves to creating MI to investigate anomalies and recommend amendments as part of the data cleansing process.This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. We understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 60% of your hours from home.About youAs someone who is passionate about maths, you'll have a genuine passion and career aspirations to work in the Actuarial field. You will have an inquisitive mindset, be proactive, and be a good problem solver, as well as being particularly good with numbers. You’ll also be confident in Microsoft packages and in Excel.To join our team, you’ll also be or have:<ul><li>Able to communicate clearly & confidently with all levels of stakeholders</li><li>Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy, and able to multi-task</li><li>The ability to simplify complex information</li><li>Maths A level at A* or A. At least two other A-levels at grade B or above</li><li>Working towards an honour's degree (2:1 or above) in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics or another degree with significant mathematical content</li></ul>At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences.Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:<ul><li>Salary £30,012</li><li>Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary pro rata)</li><li>Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution</li><li>25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme</li><li>A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities</li><li>Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets</li><li>£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs</li><li>Health and wellbeing plan – cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more</li><li>Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance</li><li>Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year</li><li>Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme</li><li>Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary</li><li>Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.</li></ul>We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award.We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognize and reward their contribution.

Actuarial Analyst 12 FTC<ul><li>Gain experience in our Actuarial Team</li><li>Put your statistics theory into practice</li><li>Hybrid role with 80% homeworking and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon</li></ul>About the roleWe have a great opportunity for an Actuarial Analyst on a 1 year fixed term contract, to join our Finance department here at NFU Mutual. This opportunity is ideal for a University student who is currently doing an Actuarial Science or Mathematical subject and wants to do a year placement as part of their degree or wanting to take a year out to gain first-hand experience.You’ll be able to gain experience of actuarial work in practice, covering a variety of tasks and the chance to meet and understand the work of other teams in the department.The main purpose of the role is to assist in the preparation and interpretation of complex data as part of Actuarial investigations, as part of the General Insurance reserving team.You’ll gain experience in assisting in the delivery of short term/one off projects and the opportunity to identify improvements about data analysis techniques.Through the support of the team you will collect, check, and analyze data, and carry out actuarial calculations and modeling work. You will also investigate anomalies and recommend amendments as part of the data and modeling process.This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.About youAs someone who is passionate about maths, you'll have a genuine passion and career aspirations to work in the Actuarial field. You will have an inquisitive mindset, be proactive and be a good problem solver, as well as being particularly good with numbers. You’ll also be confident in Microsoft packages and in Excel.To join our team, you’ll also be or have;<ul><li>Able to communicate clearly & confidently with all levels of stakeholders</li><li>Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy, and able to multi-task</li><li>The ability to simplify complex information</li><li>Maths A level at A* or A. At least two other A-levels at grade B or above</li><li>Working towards an honor's degree (2:1 or above) in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics or another degree with significant mathematical content</li></ul>At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.We recognize that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.Benefits and Rewards<ul><li>Salary of £28,500</li><li>Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary pro rata)</li><li>Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution</li><li>25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme</li><li>A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities</li><li>Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets</li><li>£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs</li><li>Health and wellbeing plan – cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more</li><li>Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance</li><li>Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year</li><li>Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme</li><li>Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary</li><li>Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.</li></ul>Working at NFU MutualWe’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognized as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognize and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.

Actuarial Analyst – 12 month FTC<ul><li>Gain experience in our Actuarial Team</li><li>Put your methodology into practise</li><li>Home working options available</li></ul>We now have a great opportunity for an Actuarial Analyst on a 1 year fixed term contract, to join our Finance department here at NFU Mutual. This opportunity is ideal for a University student who is currently doing an Actuarial Science or Mathematical subject and wants to do a year placement as part of their degree or wanting to take a year out to gain first-hand experience.You’ll be able to gain experience of actuarial work in practice, covering a variety of tasks and the chance to meet and understand the work of other teams in the department. The main purpose of the role is to assist in the preparation and interpretation of complex data as part of Actuarial investigations, essentially to undertake project work.You’ll gain experience in assisting in the delivery of short term/one off projects and the opportunity to identify improvements about data analysis techniques. Through the support of the team you will collect, check, and analyse data to allow it to be used in actuarial calculations. Investigate anomalies and recommend amendments as part of the data cleansing processAbout youAs an Actuarial Analyst, you'll have a genuine passion and career aspiration to work in the Actuarial field. You will have an inquisitive mindset and be a good problem solver- as well as being particularly good with numbers. You will also be or have:<ul><li>Good standard of academics, including relevant degree or working towards</li><li>Good experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes</li><li>Strong Excel skills</li><li>Able to communicate clearly &amp; confidently with all level of stakeholder</li><li>Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy, and able to multi-task</li><li>The ability to simplify complex information</li></ul>We understand how important a positive work-life balance is to you, so we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment, and support to work some of your hours from home. To help you give your best in the office and at home, we’re open to discussing what this might look like for you.Benefits and Rewards<ul><li>Salary £28,500k</li><li>Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)</li><li>Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution</li><li>25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme</li><li>A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities</li><li>Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets</li><li>£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&amp;Cs</li><li>Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more</li><li>Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance</li><li>Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year</li><li>Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme</li><li>Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary</li><li>Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.</li></ul>We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 39 companies across the globe, and the only organisation with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021 and the Glassdoor Best 50 Workplaces List 2023.  We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.

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