Job Description

We are searching for bright, driven, and motivated graduates who are keen to develop a career in shaping the employee experience of tomorrow, today.

We are offering graduate vacancies in London to start in 2024 as part of our Fast Start Graduate Programme.

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

The Role

As an Employee Experience (EX) Analyst, you will work as part of a consulting team on a wide variety of complex projects. You will have immediate exposure to real client assignments across a wide variety of subject matters and spanning multiple types of solutions that we provide to our clients. You will be involved in projects that allow you to draw on your skills, imagination and creativity \xe2\x80\x93 from drafting a variety of communications, analysing data, or drawing conclusions to present to clients in a meaningful way. These experiences will help build your technical knowledge and overall industry experience and complement our 12-month graduate training programme, Fast Start, which is designed to give you an insight into our business, and help you develop the consulting, practical, and technical skills you need to succeed at WTW.

As you grow and gain expertise, you will become a key contact for the client and gradually begin to take responsibility for deliverables and client relationships across a range of subject areas, sectors and geographies. You will work alongside some of the industry\xe2\x80\x99s top consultants on cross-industry client projects including many household names; both FTSE 100 companies and public service organisations.

We have two communities within EX: Communication & Engagement Solutions and Organisation Insights & Change. You would be assigned to one of the communities; however, you would be an EX Analyst and be working across both. Your role will cover a range of activities and might include:

• Supporting senior colleagues with the development of communication strategies and materials designed to grab the attention of employees, build engagement and drive desired changes in employee behaviour.
• Planning key change management activities and milestones for major projects, including organisational design/restructuring and HR transformation.
• Developing insights related to employee experience risks and impacts and ensuring these are integrated into consulting activity across the employee experience spectrum.
• Supporting the design and set-up of employee listening strategies and surveys, as well as translations, printing / on-line set-up, distribution and return of materials.
• Working independently to draft and create communications, across print and digital, translating complex concepts into clear, compelling, innovative and engaging content.
• Executing the delivery of communication campaigns across a range of subject areas (pension, rewards and benefits, wellbeing, career management etc.) and measuring success through key analytics.

Requirements

Minimum 2:1 degree in a related discipline \xe2\x80\x93 humanities, marketing, and communication may be advantageous; or comparable education or work experience.

You should be able to demonstrate your excellent writing and communication skills as well as good problem-solving and analytical skills, as you will be interacting with clients from the beginning.

We are looking for individuals who possess the following skills:

• Flexible and adaptable
• Strong influencing and decision-making skills
• Professional attitude keen to develop and build relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to get things organised
• Able to evidence a strong work ethic
• Experienced in working with a high level of trust and integrity
• Demonstrates common sense and can work on their own initiative as well as part of a team, with a willingness to work for the benefit of the team as a whole.
• Must demonstrate a high level of accuracy in all tasks, strong attention to detail, analytical, meticulous and efficient whilst under pressure
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Aptitude to learn new skills

Our Company

WTW is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world to manage people, risk and capital. A strong client focus, an emphasis on teamwork, unwavering integrity, mutual respect and a constant striving for excellence are the values at the core of WTW\xe2\x80\x99s rich history which can be traced back to 1828. We currently have 45,000 employees based in more than 140 countries across the globe. Together, we unlock potential.

The Business

The greatest asset of most organisations is their people. As an EX-business, we make a difference to the lives of millions of employees around the world. Through a combination of advice, data and software, we deliver solutions that help organisations improve their business performance through their people. Working with our colleagues across WTW\xe2\x80\x99s Health, Wealth and Career (HWC) businesses, we help clients by ensuring that they have the right people in the right places, doing the right things, at the right cost, and living the right experience.

Fundamentally, the workforce of today, and the future, is looking (i) to be inspired by a strong sense of purpose in an inclusive environment (ii) to be doing great work in a thriving organisation, (iii) to have a connection with great people and great leaders, and (iv) to be rewarded and to achieve their potential. We work with our clients to make that experience a reality.

Our human capital clients are varied \xe2\x80\x93 we advise organisations across all industries, from financial services to retail, telecommunications and energy. In the UK, we advise many of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading and largest companies and often interact with our offices around the world to provide a truly global service offering. We provide invaluable advice to companies at some of the most exciting and critical moments in their lifecycle, at times when employee engagement and retention is crucial \xe2\x80\x93 from mergers and acquisitions to listing on the stock market.

The Application Process

Stage 1: Online application, including CV

Stage 2: Invitation to complete online assessment and a video interview - in partnership with the Bright Network, we have created an academy module on \xe2\x80\x98How to Ace your Video Interview\xe2\x80\x99. Click here to sign up and watch it!

Stage 3: Virtual Assessment centre \xe2\x80\x93 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 office visit \xe2\x80\x93 you will be invited to your local office and meet some of your future colleagues.

Stage 5: On-boarding

Start date for the UK Graduate Programme will be the beginning of September 2024.

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 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.

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 \xe2\x80\x9cWTW Work Flex\xe2\x80\x9d. 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/

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