Bupa – Finance & Governance and Actuarial Graduate Scheme

Bupa – Finance & Governance and Actuarial Graduate Scheme

Bupa:

Bupa places a huge emphasis on recruiting graduates who support their aim to help people live longer, healthier lives.  They are looking for bright, driven, ambitious graduates who can display a knowledge of and a passion for their values and strategic vision.  Their strategy has three pillars: Customers, People, Performance.

 

It puts customers front and centre in the context of today’s digital age. As a service organisation, everything they do for customers relies on their people and partners, so being a place where people love to work is critical to success. This, combined with disciplined risk and capital management, is how Bupa will deliver strong and sustainable performance.

 

Context: 

Bupa’s Group CFO is the driving force behind the development of the Graduate Programme.  Bupa are keen to attract emerging talent and conscious of the need to invest in this.  Over the past 2 years, they have been running an Undergraduate Sandwich Placement programme, building this up slowly.  They currently have 9 students completing sandwich placements during 17/18.  These are based in London and open to all Universities.

 

Graduate Programme:

Launching within the next 2 weeks, with a 2018 graduate intake, Bupa are looking to recruit 10 graduates onto the Finance & Governance role and 3 Graduates onto their Actuarial role.  The Graduate Programme will be a 3 year programme, including rotations, qualifications (ACA & Actuarial) and Learning & Development.

 

Locations:

London, Brighton & Manchester (possible rotations)

 

Salary (approx.):

-        Finance & Governance - £27K

-        Actuarial - £30K

 

Application Process:

Open w/c 22^nd Jan.  Applications will be open for 6-7 weeks.

Online application –

CV and questions.

Video Interview

Experience Centre  (A more pleasant sounding version of an ‘Assessment Centre’)

 

No UCAS or degree classification requirements.  Bupa are looking for more than just academics though so if students are on track for a 2.2, and have a passion for Finance and Bupa etc, that is fine.

 

Also;

 

An Event on 15^th Feb – ‘An Evening with Finance’ – Bupa, Angel Court, London.  Bupa may be able to cover expenses for students who are interested and are applying for the grad roles.

 

If you have any comments or questions in the meantime, then please do get in touch

 

Thanks

Kind regards

 

Shauna

Shauna Burns | Careers Advisor | Careers & Employability | Manchester Metropolitan University Email: s.burns@mmu.ac.uk | Phone 0161 247 2310  | Twitter @MmuShauna | www.mmu.ac.uk/employers 1.03 Business School Building| Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester, M15 6BH

ACCA Accelerate Programme - Tuesday 16th January 2018, 11 - 12pm or 12 - 1pm

Hi Everyone, We just wanted to highlight an event that is occurring this week that will be very useful to attend.  ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) are running a session on Tuesday 16th January 2018 regarding their 'Accelerate Programme'.  T   This is essentially a fast and more cost effective way of obtaining exceptions to fast-track your professional accounting studies after graduating.   The session will be running at the following times:   11am-12pm (Business School - G33)  12pm-1pm (Business School - G33)   To find out more about the session and to book a place please visit https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1574497   Thanks Kate and Linda (Level 5 Year Tutors)

Application deadline for Generation UK - China internships extended to 28 January

GENERATION UK - CHINA

 

Application deadline for Generation UK - China internships extended to 28 January     Gain a competitive edge with a Generation UK - China internship   Spend two months this year interning in an industry of your choice in one of the world's most fascinating countries! With six exciting locations and over 15 different industry sectors to choose from, whether that's business, engineering, law, marketing, design etc., there's a wealth of experience and adventure waiting at your feet! Whether you're a current undergraduate or recent graduate looking to get on the career ladder, placements are available all year round to suit all schedules. Funding covers all internship placement fees, accommodation, comprehensive travel insurance, business and cultural activities, as well as your airport pick-up and dedicated support throughout your placement. The final deadline to submit your application is 28 January 2018 at 23:59 PM (BST). To find out more about the programme and how you can apply, please click here.   Generation UK - China     Generation UK – China provides opportunities for young people from the UK to gain experience in China through work experience and study scholarships. Find out more about what is available via our Study Work Create China page. Follow the journeys of this year's participants on Instagram and get inspired!   Contact us   gen.uk@britishcouncil.org.cn

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This Week’s Placements Bulletin

Dear All,    Welcome to this week’s Placements Bulletin,

 

Please note that there is PLENTY of time left for you to be applying for placements!!!

 

Lots of Amazing local employers should be advertising over the coming months and also multiple NHS trusts in and around greater Manchester! So NO, It isn’t too late ( as a few of you have been in contact to ask) Placements will continue to be advertised from now right through to August – so you need to continue as you are, checking career hub and reading my weekly updates!

 

Don’t miss out on securing a placement, think about how you can use this experience when you are attending GRADUATE interviews. Think of all the skills you will have developed and enhanced, all of the experience you will have gained – this is all VERY desirable to a graduate employer – they will snap you up!

 

EVENTS

 

See below a selection of events that are coming up! Click on the header for more information and to book on.
 

Presentations Workshop on Tuesday 16^th @1pm in Brooks (Birley Campus)  - This may be of use to those of you who could with improving this skill. I know from experience that some employers in particular some of the local NHS trusts do incorporate a presentation stage into their process.

 

How to write winning CV’s Wednesday 17^th Jan @ 1.30pm

This workshop explores different CV formats and covering letters, and the key qualities employers look for that will make you stand out from the crowd and bag an interview.

 

 

PwC Office Open Event – Tuesday 13^th Feb @ 6.30pm

Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, graduate or ready for a second job, you can pick up loads of information about PwC's work and decide which of their career options interests you most at this office based event.

You'll have the opportunity to spend some time in one of the offices across the UK, discovering what PwC do, how, why and where they do it, and who they do it for. You’ll find out where a career with PwC can take you – and how far you could go – and you'll be able to ask PwC staff questions face-to-face and get a better grasp of the business.

 

A SELECTION OF UPCOMING DEADLINES

 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust- Finance Assistant Placement 2018/19 (new)

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

Manchester

Closes - 19 Jan, 2018

MFT (Wythenshawe Site) is looking to employ hardworking student within our Unscheduled Care Finance team in the field of management accounts for a period of 12 months starting September 2018.

  
McDonald's - Finance Placement 2018-19

McDonald's Restaurants Ltd

Shoreditch, London

Closes - 15 Jan, 2018

McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant chain with more than 36,000 restaurants worldwide, and alongside our franchisees employ 1.9 million people. We are extremely proud to have been ranked in the top 10 of The Sunday Times’25 Best Big Companies to Work For’ list since 2012.

 
Pernod Ricard UK - Finance Industrial Placement 2018/2019 (new)

Pernod Ricard Uk

Chiswick

Closes - 16 Jan, 2018

As members of the Pernod Ricard Group – world no. 2 in the wines and spirits industry, we are proud to manage a prestigious portfolio of internationally recognised brands, of which 17 are counted amongst the global top 100 amongst the wine and spirits brands!

 

RCI Financial Services - IT, Finance, Compliance and Business Management Placements 2018/2019 (new)

RCI Financial Services Ltd

 
RCI are the financial force behind Renault, Nissan, Dacia and Infiniti, four global car brands. We provide a range of competitive finance options and solutions for both Retail & Business Customers. The UK division is based in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth,Hertfordshire
 
Faurecia - Finance/Controlling Placement 2018/19
Faurecia
Banbury
Fradley
Lichfield
Washington

Closes - 19 Jan, 2018

 
Supporting the Finance department in a wide range of tasks and projects, the finance students will have a great opportunity to apply their University studies to work environment and gain great experience in an international context for a future career in Finance.  

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

 

It’s time to book in for your term 2 placement review! During this appointment we will have a catch up on your progress so far, take a look at any applications you are currently working on and in general have a chat and see what we can do to help with your placement journey!  Appointments are already getting booked up so please do get yours scheduled sooner rather than later.

To book an appointment direct, simply click  https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/appointments/app/topic/14

 

Kind Regards

 

Cara Walker| Placement & Project Coordinator | (Working days are Wed AM,  All day Thurs & Fri )

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School | All Saints Campus| Oxford Road | Manchester | M15 6BH |

Direct Line: 0161 247 3382

Email: cara.walker@mmu.ac.uk

Placement Team: 0161 247 3711 or businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk  

Twitter: @MMUPlacements

 

For more information on Placement opportunities: http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/business/placements.php

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