****Applicants should be in their penultimate year of studies and graduating from an undergraduate or master’s degree programme in 2026*****   

Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent UK professional services consultancy advising on risk, pensions, investment and insurance. With over 1700 people across 9 offices, our core purpose is based around empowering people to secure better futures. We are a sustainable and thriving client and people focussed organisation, committed to doing the right thing.

We are wholly owned by Partners so we can take a longer-term view. We are dependent on talented and well-trained employees who enjoy working for a leading organisation in a closely knit and friendly team. To achieve this – and further support our continued growth we are looking for talented, motivated and enthusiastic individuals who value the chance to join our summer student programme in our Insurance & Longevity Consulting team.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive firm, committed to our core purpose of doing the right thing. This is underpinned by our core behaviours, building relationships, finding solutions and delivering impact.

We have a supportive structure in place to help you manage your work/life balance. Increasing our talented workforce is imperative to maintaining a proactive and competitive business, which is why our study support package and dedicated training team are always on hand for guidance throughout our graduate programme and beyond.

Many students who have completed our summer internship have gone on to develop their career with us after university as part of our graduate programme. Look at what a recent summer student has to say:

“As a Summer Intern, I worked on a range of projects including helping to develop a new process for calculating insurance reserves, debugging code on systems such as Tyche as well as helping to create reports and presentations for clients. ILC fosters an incredibly supportive culture where the whole team is friendly, enthusiastic and willing to help. Another aspect that stood out to me was how knowledgeable everyone in the team was and how willing they were to answer my questions and share their knowledge (for example, I never knew that David Beckham insured his legs)! There is also a wide range of social events on offer at BW, my personal highlight being the ILC karaoke social. However, there were many other great events as well, such as sporting tournaments, weekly office drinks and the ILC welcome lunch.” (Tristan – London)

Our Insurance & Longevity Consulting Summer Internship Programme 2025   

We run an eight-week paid summer internship programme in our Insurance and Longevity Consulting team that offers first class training and work experience. Enabling you to gain an excellent understanding of the role a consultant undertakes within the firm, how our business operates and the opportunity to learn from our Partners and dedicated mentors.

The internship will be across our Insurance & Longevity business area, an indication on the work below:

The Insurance and Longevity (ILC) team provides market-leading advice and support covering actuarial, investment, longevity and risk management projects

Our growing client base covers a broad range of life and general insurance firms, from captive insurers and friendly societies to FTSE 100 companies and Lloyd’s syndicates, as well as regulators and industry bodies

Summer interns joining the ILC team will get exposure to how both business and actuarial knowledge is used to give advice to our clients. In addition, they will gain experience using the software and tools used to carry out the technical analysis backing our advice.

Who are we looking for?    

Our current summer internship vacancies require for you to be on track for a minimum 2:1 degree, A at A-Level or Higher Maths and Level 6 at GCSE English Language or B at Scottish National 5, (or other equivalent qualifications), we require dedicated individuals with a strong academic background who are dynamic, proactive and have excellent communication skills.

Do let us know if any extenuating circumstances have prevented you from achieving the above qualifications, there will be opportunity for you to share this information as part of our screening process.

Next steps:    

Once you submit your CV and answer our screening questions. You will be invited to complete a series of online tests and a short video interview. (PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK/SPAM REGULARLY!)

The video interview is an important part of the process as we will get an idea of your motivations and interest in working at Barnett Waddingham. You will be able to find lots of hints & tips with regards to recording a video interview online, but for ease we’ve outlined a few below:

• Focus on answering the questions and avoid being too vague.
• Do your research on BW and know about the professional qualifications that we offer.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the role.
• Pay attention to presentation – be aware of your background and what is on display in the video.

The recruitment process takes place throughout the winter/early spring and we’re organising all our assessment days in March 2025. Please note, for some offices we will be recruiting on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply as soon as you’re ready.

Please be aware, if a particular opportunity becomes oversubscribed, we will close it for applications before the stated deadline. Therefore, we recommend you submit your full application as early as possible.

Accessibility  

We are a Disability Confident Employer.

We look forward reviewing your application!