Mercer Career Reward and Talent Graduate Programme 2025 - London

As a Reward and Talent Graduate Analyst, you'll dive into our integrated solutions, spanning our Reward & Talent, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices, and collaborate closely with Mercer Career's other practice lines in Executive Remuneration and Workforce Transformation., Provide quantitative and qualitative analytical support to senior consultants and project teams

Conduct research and analysis to understand industry and organisation-specific issues, including business strategy, corporate performance, compensation and rewards practices and trends

Analyse data related to compensation, benefits, and performance to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness

Support the development and implementation of compensation and benefits programmes, including salary structures and incentive plans

Collaborate with project teams to determine and execute the most effective ways to structure analyses and present information to meet client objectives

Prepare client presentations and presenting to business leaders

To be eligible for this position, you must be on track to achieve or have already achieved a minimum of a 2 : 2 (or equivalent) in your degree discipline

Right to Work in the UK (we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role)

What makes you stand out?

Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills; enthusiasm to learn

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, both quantitative and qualitative, and working knowledge of MicrosoftWord, Excel, and PowerPoint

Problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and propose solutions

Knowledge of data analysisand presentation design

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, superior organisational skills, and strong attention to detail

We're Mercer - a global consulting leader in health, wealth and career. Mercer has more than 22,000 colleagues based in over 40 countries.

We help clients worldwide from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital asset their people.

Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organisations design and execute sophisticated workforce strategies, whether it's for a multinational organisation or a local company attempting to grow within its market.

We provide best-in-class consulting, rigorous analytics, and data-driven insights that help organisations make fact-based decisions.

The first step in your career in Reward & Talent is as a Graduate Analyst. Graduate Analysts work with a broad range of clients and industries, participating as a member of project teams to diagnose issues and design strategic solutions.

What can you expect?

Mercer's Reward and Talent Consultants partner with clients around the world to engage their most important asset - their people.

Withhigh-quality, tailored, independent consulting advice, we help clients optimise business performance byimproving the way they manage, reward, and motivate their workforce.

Our Reward & Talent consultants are analytical, creative collaborators who are natural problem solvers able to diagnose problems and assist in developing and implementing best-in-class solutions that drive success for our clients.

Competitive salary and accelerated career progression, with a permanent full-time role upon completing the programme.

Competitive Benefits Package including : 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance programme, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.

Challenged to deliver impactful solutions for major organisations and have a direct impact on their employees

Exposure to working with the best people in the industry