Are you a degree student looking for a paid summer Intern role? We're currently looking for curious, motivated and enthusiastic degree students to join our paid summer internship programme, taking place between June and September 2023, on a 10 – 12-week internship. As an Intern, you'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the vibrant Retail Insurance industry and develop valuable skills, whilst contributing to the success of our business transformation.
It's an exciting time to join the team here at AXA Retail with significant investment and digital development planned right across the business. We provide insurance to individual customers, helping them protect what matters, for us that's their homes and cars. It's an exciting market, becoming more and more digital and highly competitive.
We have a real variety of roles, in various locations across our Retail Insurance business. You'll be aligned to a team and enabled to work with colleagues on live projects that will have a real business impact. You'll be able to state which you're most interested in from the below list in your application:
CEO Office – London - Get to see how our biggest decisions are made by supporting some of the CEO office priorities and juggling multiple projects. Attention to detail, communication skills and independence will be needed here and will be developed further by the end of the internship.
Transformation - London – Here the opportunity is the exposure to the whole of the Retail business and how we are making changes to our customers' journeys, simpler, more digital, more individual. Planning, organizing and communication skills will be important, along with agility to manage multiple deliverables.
Data & Analytics – London - Data is the foundation of everything we do. Here you'll gain exposure to our data and analytics platforms, so an analytical mind is needed along with an appetite to understand and communicate data. You'll develop stakeholder management and presentation skills.
Intermediary – Ipswich - 58% of our Retail business comes from Partners and Brokers. Here you'll learn more about these insurance products and more specifically supporting a project, gaining experience in insurance compliance and regulations and understanding how this marketplace works.
Finance – London or Ipswich - Our finance business partner team ensure our business remains on track to deliver our yearly financial targets. You'll support various financial tasks, such as data entry, financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and administrative support. Your responsibilities may evolve based on team needs and your areas of interest.
Customer & Product Development – London or Ipswich - Crafting and evolving our product shelf to meet our ever-changing customer needs is at the heart of our business. You'll play a vital role in supporting the team's efforts to enhance customer experiences and develop new products. This may involve conducting market research, analysing customer data, assisting with product development projects, supporting customer relationship management initiatives, assisting with customer feedback analysis, and providing general administrative support.
During the internship you'll:
- Get real work experience that will complement your university studies.
- Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the insurance industry.
- Learn from experienced insurance professionals who will be on hand to support and encourage you every step of the way.
- Help you to grow your network within AXA and build business and interpersonal skills that will be useful in your future career, hopefully with us!
How we work: At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, at one of our office locations. A typical example consists of 2 days per week in the office, and 3 days per week from home, this may vary between teams, you can discuss this with your Manager. As such, you'll need to live within a commutable distance of your offered location. That way you'll get to spend time with your team in person as well as virtually and get access to the right support networks internally to help you to succeed.
Application closure: The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd May 2023.
Please note: There will be a further selection process for shortlisted candidates. Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.
We’re relaunching our AXA Retail Graduate Programmes for 2024 and looking for our 2023 Interns to help us shape this work, having a voice in how to attract and develop future graduates at AXA. If you think you can help and might even want to secure yourself a place, then we’d love to hear from you.
What we’re looking for:
- Applicants must be currently studying for a bachelor's or master's degree in business, Economics, Finance or related field.
- Applicants must be available for the full duration of the internship from mid-June to September 2023 on a full-time basis (35 hours per week) in one of the locations listed above.
- Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Appetite to build a network and engage with peers.
- Curious and not afraid to ask questions.
- Lots of initiative and resilience.
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
Next steps:
If you meet the criteria we’ve described then please upload a covering letter or short statement no more than one page, explaining why you would like to be considered for an internship, including the following:
- What studies you’re currently undertaking
- Why you’d like to be considered for an AXA Retail Internship
- Which specific role and location you would like to be considered for and why
- How you match the criteria described above in ‘About you’
Please note: Not all roles are available in every location, please ensure you consider this when applying, you may need to be flexible on internship or be willing to relocate if you don’t currently live within commuting distance.
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us. We’ll support you to develop a broad range of skills and the experience of working for a leading Insurance brand. We’re also committed to paying the national living wage for the duration of the placement, a pro rata salary of £20,020.
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