Risk Consultant - Risk and Analytics

Description

As a member of our global team of risk consultants and engineers, you will play a key role in supporting new business initiatives and delivering risk financing advisory engagements alongside our natural catastrophe modelling and climate risk experts. You will apply a curious and innovative mindset to develop bespoke risk solutions that address emerging risks. Working closely with the Head of Risk Advisory, NZ, you will leverage our actuarial model-based insurance optimization tools to provide clear, actionable insights and advice to colleagues, corporate clients, and government-associated clients across the Pacific region. This role also offers opportunities to develop your consulting, business development, and project leadership skills within a collaborative, high-performing team.

The Role

• Support the Head of Risk Advisory, NZ to deliver on risk financing advisory engagements through a consulting style including preparation and scoping of consulting engagements
• Assist in facilitating risk workshops, performing financial analysis and developing techniques to assist clients understand and quantify their overall risk exposure
• Support colleagues across the wider Risk & Analytics team in the Pacific to deliver natural catastrophe modelling and climate risk support services.
• Support new business initiatives and collaborate with various departments.
• Utilise actuarial model-based insurance optimization tools to provide insights and solutions.
• Develop and maintain strong client-facing communication skills including written reports, workshops and online channels.
• Prepare and present results and recommendations in clear, actionable language.
• Demonstrate experience in understanding the risk financing process for strategic and emerging risks across all sectors of clients
• Exhibit excellent PowerPoint skills including use of AI for content creation and to create workflow efficiencies.
• Work effectively as part of a team to deliver high-quality services to clients on time.
• Develop innovative and bespoke risk consulting solutions and models for clients.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working as a consultant advising on natural catastrophe and emerging risks, with a strong understanding of risk concepts.
• A naturally curious mindset with the ability to think creatively and outside the box to develop innovative risk consulting solutions.
• Strong client-facing communication skills, including the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, simple, and actionable language.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to client sites as needed to meet client demands.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English, with excellent presentation skills including strong PowerPoint capability and attention to detail.
• A committed team player who consistently delivers high-quality services on time.
• Eagerness to support business development and enhance client engagement capabilities.

This role offers a highly stimulating opportunity to enhance your business development, project leadership, and consulting skills. You will have the chance to work on innovative projects and develop solutions that address the unique needs of our clients.

Why Join WTW?

WTW provides a competitive benefits package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Additional paid annual leave
• Life, Income Protection and Trauma insurance
• Annual bonus
• Company paid salary continuance insurance
• Hybrid working
• Networks (Gender, Wellbeing, Pride)
• Career Growth – internal opportunities and development programs

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a “hybrid” style, with a mix of in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

Flexibility is essential for an inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working requests. Please talk to your recruiter for more details.

At WTW, we believe that a culture of inclusion and diversity is critical to our business. It's not a separate initiative – rather it’s fundamental to everything we do. We are an equal-opportunity employer who is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity including gender, nationality, disability, age, marital/parental status, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [email protected]