Black Talent in Business, Consulting, Economics, London Spring 2023

Our Consulting practice is focused on results, supporting our clients in solving important problems so that they can transform their business. We use our understanding of how business works and a knowledge of how the right technology in the right place can create competitive advantage.

Our clients' needs are what lead our thinking and drive our ambition. Our goal is to be our clients first choice on the issues that matter most because we deliver outcomes that matter. Clients might want us to help them manage disruption and transform their business to adapt in an ever changing world, or draw up a sustainability strategy that aligns their commercial objectives with broader environmental and social concerns.

We work with clients across the Financial Services, Government and Health Industries and the Private Sector and include household names from Government Departments, NHS Trusts, retailers, banks, multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.

You’ll get to work closely with the best in industry, finance and Government in the UK and collaborate with clients and colleagues globally, bringing fresh insights and motivation to the problems they face.

Economics Consulting
In Economics Consulting you’ll advise high‑profile clients in the public and private sectors, providing economic insights and evidence to help inform their business decisions and shape their organisations. Our work addresses the most complex business and policy issues facing our clients, whether it’s navigating competition and commercial disputes; shaping efficient and competitive markets; providing macroeconomic forecasts; or appraising, framing and delivering big investments.

The office location for this role is London.

Programme

During this three-day paid programme you’ll get an insight into what a career at PwC could look like, you’ll meet mentors and buddies who’ll represent the variety of opportunities available across PwC. You’ll meet some of our Black colleagues to hear about their own personal career journeys, as well as from some of our networks focussed on Inclusion and Diversity. Through interactive sessions the programme will help you to develop confidence in a business setting and encourage you to bring your whole self to the workplace. At PwC, we nurture an environment where our people can be the best they can be.

Our Black Talent in Business programme will be a 3-day paid programme and will run in Spring 2023 from 18 - 20th April 2023. You will need to be in the UK to complete this programme:

18th - virtual day, logging on and taking part from home/place of their choice
19th - in-person at local office
20th - in person at local office

What you'll do

As a graduate economist you’ll be able to work across nine key areas, including regulatory economics, impact assessment, macroeconomics, pricing economics, behavioural economics, financial economics, econometric modelling, competition economics and sport economics.

You'll typically find yourself in project teams of anywhere from 2 to 15 or more people, often with PwC teams from other areas of Consulting, Lines of Service, and even other countries. You’ll undertake cutting-edge economic analysis whilst engaging with executives from the world’s top organisations, learning how to present and communicate your findings with impact. You will also have the opportunity to work on public thought leadership pieces that focus on topics as diverse as quantifying the impact of increasing female participation in the workforce to assessing the possible future role of drones on the UK economy. Our work receives attraction and has been regularly featured in national newspapers and on the news.

What you'll need

You'll need to have achieved or be on track to pass an undergraduate degree or above in an Economics related subject (with a minimum 50% Economics module coverage) . We determine whether you're on course to pass based on the grades you achieved so far in your academic study.

You'll need to be a first year undergraduate university student on a three-year degree course; or
You'll need to be a second year undergraduate university students on a four-year degree course

Recruitment Deadlines:

• Please submit your application by 24 February 2023

• Deadline to complete Career Unlocked, our behavioral based assessment is 27 February 2023

• Deadline to complete Career Conversation, our video interview is 13 March 2023

• If you're successful we will let you know by the end of March and you'll then be invited to the 3-day paid spring programme.

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Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Office's eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the 'Important information' section of the work permit page on our website.

The Deal
We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have ‘The Deal’.

Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html

Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.