Job Description:
Job Title: Corporate Development Associate
Location status: Hybrid
Location: Angel Court, London
Permanent/fixed term contract: Permanent
Shift pattern: Full time, Monday to Friday
We make health happen
At Bupa, we're helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As a healthcare provider and insurer with no shareholders, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. This means we're able to focus on creating long-term value for our customers, communities and people.
We're looking for a Corporate Development Associate to join our Group Corporate Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to support some of the most important strategic projects across Bupa, helping us identify opportunities for growth, build strategic partnerships and assess potential acquisitions that support our long-term strategy.
As a Corporate Development Associate, you'll work closely with senior leaders and gain exposure to high-profile projects across our global business. You'll help provide strategic insight, carry out financial analysis and support transactions from initial evaluation through to execution. It's a role that offers variety, challenge and the chance to make a real impact in a business that exists to improve health around the world.
If you enjoy solving complex problems, working collaboratively and using data and commercial insight to support decision-making, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
As our Corporate Development Associate, you'll:
Support strategic analysis and provide insights on corporate development activity to senior leaders.
Help prepare briefing papers and presentations for senior management, including the CEO, CFO and Group Corporate Development Director.
Support mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnership opportunities across the Group.
Help evaluate and deliver strategic initiatives that support Bupa's growth ambitions.
Carry out business valuation and financial analysis for potential investment opportunities.
Assess the impact of potential opportunities on key business and financial measures.
Support financial due diligence activity and coordinate wider due diligence workstreams.
Work with teams across Bupa to support corporate development projects and transactions.
Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Support additional projects and assignments as business needs evolve.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a commercially minded Corporate Development Associate who can combine strong financial skills with clear communication and a collaborative approach.
Skills, qualifications and experience:
Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or equivalent professional qualification is preferred but not essential.
Experience in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, transaction services, investment banking, strategy consulting, private equity or a similar financial role.
Experience in insurance or healthcare would be beneficial but isn't essential.
Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across different parts of the business.
Confidence working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities.
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear recommendations.
A highly organised and flexible approach to work.
Ability to work independently while maintaining high standards and attention to detail.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
25 days annual leave, increasing through length of service
Bupa medical care
An enhanced pension plan
Why Bupa
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you're treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email careers@bupa.com.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
Locations:
Angel Court, London
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
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