Namir is a senior consultant in our UK Actuarial team. During his free time, he uses his skillset to deliver workshops on mental health across Europe and Africa. He is also an avid reader and a swimmer. Read more to understand Namir’s career journey.
I joined EY as an intern in our Bristol office in 2019 during my second year of university. Currently, I am a senior consultant in the UKFS Actuarial team. I spend quality time in the field of sustainable finance and believe that financial services have a huge role to play in combatting climate change. I chair our Technology team, which highlights the biggest technological trends to our clients, helping them establish their corporate strategies. I am also leading the EY Muslim Committees’ Charity arm responsible for fundraising activities.
I always wanted to begin my career in the financial services sector. One of the key reasons that attracted me to EY is the work culture and diversity. Another key reason is the work EY is doing to help refugees with their relocation, equipping them with the skills to empower them.
EY encourages me to learn and explore new skillsets to develop my career. Our EY badges programme gives me the opportunity to explore a whole new world of learning. I get to select the suitable courses which will be beneficial for my career growth and to build my knowledge bank.
EY encourages me to learn and explore new skillsets to develop my career.
Right now, its very exciting to work at EY as the actuarial team is developing its niche skillsets. We are exposed to all the new and topical trends which help us to stay relevant. I get the flexibility to explore new and multiple things at the same time and learn simultaneously. I think this is very useful for someone beginning their career as they will be more well-rounded and learn incredible values.
I started my journey with EY as a fresh consultant with limited knowledge of the financial world. For the past 2.5 years, I have gained so much knowledge and got the clarity and understanding of my work. EY encourages me to mobilize others to achieve our bigger goal. I also get the opportunity to work with big clients and senior stakeholders. Outside of work, I’m also passionate about sharing my knowledge. EY encourages me to pursue my passions and that has led to me shortly launching a podcast series focused on climate change. I am constantly growing and improving, which is an important value for me. EY cultivates an environment that is very conducive to growth, which I enjoy a lot.
EY fully supported me when I was selected to attend COP26 last year through my work with the Future Leaders Network. I negotiated with 19 other young leaders to devise a set of priorities for young people to the leaders of the world; in particular, the areas I was pushing for the most was a holistic, mandatory climate education and the implementation of green youth bonds. Following some highly successful work where the G20 considered and adopted some of our priorities, I led a team of delegates to COP26 in order to research how meaningful the engagement with young people at COPs are. We then wrote a report detailing our findings and our recommendations for future COPs, which will be published later this year. It was a privilege to represent the UK and lead a team of truly inspirational young people to COP26. This was very much aligned with my personal focus on combatting climate change and sustainability more widely. I was also encouraged to share my experience internally to further build the knowledge of our colleagues. This reflects the focus that EY places on this area, from leadership but also across our organization too.
EY is a great place to start as it gives you a lot of opportunity to learn and grow in your career. You are encouraged to work flexibly. I would also suggest doing a lot of research about EY before joining, and ask questions to ensure you can make an informed decision on the right area of the business for you.
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