Introduction to our Internship Programme
Welcome to our Internship Programme!
A unique opportunity designed to provide you with a hands-on, immersive experience that bridges the gap between academic learning and real-world application.
Whether you’re aiming to develop specialised skills, gain industry insights, or kickstart your professional journey, this programme is tailored to nurture your potential and help you excel.
Our internships offer a supportive and dynamic environment where you will work on meaningful projects, collaborate with seasoned professionals, and receive mentorship to guide your growth. You’ll have the chance to contribute to impactful initiatives while enhancing your skills and knowledge in your chosen field.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
Practical Skill Development
Gain hands-on experience in your field, applying theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. You’ll leave the programme with enhanced technical and soft skills, such as problem-solving, communication, and project management
Industry Insight
Understand the inner workings of the industry, including its trends, challenges, and opportunities. This experience will help you make informed decisions about your career path and future aspirations
Network Building
Establish connections with professionals in your field, opening doors to potential future opportunities and collaborations
Portfolio Enhancement
Build a portfolio of work that showcases your contributions and achievements during the programme. This tangible evidence of your capabilities will be invaluable in future job applications
Increased Confidence
Develop a sense of confidence in your abilities as you overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and contribute to the success of a team or project
Career Readiness
Gain clarity on your career goals and direction, equipped with the knowledge and experience to pursue them effectively
We are excited to support your growth and success during this internship. Together, we’ll make this experience a stepping stone toward achieving your professional aspirations
Excess Mortality Report
The Silent Toll: Highlighting the Surge in Non-Covid Excess Mortality Amongst the Young and Exploring Potential Causes
The Pandemic is now a memory, yet non-Covid deaths continue to rise, for reasons the UK’s top healthcare authorities are unable to explain. The UK government’s own data shows Excess Mortality spiked most significantly among young people in 2022 and 2023, and shows a substantial increase in deaths due to heart failure during the same period – in 2023 alone, 7 times more people died unexpectedly, for reasons unrelated to COVID, than died in the single worst night of the Blitz. We provide insights into the excess mortality trends, explore potential causes, and urge a proper and broader investigation of the true root causes.
Driving Strategic Impact: A Curzon Consulting Guide to Procurement Excellence
As management consultants, we help clients achieve substantial cost savings and efficiencies through procurement transformations. But truly effective transformations require surmounting common challenges like limited spend visibility and stakeholder alignment.
Based on a recent engagement delivering over £5M in savings, here are our proven tips for procurement transformation success:
Optimise spend visibility
Robust spend analysis is crucial. Categorise expenditures and pinpoint top suppliers and contracts per category. Without clean baseline data, it’s impossible to identify savings levers. Advanced analytics and mining uncover hidden insights, while stakeholder interviews provide a qualitative context.
Benchmark and identify gaps
Benchmark pricing and performance versus industry best practices to reveal overpayment. Consolidate volumes for improved leverage. Deep supply market analysis uncovers alternative vendors and guides negotiations.
Strategise and priortise
Conduct opportunity assessments to inform transformation planning. Develop tailored category-specific sourcing strategies. Model potential savings scenarios and sequence initiatives based on impact, effort, and stakeholder readiness.
Secure stakeholder alignment
Amidst change, align stakeholders through clear communication and early buy-in. Identify key decision-makers and influencers. Educate on best practices and projected bottom-line impact. Procurement must shed its tactical image and be seen as a strategic function driving millions in bottom-line impact.
Relentlessly implement
With the strategy set, focus intensely on implementation. Maintain discipline in negotiations while preserving supplier relationships. Enforce contract compliance and tail spend management.
Continuously improve
Sustaining change requires continuous improvement. Redesign operating models, policies, KPIs, training, and integrate new tech and ways of working. Build analytics to monitor savings and flag waste recurrence. Institutionalising change is the hallmark of procurement leaders.
After meeting our cost-savings goals, we leveraged our award-winning assessment framework to ensure the procurement organisation’s long-term success. Our framework evaluates Procurement across five dimensions: People, Strategy, Systems, Governance, and Management. This data-driven approach identified gaps and enabled us to strategise implementing best practices. Ultimately, these steps addressed challenges, so the procurement organisation can expand its influence and be viewed as a strategic partner across all business units.
In conclusion
As trusted consultants, we overcome inertia and silos to deliver rapid yet lasting transformation. With deep expertise and cross-industry perspective, we objectively assess opportunities, align stakeholders, and implement best practices. The result is simplified sourcing, lower costs, reduced risks, increased efficiency, and strategic impact.
Let us conduct an initial diagnostic for your procurement organisation. We will benchmark performance, identify savings levers, and provide a roadmap to deliver value.
