pwc and aiesec partnership overview fy2012
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PwC and AIESEC Partnership Overview FY2012 Creating value since 1973
Employer Branding, Sourcing Talents, Responsible Leadership
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Contents
Global Coordinator’s letter
About PwC
About AIESEC and its programmes
About PwC and AIESEC
Brand Awareness Good Case Practice
Sourcing Talents : AIESEC Interns AIESEC Alumni in PwC Corporate Responsibility
PwC firms help organisations and individuals create the value they’re
looking for. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
Present in over 113 countries and territories and with over 86,000 members, AIESEC is the world's
largest youth-run organization. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to participate in international internships, experience leadership and get involved in a global learning environment.
PwC has offices in
158 countries
AIESEC is present in
113 countries
86,000 students and graduates are AIESEC members
169,000 people are working at PwC
Global Coordinator’s letter
PwC and AIESEC Partnership PwC is a Partner of AIESEC since 1973. PwC in the
UK was the first to initiate the contact, followed soon by Mexico and many other firms around the network Paula Loop, Global Managing Partner - Talent Leader, is the sponsor at the level of Network Executive Team. Karel De Baere, Chairman at PwC Belgium, oversees the partnership globally.
In FY2012 PwC was represented at the global AIESEC conferences such as International Congress, Global Youth to Business Forum, Global Leaders Summit and Regional Leadership Conferences. We are a sponsor of the Global Internship Program and a supporter of the Alumni initiatives. PwC had a financial contribution to AIESEC estimated to $500,000 in the aggregate. Apart from the financial sponsorship we also offered pro-bono
auditing and advisory services, training, mentorship and coaching. PwC is represented by Karel De Baere on the Advisory Council and Supervisory Group of AIESEC International. Looking across the world, PwC collaborates with AIESEC in 60 territories, took 57 AIESEC interns in 13 Offices and identified 1,000 AIESEC Alumni and Supporters working at PwC. Some of the pioneering partnerships in the network in terms of the extent of
cooperation are Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Mexico, Hungary, Hong Kong and Singapore.
As PwC is constantly looking to increase its impact in our communities through its people, attracting
talent to enhance our business relationships, deepen our industry knowledge and refresh our world view is crucial. I see this partnership growing and expanding not only geographically but also in terms of its impact on the students and graduates activating as AIESEC members . The partnership needs support from the Global Coordinator, AIESEC Champions looking after it, and also from the network. I see as successful, an
approach based on sharing and cooperation between PwC territories, involvement of AIESEC Alumni, working in PwC, who can recommend and support a collaboration in their office. AIESEC through its nature is abundant in innovation and proactive attitude and this is an opportunity and a big potential to generate various initiatives between both organisations and also territories. We should not hesitate to get inspirited from the good case practices provided by partnership in various
territories. On top of this, the AIESEC Countries play a crucial role in taking the partnership to another level and I believe that a good knowledge management, understanding of our business and a customized approach will contribute to the success of the collaboration in territories. In order to present you with this overview we
gathered inputs from 61 AIESEC Countries, 20 PwC Offices, the Global Coordinator and AIESEC Champions in PwC, during May-June 2012. I would like to thank the AIESEC Countries and PwC people who shared their thinking with us in the survey and to send our great appreciation to all people involved in building, maintaining and growing the relationship with AIESEC.
Dear reader,
Thank you for taking the time to read our annual review. I hope you will find useful information about our partnership with AIESEC.
Claudia Calinescu PwC | Global Coordinator AIESEC
Partnership (2011-2012)
Role of the Global Coordinator
This year we welcome on board Melissa Soto from Colombia who will take forward
the legacy of the PwC and AIESEC Partnership
The Global Coordinator role was implemented for the first time 17 years ago in PwC by Keith Bell, one of the earliest AIESEC Champions in the firm. It started as a personal assistant position to help him handle the
AIESEC partnership, but over the years it has gained a lot of independence and functions as a role. Currently the Global Coordinator works as part of the Global Human Capital team and reports to Karel De Baere, CEO at PwC Belgium, and is based in Brussels. The main role of the coordinator is to build, manage and maintain the partnership between AIESEC and PwC on the global level. The coordinator needs to synthesise the views and expectations of the most important stakeholders, from partnership champions and supporters, to interns and alumni within PwC, as well as AIESEC as an organisation.
Every year a new AIESEC member is selected to run this role, therefore we would like to show our appreciation to the following former Global Coordinators:
• Claudia Calinescu, Romania (2011-2012) • Alexandra Moraru, Romania (2010-2011)
• Gosia Bednarek, Poland (2009-2010) • YatWan , New Zealand (2008-2009) • Kristi Ausmees, Estonia (2007-2008) • Mengting Wang, Hong Kong (2006-2007) • Norica Buzoi, Romania (2005-2006) • Robin Goel, Nepal (2004-2005) • Denise Thomas, Australia (2003-2004) • Eche Nwogwugwu, Nigeria (2002-2003) • Alina Stefan, Romania (2001-2002) • Jill Joaquin, Philippines (2000-2001)
• Melida Lugo, Dominican Republic(1999-2000) • Erik Sigtermans,The Netherlands(1999-2000) • Karina Luchinkina, Ukraine (1998-1999) • Amy Middelburg King, USA (1997-1998)
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About PwC Creating relationships that create value
PwC firms help organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000
people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. CSR: Our approach At PwC we believe in being part of it: the global conversation and movement towards responsible business practices that create positive change in the world. We’re focusing on four areas where we can make relevant and significant contributions: Responsible business, Diversity & inclusion, Community engagement, and Environmental stewardship.
Read our Global annual review: 2011
www.pwc.com.
AIESEC’s Global Programmes: About AIESEC
What makes AIESEC unique is the youth
driven impactful experience that it offers to its members. AIESEC is run by young people for young people, enabling a strong experience to all its stakeholders.
The most common academic backgrounds among AIESEC members are Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Social Sciences.
AIESEC offers flexible and customized programmes to provide talent that fits with our company’s culture and processes. As a global partner of AIESEC, PwC enriches its work force with globally
mind young professionals, looking to make a difference in our company. • Global Internship Program
Access international students and take them on as interns to support your organizational initiatives.
• Graduate Recruitment Programme • International Congress
AIESEC’s largest event with over 500 delegates representing over 100 0countries and 50
corporate leaders. Occurs in August of every year in a rotating location.
• Global Youth to Business Forum AIESEC’s global forum captures youth opinion around relevant world issues. Occurs in every year during the International Congress.
• Global Leaders Summit AIESEC’s exclusive event for the most experienced global leaders of AIESEC’s membership. Occurs in February of every year in a rotating location.
• Regional Leadership Conferences 5 parallel global events involving the fresh AIESEC leaders of a particular region. Occurs in March of every year in rotating locations.
AIESEC in Numbers 60 years of experience 2,100 Universities 20.000 International Internships 4.000 Partners/sponsors 945,000 Alumni http://www.aiesec.org/
Partnership Domains
PwC and AIESEC has been collaborating and creating value together for 39 years. The partnership has expanded into 4 different directions in different initiatives.
AIESEC Alumni
Brand Awareness
1
Sourcing Talent
2
Corporate Responsibility
3
4
The long standing global relations with AIESEC was always supported by key AIESEC Alumni and Supporters working in PwC.
Global partnership Aside from a good academic background,
AIESEC members tend to be very open-minded, socially responsible and have already obtained above-average leadership and team management experience; By partnering with AIESEC we have direct interaction and access to AIESEC members through international and regional conferences and events.
AIESEC’s centralized online communication platform enables effective communications directly to targeted members on www.myaiesec.net (IT provided by Tata Consulting Services).
Brand Awareness
1. AIESEC’s International Congress 2011 Edition, August, Kenya Review
Global Youth to Business Forum PwC delivered a workshop on the topic of “Demystifying innovation”. Partnership Launch The presentation focused on PwC’s partnership with AIESEC, the PwC re-branding, and upcoming initiatives PwC will be working with AIESEC on.
Global Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony The ceremony was meant to recognise the outstanding achievements of AIESEC Alumni in their chosen fields and was co-hosted by PwC and DHL. Global Partners’ Dinner and International Advisory Council Meeting Many thanks to:
• Karel De Baere, Chairman at PwC Belgium • James Maitho, Africa at Central Human
Capital Manager at PwC Kenya • Nancy Onyango, Partner Assurance at PwC
Kenya (AIESEC Alumni) • Tabitha Muema, Marketing and
Communications Manager PwC Kenya See Photos here
2. Global Leaders Summit 2012 Edition, February, Hungary Review
AIESEC Youth Forum PwC was a sponsor of the AIESEC Youth Forum and delivered a workshop to AIESEC members and Hungarian students, on "Personal branding“. AIESEC Alumni International Meeting PwC attended with a speech from the CEO of PwC in Hungary on managing Alumni relations in the PwC network.
Global Alumni Award PwC chose to sponsor this award which was handed by the Alumni association to AIESEC in Kenya recognising their efforts in building a valuable experience for their Alumni. AIESEC member's attendance On this occasion PwC Nigeria sponsored the flights of AIESEC Nigeria’s Leader to attend this Summit in
Hungary. Many thanks to: • Karel De Baere, Chairman at PwC Belgium • George Johnston, Chairman at PwC Hungary • Peter Tamasi, Specialist Recruitment at PwC
Hungary (AIESEC Alumnus) See Photos here
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confirmed their awareness of PwC’s participation and delivery at the AIESEC’s International Congress 2011, Kenya.
3. Regional Leadership Conferences
As a part of AIESEC’s Regional Conference, in 2012, PwC delivered 2 Financial Sustainability Partnership launches to over 500 AIESEC members in 2 different regions. The launches focused on PwC’s impact in our community and recognition of AIESEC countries with a sustainable organisational and financial management. Europe and North America 2012 Edition, March, Greece
Many thanks to: • Mary Georgiadou , Human Capital Director at
PwC Greece • Ahmet Giray, Advisor Risk Assurance Services
at PwC Belgium and AIESEC Alumni. • Vivian Tsamadou, Marketing &
Communications Senior Manager at PwC Greece • Eirini Voyatzi, Marketing & Communications
at PwC Greece
• Michelle Karaolides , Marketing & Communications | at PwC Greece
See Photos here http://euroxpro2012.com/
Global Think Tank4Greece Besides the launch, PwC Greece participated in the Global Think Tank4Greece event organised as part of the conference above and delivered the "CEO for a Day" Workshop.
IberoAmerica 2012 Edition, March, Chile
Many thanks to: • Andres Osorio, Partner at
PwC Chile • Walter Heredia, Manager at
PwC Mexico and AIESEC Alumni
See Photos here Website
“Continue the inclusion of the partnership in international events as it brings a unique flavour from the other partners.”
Participant, AIESEC’s Regional Conference for Iberoamerica, 2012 Edition
Nationally PwC works with AIESEC in various initiatives.
We have the most diverse partnership compared to the other global partners of AIESEC. The list below showcases the different aspects of our partnership with AIESEC around the network in order of importance.
• AIESEC Conference, trainings and workshops
• Campus events/Career Fairs
• Global Internship Programme
• Board of Advisors, Mentorship
• Promotion and publications (e.g. Annual Report)
• Pro-bono financial advice, audit, consultancy service
• In-kind sponsorship
• CSR and Alumni initiative
National partnerships
60 PwC territories collaborate
with AIESEC around the world
United Kingdom
Belgium
30 years Mexico
Germany
Austria
Tunisia
Switzerland
Slovakia
20 years
Bulgaria
Russia
Greece
Italy
Ghana
Croatia
10 years Nigeria
15 PwC territories have been working with
AIESEC for more than 10 years
43 of the AIESEC territories maintain a
partnership with PwC only and have no relationship with our direct competitors There are 5 AIESEC countries which partner with all four firms : • Belgium
• Hungary
• Poland
• Serbia
• Switzerland Central
66%
East 15%
West 19%
Access international students and graduates and take them in our organisation, as interns,
trainees or entry level, to support PwC’s needs and initiatives. AIESEC members can work at PwC through this programme for a maximum duration of 18 months and it is possible to retain them after the period ends.
Why hire AIESEC Interns? The most commonly displayed attributes are
initiative, proactive attitude and cultural awareness. Add dynamism and international perspectives. Address a skill shortage area or target market. Build on workplace diversity and CSR initiatives Interns’ profile AIESEC members are students and recent graduates mostly with Economic Academic Background. Many of them have practical experience in managing local/national chapters of AIESEC. They are globally
minded people interested in world issues, leadership and management.
Central 57%
East 11%
West 32%
Data distribution across PwC Clusters
57 AIESEC interns
joined PwC in FY2012 through the Global Internship Programme
Costs for PwC An administration fee to AIESEC
Compensation and benefits for the intern The minimum or set amount varies depending on the territory. Usually the interns cover the cost of the flight from their home to the host countries, but recently more and more PwC offices are offering to also cover this cost. AIESEC and the Global Partnership Coordinator can help: • Collect applications and shortlist the top
candidates for you to interview via phone or video conferencing.
• Handle visa, work permit, accommodation and integration. The process usually takes between 1 and 3 months.
• Promotion via the AIESEC Intranet.
Sourcing Talents
AIESEC’s Global Internship Programme
Meet the AIESEC interns in PwC
PwC Mexico International Business Centre • Kitty Zhang Yan, AIESEC Intern • Eva Marie Boehm, AIESEC Intern • Anita Ho, AIESEC Intern • Carlos Morales Rozo, AIESEC Intern
• Alex Cabon, AIESEC Intern • Thomas Krane, AIESEC Intern
• Walter Heredia, AIESEC Alumnus • Mariano Errichiello, AIESEC Alumnus
13 PwC Territories took AIESEC interns in FY2012.
Territories with the biggest number of AIESEC interns recruited in FY2012
are : Mexico, Egypt, Italy, Turkey and Oman. AIESEC interns joined PwC on a variety of assignments inside the Assurance, Advisory, Support or Operations department.
Top AIESEC Countries that supplied our demand for interns:
RO CA
NH
CO
Brazil
Canada
Romania
Germany
The Netherlands
Poland
Colombia
DE
PO
BR
54%
35%
11%
Internal Firm Services
Audit and Assurance
Consulting
In the charts below you can see the number of present Alumni and supporters at PwC offices
around the world and an overview of the positions they held in PwC.
We have found 1,000 AIESEC Alumni and Supporters working across 78 territories in PwC
740
120
140
Central
East
West
70
120
220
100
40
450
Africa
Asia Pacific
CEE
Latin America
MENA
WENA
29% 17
% 15% 10
%
12%
11%
5% 5%
20%
16%
13% 9
%
0,3%
6%
5%
20%
66%
Territory Senior Partners
Partners
Directors
Managers and Senior …
Associate/Senior …
Distribution by PwC Clusters
Distribution by AIESEC Regions
Top Countries with the biggest number of Alumni and Supporter per PwC Cluster
West Central
East
AIESEC Alumni
AIESEC Alumni and Supporters in PwC AIESEC Alumni in PwC are former members of AIESEC who have been employed in PwC offices through the AIESEC’s Global Internship Program or local PwC-AIESEC initiatives.
AIESEC Supporters in PwC are PwC employees who are involved in the partnership with AIESEC and who are furthering this relationship. AIESEC Supporters in PwC actively improve the collaboration with this organization by working on new initiatives that bring benefits to both parts.
Geographic distribution of AIESEC Alumni and Supporters in PwC
If you are an AIESEC Alumni or Supporter keep in touch with the AIESEC
Partnership by visiting our pages and groups:
• Linkedin group • Spark group • Facebook page
Part of the PwC –AIESEC Partnership is to support learning and development of our future
generations and contribute to a sustainable growth of the organisation through our resources and knowledge.
Corporate Responsibility
Global Approach
Financial Sustainability Partnership The Partnership is a descendant of an initiative developed by PwC and AIESEC International in the late 90s, and aims to support the progress and continuity of AIESEC in our communities. Financial Sustainability Awards 2012 In 2012 PwC chose to offer the Financial Sustainability Awards in 5 AIESEC regions and encourage all countries in the AIESEC global
network to collaborate, improve and strive for excellent financial management. This collaboration aims to build a development channel for AIESEC Countries in the areas of organisational and financial sustainability. Criteria The criteria for selecting the winners of these awards were based on the applicant countries‘ performance in the following areas:
• Financial planning, forecasting and reporting • Solvability and liquidity • Sources of funding • Internal control • Legal compliance • Transparency • Accountability Congratulation to: • AIESEC in Germany (Europe)
• AIESEC in Brazil (Iberoamerica) • AIESEC in Indonesia (Asia Pacific)
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confirmed their awareness of PwC Financial Sustainability Awards 2012
“We believe that we have a responsibility to help create a sustainable future and make our world a better place. We look to exhibit responsible behaviour in everything we do, as well as engaging with our stakeholders and communities to have a positive impact in the places where we live and work.” Dennis M. Nally Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited Read more about Our Approach
National approach
Egypt “Triple Effect, Project” The project aims to address and alleviate the blood issue in Egypt by encouraging Corporate & Active Youth Organizations in Universities to participate in our sustainable integrated solution & strategy. PwC recruits AIESEC members to run this project as part of the CSR strategy http://www.tripleffect.com/
Hong Kong “PwC is our Sustainability Advisory
National Partner” The partnership with PwC in Hong Kong focuses on the Sustainability Embedded Project; a program designed by PwC to guide and assist AIESEC Hong Kong in developing a sustainability strategy for AIESEC, by hosting and delivering a series of strategy development training session for the selected project team. Read more here
Which elements of your partnership with PwC in your country could you share as a Good Case practice?
National Partnerships around the world
“Personally what I really appreciate in working with PwC is the partnership approach (this company really understands AIESEC and it's really helpful in our cooperation)” AIESEC in Poland
“Very organised and structured, establish a firm point of contact and clear expectation setting. The continuity of our partnership management, progressing from conference partner to national partner. Besides that, we leverage on our existing PwC-AIESEC alumni network to run our partnership events which are very effective in relating to the AIESEC audience.” AIESEC in Singapore
“Having the financial cost of the MCP covered to every IPM as capacity building and country representation for over five consecutive years.”
AIESEC in Nigeria
A glance at our joint value
“PwC Austria has enjoyed a successful partnership with AIESEC Austria for 8 years.
The Career Days are a good opportunity for us to connect with high qualified students and attract people all over Austria.We have been offering workshops for the last couple of years together with AIESEC, especially in Vienna.
In 2012 we had two successful seminars with a great number of interested students: 180 minutes around PwC During the workshop the invited students worked on a project including assurance, tax and advisory
tasks. Together with employees of PwC they had to help a company get out of a crisis.
Austria
Risk Management – risk-oriented analysis of business processes
As we are strongly growing in the area of Consulting & Risk Services, we offered a workshop on business processes analysis, especially for information technology systems. The selected group of students learned about identifying room for improvement in the buying process of a worldwide distributer of books and records.
PwC lends its support not just to AIESEC events and congresses; we also support AIESEC
professionally by serving on the Board of Advisors in Austria and participating in the Financial Learning Network. Regarding this we especially thank Peter Pessenlehner for taking over the position of Johannes Mörtl on the Board of Advisors. Janet STRASSENMEYER PwC | B.A., Human Capital Consultant
PwC Austria www.pwc.com/at/impressum Raffael Gurschler Corporate Relations Responsible AIESEC in Austria http://www.aiesec.at
“As the world’s leading professional service firm, PwC’s core values are teamwork, leadership and excellence. These values are common to both organizations and provide an ideal foundation for a long and successful cooperation. Sharing knowledge and expertise is not only a key element of our consulting business, it is also crucial to our partnership with AIESEC. This is why we support AIESEC Professionally by serving on the Board of Advisors in Austria and participating in the Financial Learning Network.” Elizabeth Hull, Human Capital Leader at PwC Austria
Quality recognition in AIESEC members
“The partnership between AIESEC Croatia and PwC has been one which we keep with great pride.
Our partnership started many years ago as cooperation in national conferences where PwC held sessions and helped our members to develop and realize their own potential. As a result of this cooperation PwC employed AIESECers for which we believe they were very satisfied and we emphasize this fact as a sign of quality recognition in our members.
Croatia
However, our cooperation did not just end up on that but it is much more. PwC is also a
member of AIESEC Croatia's Supervisory group for many years now and they have proven to be a great partner in advising and supporting AIESEC Croatia in our work. Many decisions which AIESEC executives made were supported and influenced by PwC during their membership in group and we are confident that, in a long term, their advices will make AIESEC Croatia better.
For last two years we have expanded our cooperation by making internal student research among our members to find out how PwC is positioned among Croatian students. Although it is early to comment results, this has proven as a great way for PwC to gain insight on how Croatian students perceive the company and if they find it interesting as a prospective employer in the future.
We see this as beneficial for PwC's development and market positioning among students since they are the population that is the most suitable for companies like PwC.
Breda Ivanovic PwC | Human Capital Manager PwC Croatia http://www.pwc.hr/en/index.jhtml
“We are confident that PwC will continue to benefit from our partnership and that we will expand our cooperation even more.” Matija Kapić, National Account Manager at AIESEC Croatia
Working together for two decades
“PwC and AIESEC in Germany have a close partnership both on
national and local level for more than 20 years. The mere financial contribution left aside, PwC is auditing AIESEC's financial statement and engages in (regional and national) conference partnerships. Over the last year, PwC was an exclusive partner on one national and one regional conference (including financial support and workshops) which is planned to repeat next year. In addition, next year, we seek to provide some insights into the
daily work of our consultants with 1-2 Company Experience Days. Moreover, our chief human resources officer, Marius Möller, has been a member of the national board of advisors for two years now. On the local level, PwC is present in several boards of advisors and also takes part in at least four career fairs across Germany per year. A recent report via XING, a German business network, has
revealed that approximately 100 former AIESECers are currently working at PwC Germany” Benedikt Dunst PwC | Personal Marketing & Recruiting PwC Germany www.pwc.de
http://www.aiesec.de/
Germany
AIESEC Interns inject new ideas and enthusiasm
In Italy the partnership between PwC and AIESEC started locally with PwC being engaged in the Career Fairs organized by the
local offices of AIESEC in Milan. This created the right premises for PwC in Italy to become a national partner. The Partnership is very diverse and includes employer branding initiatives, conferences, international interns placements, pro-bono advisory, legal services, membership in AIESEC’s Supervisory Group, donations and offering PwC premises to AIESEC for organising events.
Italy
Leonardo Cadeddu PwC | HC Senior Manager
PwC Italy http://www.pwc.com/it Camilla Bassoli External Relations Responsible [email protected] AIESEC Italy
The partnership is famous for the interns placed in the last years and continues to absorb AIESEC talents in PwC’s offices in Milan and Rome on areas such as:
Auditing Services, System and Process Assurance and Human Capital During our activities the AIESEC interns are participating in the partnership like attending the Job Fairs to showcase their experience with AIESEC and PwC. Added value brought by our AIESEC Interns: • AIESEC Interns inject new ideas and enthusiasm into projects and departments • PwC positions as a provider of excellent and challenging Internship
opportunities • PwC has access to global talent through AIESEC’s network of 60,000 young
people on 2,100 universities • in 110 countries • Access to flexible, cost effective human resources • PwC contributes to the development of tomorrow’s business leaders Our training at AIESEC Conferences develop the PwC Brand Active involvement in AIESEC conferences provides PwC with the opportunity to create awareness among AIESEC members with regards to nowadays business trends and educate the future generation of business leaders. We leverage PwC’s employer brand among young talented people and we recruit new employees.
A glance at our joint value
PwC and AIESEC are partnering in Greece since 2001 when all started with a Finance
Learning Partnership and several expansions every year. PwC Greece has a leading role in AIESEC's conferences by implementing a mentorship initiative with the AIESEC members and focusing on coaching the National board of AIESEC. Domains of partnership Employer Branding
• Participation in AIESEC conferences & events (workshops)
• Co-branding and Co-organising Students' Day Events, a 2day event meant to raise awareness of our partnership and enhance our brand through career development workshops. In 2012 PwC Delivered the workshop "Being the one with the Career less ordinary" at PwC Greece premises, for
90 students/day! This initiative brought a lot of fun and interactive moments for the participants and showcased the tools to design and start their career path. Students learnt about: Personal Branding, goal setting, CV writing, interview skills and heard about global opportunities, scholarships and qualifications.
• Partner in Youth to Business Forum 2012 where our colleagues delivered an interactive
workshop for AIESECers using topics such as Student Community and Investing in Youth.
Sourcing Talents • PwC Greece is proud of implementing the
International Internship Programme by sending 2 Greek AIESECers to work at PwC in London.
CSR
• Mentoring: Company visits and one to one meetings.
• Pro-bono external audit services • In kind donations Eirini Voyatzi PwC | Associate | Marketing & Communications PwC Greece http://www.pwc.com/gr/en
Greece
• Partner in AIESEC’s Regional Leadership Conference, Europe and North America
2012 Edition, which took place in Greece. PwC in Greece delivered a successful workshop based on the 15th CEO Survey results named "CEO for a Day“
Left: Mary Georgiadou, Human Capital Director, Michelle Karaolides, Marketing & Communication, Sissy Miliopoulou, Intern at M&C
Right: Claudia Calinescu, AIESEC Global Coordinator 11-12 , Eirini Voyatzi, Marketing & Communications, Fiona Sideris, M&C Manager
Our ideal partnership
“PwC is a National Partner of AIESEC in Serbia since 2007 and we are proud to say that during FY2012 we strived and
succeeded to grow our collaboration even more. We have defined new activities and projects by constantly being in touch during the whole year. Overall we believe that through our partnership we can develop both our organizations in a sustainable and impactful way. Leaders that will make the difference in a world that needs to be rescued from despair. People need to be led to deal with greater opportunities.
Serbia
4. Networking for professionals The project aims to make students more employable
by explaining concepts of networking and how to use it in practice. 5. Pro-Bono annual auditing. In addition to all the support offered, PwC has been cooperating with AIESEC by carrying out pro-Bono annual auditing, tutoring, mentoring on issues such as human resources. Plus we invite AIESEC members to participate in various educational activities like Excel training courses, ACCA papers.
Our recommendations Openness and friendly approach gives the possibility to always ask for feedback, back and forth, to improve in everything we do together. We are proud to say that this partnership will only grow even more in the upcoming years.”
“Be creative-in your thoughts, in your feelings and in all your action. Apply your own uniqueness to everything you undertake” Mildreth Angelo PwC | HR Senior Manager and AIESEC Champion PwC Serbia http://www.pwc.rs/en/
PwC firmly believes that empowering young people, for peace and fulfilment of humankind's potential, will give birth to trustworthy leaders.
To our contentment, AIESEC, a student-run organization, and we, PwC, have been working hand in hand, providing
support to young talented leaders in order to enhance their strengths.
1. Career Days It’s a successful tradition for us to
participate annually, because it offers us the chance to attract young professionals not only from AIESEC but from many other different universities. 2. AIESEC Business Days Aims to educate students from Belgrade University on topics like HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales and IT. PwC covers both HR and Finance track
which takes this whole project to another level. 3. Youth 2 Business Forum We delivered our topic under the CSR umbrella and motivated many AIESEC members to think in a sustainable way, this resulted in various ideas for further cooperation.
Educational Wednesdays
Slovakia
Our Partnership PwC and AIESEC are partners for several seasons. Under
continuation of our successful cooperation we are now a general partner of AIESEC. In many ways we are tuned to the same wavelength, AIESEC and internationalisation of our company gives a good basis for successful communication between us, not only in Slovakia but also in Europe. AIESEC gives students space to develop their leadership skills, improve soft skills, teaches them to build a social network which will be later used in their future and business
environment. PwC supports AIESEC in turning the best ideas into reality by involving our professionals and their know-how in the development of AIESEC members. Our Project “Educational Wednesdays” is an educational program for AIESEC members and it is delivered on a weekly basis. In total, 10 sessions are delivered to the students by PwC HC Specialists.
The topics of respective sessions were consulted with AIESEC local leaders to reflect the needs of
AIESEC organization. Topics • Interviewing Skills • Assessment Centres & Observing Skills • Effective Interpersonal Communication &
Questioning and Listening skills • Self Management & Time Management • Appraisal Meetings and Effective Feedback • Typology
• Selling Skills and Negotiating Skills • Assertive Communication The program is very well perceived by the students. As per formal feedback collected after each session, the rating was above 9 out of 10. The sessions are interactive; students are very keen on taking part in discussions and they actively participate in case studies and scenarios. The lectors try to adjust the content
of sessions so it reflects the experience and expectations of the learners.
Helena Michalcova PwC | HC Senior Specialist
PwC Slovak Republic http://www.pwc.com/sk/ Lucia Ihnatova AIESEC | National External Relations Responsible [email protected] AIESEC Slovak Republic
The aim of the program is to enhance the skills of learners to be able to perform their
tasks in AIESEC more effectively as well as to become more self-confident and successful in managing their work, private relationships, plan and communication. Furthermore, the program aims to inspire and mobilize the students to think about their vision in life and the ways to achieve it in successful and self-worthy way.
International Business Centre
Mexico
PwC in Mexico was the second territory to start a partnership with AIESEC 30 years ago and ever since PwC has been supporting AIESEC activities in various ways such us: sponsoring conferences, taking AIESEC
interns and providing education from its consultants. In the past years PwC has made a great success by working with AIESEC to build a strong International Business Centre by hiring top AIESEC interns for different desks: China, Colombia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Scandinavia, Spain, Brazil or UK. AIESEC contributes to this project not only with its talents, but also by providing assistance to AIESEC interns for housing, bank account, visa, insurance and introduction to the Mexican culture. Walter Heredia and Alexandru Cabon , 2 AIESEC Alumni working at PwC, are responsible for checking on the quality of the AIESEC service and channelling all enquiries, suggestions and complaints to the various AIESEC chapters.
What is International Business Centre? The International Business Centre (IBC) is PwC Mexico's business support centre for foreign executives and companies that are interested in developing their businesses in Mexico. The IBC is composed of independent country desks. Our centre sits in the Advisory LoS, but works in conjunction with colleagues from all the 3 LoS, as you can see in the picture above. We identify business opportunities with existing and potential clients from foreign countries by taking advantage of our diverse backgrounds. What we do at the IBC
• Segment and approach international companies in Mexico • Identify business opportunities and develop new clients for all lines of services • Create and maintain strong relationships with public and private organizations supporting foreign
businesses • Collaborate on existing clients and expand the scope of current services • Support communication with clients before, during and after project delivery • Collaborate with foreign PwC offices • Support business initiatives and projects of PwC Mexico
News & events from the foreign communities
• Mexico Week in the UK, sponsored by PwC - London and Leed • "Successfully Entering Asia Market: Future Trend" – a seminar hosted by PwC Mexico and PwC
Singapore and the Singapore Economics Development Board - Mexico City • Mexico-China Invest & Trade 2012 – Mexico City • AGM of the Italian Chamber of Commerce hosted by PwC - Mexico City
Our Desk Coordinators are all AIESEC Alumni:
• Alex Cabon – Brazil, France • Anita Ho – China • Kitty Zhang – China, Singapore • Carlos Morales - Colombia , Latin America, UK • Thomas Krane – Germany • Mariano Errichiello - Italy • Ayana Sano – Japan • Walter Heredia - Netherlands & Nordic
Countries • Luca Torosani - Italia
Alex Cabon PwC | IBC PwC Mexico http://www.pwc.com/mx/es/centro-internacional-negocios/micrositio-cin/index.jhtml
PwC is our Sustainability Advisory National Partner
Hong Kong
The partnership focuses around the Sustainability Embedded Project; a program designed by PwC to guide and assist AIESEC Hong Kong in
developing a sustainability strategy for AIESEC, by hosting and delivering a series of strategy development training session for the selected project team. At PwC we believe successful organisations are those which fully integrate CR into their business strategy and operations, treating it as a serious channel for creating and delivering value. One way we believe we can add value to the business community and society is by promoting responsible and sustainable business conduct, and sharing our knowledge and skills with the future generations.
The objective of working with AIESEC on this project is straightforward - we want to help AIESEC become a more responsible organisation, one who cares about its people, the society and environment and promotes the concept of responsible citizenship to students worldwide. A series of workshops have been developed based on an earlier project done by PwC Poland for AIESEC in Poland. The Corporate Responsibility team works together with a team from Advisory and Sustainability and Climate Change to deliver a high quality training program to AIESEC
members in Hong Kong. PwC's involvement includes: Hosting five training sessions for AIESEC members at PwC venue Preparing and distributing training materials Guidance, reviews and discussions with each AIESEC project team on the progress and development of their sustainability strategy. Involvement of PwC Professionals from Advisory and Climate Change team to directly share their know-how and practical examples.
Aleksandra AN Nocon PwC | Environmental Manager
PwC Hong Kong http://www.pwchk.co
Yombi Y. Gildas AIESEC | Corporate Relations Responsible
[email protected] AIESEC Hong Kong
In 2012 PwC Hong Kong was awarded by AIESEC with the National Partner Excellence Award for Organization Sustainability
Top Talents
This time, our Tax Manager Mariya Rychkova, shared her knowledge and experience with more than 20 young
professionals from Almaty. For more than a month students challenged themselves to present the best solution on “Unpaid taxes and penalties from the past periods” business case. At the end of the project each group presented their business cases and the best ones were granted with valuable prizes. Four students received internships in PwC, Tax and Assurance departments. In the course of the internship students will work on projects together with
experienced consultants, go on business trips and obtain useful skills. Marina Karpova PwC | Marketing Specialist PricewaterhouseCoopers Kazakhstan http://www.pwc.com/kz
Kazakhstan
PwC continues to work with the international student organization AIESEC. We’ve just finished our annual joint project ‘Top Talents’. This project aims to bring together
professionals with young generation, to encourage experience and knowledge exchange for further growth.
“We received a great experience of professional consultants’ expertise. Practiced our team work and conflicts solving skills. It was much more interesting than just reading the theory” Dmitriy Krasilnikov, participant
Case Challenge collaboration
Singapore
National Leadership Development Conference has always been an exciting platform for today's young leaders and change agents to communicate with
established enterprises. AIESEC Singapore has engaged with PwC through PwC’s delivery of soft-skill sessions, panel discussion, networking lunch and case challenges. This has provided golden opportunity for AIESECers to stay relevant with the most current situations of such enterprises and has allowed the companies to know more about today's AIESECers. Looking to the future, PwC and AIESEC Singapore foresee continued growth in the working relationship through a formal annual partnership focusing on several areas including brand awareness, talent sourcing and
corporate responsibility. AIESEC in Singapore organises each year their national conferences. In 2011 PwC worked together with AIESEC to deliver content during the following events: • Case Challenge Launch • Case Challenge Judging • Panel Discussion • Networking Lunch • Gala Dinner and Case Challenge Award presentation
Lee Chian Yorn PwC | Partner PwC Singapore AIESEC Alumnus http://www.pwc.com/sg Yuxi Li PwC partnership manager
AIESEC in Singapore [email protected] www.aiesec.org.sg
United Arab Emirates
“PwC and AIESEC partnership has always had a strategic meaning for both parties. It is thanks to PwC that AIESEC had developed its position and fundamental operations in UAE. Nowadays
we are working with PwC as long-term trusted Partners, where AIESEC is responsible for Employer Branding support in UAE as well as in the Middle East region. Recently our cooperation focus has been directed towards two main external events that AIESEC performs in UAE: • YouLead Leadership Forum in Dubai • UAE Youth to Business Forum in Abu Dhabi Both events envision the development and empowerment of students and recent graduates of our region.
Getting the best value from our relationship
PwC, being one of the main Partners, has the opportunity to directly interact with local youth and as well to position the
company as a potential Employer of Choice thorough workshops and keynote speeches. Recently we have discussed a launch of the Global Internship Program for PwC in UAE. Therefore we hope the value of our Partnership will grow and we will be able to develop a recruitment support area with our portfolio.
I believe the key to our successful collaboration is honest and direct communication with company executives, who are
always supportive and offer us strategic and practical advice. “ Claire Duce PwC | Partner PwC UAE http://www.pwc.com/m1/en/index.jhtml Michal Zylinski External Relations Responsible AIESEC UAE
Egypt
“Through the power of exchange and the network of like-minded individuals, AIESEC serves as a strong platform to enable real change and impact in the society.
When PwC Egypt first came to AIESEC with their need for a strong team to take the Triple Effect (TEP), their key strategic Corporate Responsibility project forward, this kick-started a strong alliance between PwC and AIESEC and 12 AIESEC interns have been recruited, since June 2011, to shape and lead this project. TEP aims to triple the number of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors in Egypt by empowering organisations and youth groups to fulfil their role as active citizens. CORPORATE
Since the inception of TEP, the team has carried out 105 blood donation campaigns in over 27 companies and 3 universities and collected 3,729 blood bags. TEP serves as a great introduction to corporate responsibility strategy for corporate clients like: Apache, AstraZeneca, Barclays, HSBC, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Nissan, and many others.
The Triple Effect
World Blood Donor Day – 14th June In 2012, we would like to further highlight that
promoting voluntary blood donation is a global issue. On June 14th this year, we showcased how PwCians and AIESECers can rally behind this cause and show our collective impact by running blood donation campaigns while at the same time, celebrating and thanking donors for this gift of life.” Anna Dimitrova PwC | Corporate Responsibility & AIESEC Intern
PwC Egypt Ayman Shehata PwC | CSR Manager PwC Egypt http://www.tripleffect.com/
UNIVERSITIES Through AIESEC, TEP also aims to empower youths
to take an active stand on spreading the culture of regular voluntary blood donation on their university campus. With capacity building and experiential learning a key focus of TEP, AIESEC and PwC are exploring the option of the Youth-2-Business forum as a launch pad for a Competition thereafter between the AIESEC Chapters and bringing in corporate partners as mentors to collectively bridge the gap between the need and supply of safe blood in Egypt. REGIONAL & GLOBAL At the regional level, TEP is taking shape through blood drives held in PwC
offices across UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The interest received so far from PwC offices in UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Cambodia show that there is great potential for TEP to reach a global scale.
Ghana
PwC has been associated with AIESEC Ghana over the past 20 years in diverse ways and is
currently the National Platinum Partner.
PwC our Most Reliable and Longest Serving National Partner
AIESEC Executives with PwC Team
“We are very proud of our relationship with
AIESEC and I see this growing from strength to strength. The reason is simple - the value proposition is mutually beneficial”
Felix Addo, Country Senior Partner at PwC Ghana
The financial support to AIESEC Ghana from PwC has been a key backbone of the organisation and has
enabled the organisation to meet its strategic initiatives and objectives over the years. The firm offers job opportunities for many AIESEC Alumni in Ghana and internship opportunities for AIESECers from all over the world.
PwC also assists AIESEC Ghana in its conferences and leadership seminars by offering training sessions and logistical support. An example
is the just ended “Youth to Business Forum”, which had over 1000 students participating. The Country Senior Partner of PwC Ghana, Mr Felix Addo, is the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of AIESEC Ghana and his mentoring, coaching and experience sharing has been the source of motivation and learning experience for many Leaders and members in AIESEC Ghana.
“We really appreciate the support of PwC in our operations. In addition to financial and logistical
contribution of PwC to AIESEC Ghana, PwC provides several platforms for our members to interact with Corporate Executives of various profiles at their events. This enhances the learning experience of our members and also provides us with unique networking opportunities. PwC is AIESEC Ghana’s longest serving National Partner and I see this awesome relationship growing into new areas in the coming years. ”
Robert Tetteh President AIESEC in Ghana www.aiesec.org/ghana
A partner that assisted us in a moment of need
"PwC has always supported AIESEC Kenya, and this year especially has been invaluable support. PwC was our Gold Sponsor for our Career Fair , taking a stand within the University of Nairobi and
conducting a workshop to train the students in their search for future jobs. James Maitho, Head of HR at PwC Kenya is part of our Board of Advisors and coaches the national team of AIESEC in Kenya. Especially this year, in September 2011 PwC was one of the companies that stood when we lived the dramatic accident of the bus going to Mombasa. The invaluable support of PwC and especially with the assistance of Nancy Onyango, a Partner in PwC Kenya in this moment of need was a blessing for us. The year end was a grand finale for AIESEC Kenya, and we were honoured to receive the first edition
award from PwC together with AIESEC Alumni International for the entity that has the best alumni management across the AIESEC global network. This has served as a motivation to AIESEC Kenya to contribute more to the development of the youth of this country and continue carrying out activities for alumni who are still with us every day such as James Maitho, Nancy Onyango and many more. Thanks for all your collaboration and recognition, PwC.”
Kenya
Raquel Lorente President 2011-2012
AIESEC Kenya James Maitho PwC | Regional Human Capital Senior Manager PricewaterhouseCoopers Kenya http://www.pwc.com/ke/en/index.jhtml
From left: Claudia Calinescu , Global Coordinator 11-12 AIESEC partnership James Maitho, Regional Human Capital Senior Manager
Nancy Asiko Onyango, Partner Assurance Tabitha Muema , Marketing Manager
Our vision to empower and develop young Nigerians
Nigeria
AIESEC’s view “For us at AIESEC Nigeria, PwC represents a partner in every sense of the word. They are interested in our progress- year plans, deliverables
and everyday operations. In a world where we are customers to other partners and have to work constantly exceed expectations, the PwC partnership offers a real learning and a different approach to partnership. They are our ‘partners in progresses.
“Over the years, PwC has been involved with AIESEC both at the national and global levels. PwC Nigeria's partnership with AIESEC began over 10 years ago with the objective of extending the global partnership to
Nigeria. This mutually beneficial relationship has resulted in the sponsorship of about 10 Presidents to the Annual International Presidents' meetings in various countries including Hungary, Estonia, Malta etc PwC’s support also includes facilitation at local conferences and events and donation of office furniture. We have partnered with the student chapters to deliver presentations on high performance, financial management and accountability at various national conventions. The student chapters have also supported PwC's University visit programmes by providing logistics and administrative support. We are very pleased to be associated with AIESEC and look forward to many more years of co-operation.”
Vero Odoh PwC | Manager PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria http://www.pwc.com/ng/en/corporate-responsibility Current National President of AIESEC Nigeria at Annual
International Presidents' meetings in Hungary, February 2012
This year, they supported a very crucial part of AIESEC Nigeria's operations by sponsoring the
National President to attend the Annual International Presidents' meetings in Hungary. PwC will be partnering with AIESEC Nigeria for its upcoming Youth 2 Business. For us PwC is not just another partner, they are a crucial part of our everyday vision to empower and develop young Nigerians.” Gbenga Ajayi, External Relations Responsible
AIESEC Nigeria http://www.aiesecnigeria.org/
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