• Deliver risk and compliance projects as and when required by managers or senior leaders.
• Use digital technology advancements in the management of risk and compliance.

Training and Development

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course contents:

• Implement legal and regulatory framework requirements.
• Deliver risk and compliance services to stakeholders using organisational systems and processes.
• Plan and organise workloads to meet individual and team performance targets.
• Identify ways to reduce and mitigate incidents of non-compliance.
• Escalate compliance and risk issues where appropriate in line with organisational procedures.
• Manage records in order to meet audit requirements of the organisation.
• Produce evidence-based reports and management information for stakeholders considering visualisation techniques when presenting data.
• Select and use communication methods applicable to the audience and circumstances, for example, presentations, phone, face to face, email, virtual meetings.
• Communicate about products with customers, colleagues or stakeholders in different styles, for example visually, verbally, written, using e-comms.
• Build and maintain working relationships.
• Identify own training needs and seek feedback to improve performance and service delivered.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques when delivering improved compliance outcomes and mitigating risks.
• Record information electronically and make use of available technology, for example Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing, email, virtual communication.
• Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy.

Training schedule:

An apprenticeship includes regular training in the workplace and with Skills Edge Training. You will be provided regularly off-the-job training time to complete your training and studies.

• Your training organisation: SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD
• Apprenticeship programme: Compliance and risk officer
• Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan:

• You will access your training online from the employers site address

More training information:

• You will achieve the Compliance and Risk Officer Apprenticeship Standard:
  • Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of successful Compliance and Risk Officers
• Regular seminars
• All seminars recorded and available on demand
• Interactive chat, forums and class notebooks for real-time support and assistance from experienced financial services professionals
• Completion of the ICA Certificate in Compliance

Desirable qualifications:

• GCSE in:
  • Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Background Checks

Background checks will be required.

Earnings and Progression

• Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
• As part of the operations team there will potentially be opportunities to progress into a more senior permanent position.