As part of a select apprentice intake, you'll learn from industry experts, gain real responsibility, and build valuable connections across the business. With support from your buddy, mentor, and team, you'll have every opportunity to develop your skills and grow your career.

Where you'll work

Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9AJ

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

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Investment operations specialist (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Maintains a consistently high standard of service internally, towards clients and with intermediaries. Adheres to well defined timeframes, systems and processes. Consistently attentive to accuracy, detail and timeliness; meets required risk, regulatory and governance requirements. Performs tasks which may be complex, specialised, or non-routine, such as bespoke (OTC) derivative settlement and margin calculations, monitoring and processing these complex transactions through to completion; Preparing management, investment performance or review reports for internal and external clients.
• Adopts high quality written and verbal communication skills as appropriate for communicating with internal and external clients. Builds positive relationships with clients and colleagues using sound interpersonal and influencing skills. Able to coach/train less experienced colleagues. Able to communicate and negotiate complex situations and issues that may arise.
• Consistently supports colleagues and the wider business, collaborating to achieve results. Aware of their role within team, how their team fits within the business and how the team’s decisions impacts on others. Takes a leadership role in the team when appropriate. Operates well under time pressure.
• Takes ownership for delivery in their area of responsibility, both for the core role and for developing and implementing changes. Able to exercise autonomy and judgement within fairly broad parameters. Finds effective ways to resolve issues. Escalates decisions and issues when necessary. Capable of resolving complex issues that may involve other business areas.
• Proactively plans and records their own development; seeks constructive feedback and incorporates within development plan; keeps up to date with changes in all areas of the role; shows commitment to the job and the industry.

Training schedule

Investment Operations Specialist Level 4. BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace. Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in:
  • English (grade (4 or above))
  • Maths (grade (6 or above))

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

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Potential for a permanent role on completion.

Contact

The contact for this apprenticeship is: BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Reference code

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050075.

Closing date

Closes in 19 days (Monday 14 September 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.