Risk & Compliance Apprenticeship Programme

Summary

Our Risk & Compliance team helps Howden Re operate responsibly and with confidence. We help the business understand risks, follow industry regulations and make the right decisions.

As an apprentice, you'll work on real projects and learn how the team plays an important role in protecting our clients, colleagues and our reputation.

Wage

£28,000 a year

Training course

Compliance and risk officer (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 13 September 2027

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you'll do at work

• Build your understanding of risk, compliance and the regulations that apply to the insurance and reinsurance industry
• Learn how Howden identifies, records and manages risks that could affect the business
• Support the maintenance of the risk register, which records important risks and the actions being taken to manage them
• Assist with reviewing information to identify potential risks, patterns or areas that may require further investigation
• Support the team in understanding new and changing regulations and what they could mean for the business
• Collaborate with specialist teams such as Financial Crime, Data Protection, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Monitoring
• Assist the team in responding to a range of compliance queries from the business
• Support the team with business-as-usual activities relating go compliance training, monitoring and reporting

Where you'll work

1 Creechurch Place
London
EC3A 5AF

Training

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

Compliance and risk officer (level 3)

What you'll learn

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.
• 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative