Apprentice Compliance & Risk Officer

BERKLEY OFFSHORE UNDERWRITING MANAGERS UK, LIMITED

London (EC3M 7AF)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 July 2026

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Summary

  • Complete an apprenticeship for the role of Compliance Risk Officer.
  • Provide support to the Head of Compliance.
  • Work with the Head of Compliance and Head of Operations to provide compliance and risk support to the business.

Wage

£33,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Annual Salary: £27000 - 33000

Training course
Compliance and risk officer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch break 35 hours per week.

35 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 10 September 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

Apprenticeship:

Complete an apprenticeship for the role of compliance and risk officer including providing relatively straightforward support and advice to the business on their specific area(s) of expertise e.g. financial crime, training and competence, fraud; working with the business on specific problems that emerge; analysing data, maintaining records and producing reports; working on review and audits to check that policies are being correctly applied.

 

Risk and Compliance:

  • Perform risk and/or compliance checks and reviews as directed by line managers to determine whether established protocols are being followed and where improvements can be made.
  • Identify and analyse risk and compliance issues within an organisation.
  • Undertake risk analysis to identify areas where risk can be mitigated to ensure organisations are fully compliant.

 

Research, Reporting, and Communication:

  • Prepare information in the form of reports for stakeholders within agreed deadlines.
  • Undertake compliance and risk research activities under the guidance of managers or senior leaders.
  • Support with regulatory correspondence and requests for information.

 

Implementing Compliance Processes:

  • Embed risk and compliance processes and controls to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
  • Contribute to embedding a culture of compliance within an organisation or organisations.
  • Maintain organisational compliance and risk documentation and policies.

 

Projects and Digital Tools:

  • 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.

Where you'll work

Level 13 52 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AF

Training

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

Training provider

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

Training course

Compliance and risk officer (level 3)

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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

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

Requirements

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.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Outcome focused
  • Self-motivated
  • Flexible
  • Enthusiastic

Other requirements

Background checks will be required.

About this employer

International Energy Insurer

http://www.berkleyoffshore.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

As part of the operations team there will potentially be opportunities to progress into a more senior permanent position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

Calvin Goodson

calvin.goodson@skillsedge.co.uk

03333583559

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041187.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)