2024 Risk - London, United Kingdom - Schroders

Schroders

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a keen and motivated graduate to join our Risk & Compliance Graduate Programme.

Upholding high standards of conduct and protecting our clients' interests are fundamental to our business.

Good governance and risk management are essential, especially when we place great value on our reputation in a world of heightened regulatory and political change.

About Schroders

Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their aspirations, and prepare for the future.

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world.

Funding the future is a privilege:
we use it wisely and responsibly.

We employ over 5700 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

The base

We're based in the City of London - close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre and have everything we need to work flexibly.

The department

Group Risk provides oversight to the management of all risk types across the Schroders Group.

As a global asset manager there is significant focus on the investment risk in client portfolios caused by from changes in market risk, credit risks, foreign exchange, interest rates, geopolitical and economic uncertainty.

We have a strong focus on managing the operational risks that arise from managing such a large amount of client assets and the Group Risk team reduces potential financial, regulatory and reputational impacts by creating frameworks, developing policies and working with the business areas to deploy these frameworks and provide challenge and oversight to how the businesses are managing these risks.

The role of Group Compliance is to help manage Schroders' relationship with regulators (e.g. the FCA & PRA), advise colleagues on regulatory requirements and monitor our compliance with regulations. It is a global function that helps oversee policy and practice to help manage Schroders regulatory and reputational risks.

The programme

Our Risk & Compliance Graduate Programme is the perfect start for a graduate looking to develop their commercial skills and build a long term career in Risk or Compliance in financial services.

Our two-year programme will offer you the chance to gain a breadth of experience across our departments.

As part of the Graduate Programme, you will also be given training to help you perform to the best of your abilities.

What you'll be like

Being innovative and inquisitive

- you're able to think outside the box and bring a fresh perspective

Paying attention to detail and accuracy
Possessing a keen interest in financial services and understanding global trends and changing regulations
Willing to get involved in a variety of tasks and projects and work with a diverse team of talented, professional and friendly people
Having a genuine interest in building a long term career in Risk or Compliance

The knowledge, skills and qualifications we're looking for

You will be in your final year of study or already graduated

Why join us:

Gain the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) in your first few weeks. The IMC benchmark entrylevel qualification into the UK investment profession
Opportunity to sit the CFA professional qualification over the course of the programme
Benefit from a series of immersive and engaging training sessions equipping you with the skills you need to adapt to the world of work, hit the ground running and make an impact training covers industry knowledge, technical and soft skills training
Attend "Lunch and Learns/ "Coffee Hours" led by senior people across the business your chance to build contacts in the industry and grow your professional network
Access to a buddy we'll match you with a graduate buddy where you'll be supported during the first few weeks of your internship, helping you to integrate into the team and the business
Access to Employee Assistance Programme providing you with access to 24 hour confidential telephone counselling and a comprehensive online source of information on a range of issues, including Mental Health
Free use of private GP Service
Onsite staff restaurant
Free use of onsite gym

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