Financial Crime Apprentice - 15 month FTC

About the role

Who we are:

Triodos Bank is an award-winning organisation and one of Europe’s leading sustainable banks, whose mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental, and cultural change. We offer a wide range of banking services for people who want to use their money consciously – from current accounts through to investments and savings. We only finance companies, organisations and projects that benefit people and the environment.

Our mission is:

• To help create a society that promotes people’s quality of life and that has human dignity at its core.
• To enable individuals, institutions, and businesses to use money more consciously in ways that benefit people and the environment and promote sustainable development.
• To offer our customers sustainable financial products and high-quality service.
• We’re a certified B Corporation, meaning that we are part of a community of businesses driving the shift to a new kind of economy, that is better for workers, better for communities and better for the environment.

The Opportunity:

We are excited to currently be recruiting for a Financial Crime apprentice to join us on a 15-month Fixed Term Contract basis at our Head Office in Bristol. This is a development post and as such requires attendance for online lectures and learning via our apprenticeship provider. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about taking their first steps on the path to a career in Risk and Financial services as part of a friendly and high performing team. There is great career development scope with this role with a plan for the successful candidate to progress to the next level.

As a Financial Crime apprentice, you will support the Financial Crime Risk Management team in delivering a first-class service to our customers whilst effectively managing risk, and will collaborate and support in several areas including:

• Financial Crime Risk Management
• Transaction Monitoring
• Customer Due Diligence
• Fraud
• Change Management
• Forums and committee secretarial duties
• Analysis/Production of Management Information

You will perform this role effectively by ensuring that you can understand and apply core elements of TBUK risk, customer and business objectives. There will be opportunities to collaborate with other placement co-workers from around the business on project work which will directly benefit the TBUK business & support your own personal development.

This role also offers the benefits of flexible hybrid working with a blend of office and working from home, typically, this would require 1-2 days in our Bristol office per week with a choice of working from home on the other days (following an initial induction period).

What we are looking for:

To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about building and gaining experience of working in Banking and Risk, and will have strong numeracy, organisational and analytical skills.

A diverse thinker with an adaptable and flexible approach, you will have the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders and will be a supportive team player.

This opportunity involves enrolling on a Level 3 Compliance and Risk officer apprenticeship via our provider BPP, GCSE Maths & English qualifications are required to enrol on this course grade A-C (9-4 on the new grading system).

Our desired start date will be by the end of June 2024, and we will require the candidate to enrol on the course prior to the 10th of June (we will support you with this enrolment process), the course starts in July 2024.

We’re looking for candidates to supply us with their CV and a covering letter that detailing:

• Why you would like to work for Triodos.
• Your understanding of what we do.
• What you can personally bring to the business,
• And the connection between our mission and how it aligns to your own values.

Triodos Bank is proud of its culture, ethos, and ability to make a positive change in society. It is important that candidates evidence a strong commitment to Triodos Bank’s core values of sustainability and transparency, as well as the personal qualities to live these values. Experience of the banking or financial services sector would be desirable but is not essential.

What we offer

At Triodos, we value a diverse workforce and the contribution each person makes. We believe that diversity brings different ideas and perspectives which help us to be sustainable as a business and that everyone should be treated equally, with the same dignity and respect. Therefore, you will receive a competitive basic salary of £23,400 and a benefits package which includes:

Our benefits include:

• Non-contributory pension scheme from your first day of 8% in year 1 and 10% from year 2 onwards
• Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay)
• Income Protection - 75% of basic pay after 13 weeks sick and following six months service.
• Private Medical Insurance with optional enhanced or HCP family coverage
• A Health Cash Plan
• Vitality Leave – After each 5 years of service, you will be able to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months.
• 27 days (Full Time Equivalent) annual leave plus bank holidays per annum increasing to 30 days after 2 years’ service.
• A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days (Full Time Equivalent) up to maximum of 35 days total annual leave.
• 5 days fully paid carers leave.
• A wellbeing allowance of £200 a year
• 1 Wellbeing Day
• Free yoga classes
• Co-worker retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Colleague recognition voucher scheme

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds. We value that receiving applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds is key in supporting our inclusive organisation to grow. We don’t want to miss out on candidates who feel they don’t exactly match the job description requirements, so if this is a role that sounds interesting to you, and you feel you could add value to the role please do apply. You could be exactly what we need!

Triodos reserve the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received, so please do apply asap if this opportunity is of interest to you.