Compliance and Risk Officer Review

Risk and Compliance relating to client price setting. Involves performing controls, taking part in governance forums, tracking and providing regulatory updates which are relevant to UBS and writing, updating and amending policies. It also involves communication across the bank with many different business areas and business contacts in order to perform all the relevant activities.

Yes, I have learnt many new skills and developed many existing skills including: work prioritization, organization, independence, confidence, adjusting to work life, adaptation (e.g. in learning new tasks). These skills have been learnt through both the day to day work aswell as balancing this with studying for the qualifications.

I am thoroughly enjoying my programme. There are a big group of apprentices who all network with each other regularly which provides great support and relationships. There is also plenty of support from other colleagues who are extremely supportive of the programme and are always happy to support and guide.

The programme is very well structured - there are clear and specific progress points for example exam points and 3 monthly sessions with the skills coach. The programme also has regular training sessions to assist apprentices in both career development and skills/knowledge development provided by the company or the learning provider.

I have felt very strong support from my employer. There are many points of contacts given to us for support and guidance. We have our main HR contacts who run the junior talent. We also have support from our line managers, our assigned buddies (such as another person on your team) and a mentor.

Fitch learning provide plenty of support for us to complete our qualifications. Through the e learning Fitch provide a help desk in which you can contact mentors at any time for support and questions. Fitch provide all the materials needed to prepare for qualifications such as videos, class notes and test questions. They also run revision sessions and workshops.

My qualification is helpful in regards to my role as the first qualification gave me an overall view and basic understanding of the financial industry in which I can apply to my role to figure out where my role fits into the industry. My next qualification is specific to my role so will give me a deeper understanding into what I do and why I do it.

There are plenty of opportunities to network such as specific networking groups such as those for families/parents, metal health and cultural awareness, who run events regularly - these are open for anyone to join and are introduced to apprentices when they first start. There are also specific team activities social events or sports.

Yes

I would recommend UBS as the company overall has a great culture and is an enjoyable place to work. The company and employees are also very supportive of the apprentices by offering guidance and experiences; while still treating apprentices the same as other employees by allowing involvement in many areas of work. UBS offers high opportunities for career progression and personal growth.

Look at all the areas offering positions and chose one which is of interest to you. Research the company, especially the company values as that is a huge part of working at UBS - you must understand the culture which UBS promotes and show that you can apply these values to yourself.