Shape the future, starting with yours - Join AQA as a Risk Apprentice and help us maintain high standards across our operations. Over this two-year programme, you’ll work with our Risk and Compliance teams, learning about governance, regulation, and risk management. You will also work towards achieving the level 3 qualification: Compliance and Risk Officer.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Risk Apprentice, you’ll rotate through three core areas of the business - Risk Management, Compliance, and Assurance - gaining valuable insight into how we manage risk, uphold standards, and ensure quality across the organisation.
- Risk Management - Produce business reports, conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses, and help draft policy documents and presentation materials. Build an understanding of risk management principles and support the implementation of AQA’s risk framework across the organisation.
- Compliance - Learn how compliance operates within a regulated industry, assist with reviews of operational practices, and support regulatory reporting. Help manage the resolution of regulatory queries to ensure standards are met.
- Assurance - Develop knowledge of internal controls, audit processes, and quality management. Support audit fieldwork and reporting, track audit actions, and contribute to organisation-wide quality initiatives.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a detail-oriented, analytical individual with a strong sense of integrity and responsibility. An interest in compliance and governance is essential. To be eligible for this scheme, applicants must have at least 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) including Maths and English. Other key qualities we'd like to see include:
- The ability to produce high-quality written and analytical work
- The ability quickly to understand and implement new requirements or processes
- The ability to rapidly learn and apply methodologies and tools
What you’ll get out of it:
We offer a fully funded apprenticeship, a supportive team, and the chance to make a real impact in education. You’ll gain valuable experience, build confidence, and grow your career in a passionate organisation with a purpose.
Other benefits include:
- A salary of £23,500
- Mentoring from Senior Leadership
- A buddy to guide you through the programme
- Working on real, international projects that make an impact
- You’ll take part in an accredited interpersonal skills training programme, including presenting, influencing and problem solving
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today.
Join AQA – Where Questions Matter
At AQA, we believe that every journey starts with a question. As the UK’s largest exam board and a registered charity, we’re driven by a powerful purpose: to advance education by delivering fair, inclusive, and world-class assessment. With over 120 years of expertise, we support more than a million learners annually – and we never aim to let them down. Working at AQA means being part of a team that puts teachers front and centre, reinvests every penny into improving education, and shapes the future of assessment through innovation, integrity, and collaboration.
At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings richer perspectives and drives better outcomes. Our ED&I strategy ensures that everyone—regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background—is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes, and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences.
Job Type: Apprenticeship
Pay: £23,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee mentoring programme
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M15 6EX
