Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a confident individual with a positive outlook and a can do attitude who are aspiring to build their experience and progress at M&G.

A successful candidate is someone who is self-motivated, capable of building and maintaining relationships, naturally curious and works effectively as part of a team.

The applicant would ideally have an inquisitive nature and be curious. The successful applicant should feel confident to use their own initiative and work alone where required with an aspiration to want to learn and progress.

The Role

As a Business Admin Risk Apprentice in the Executive Business Management team within Risk & Compliance, you will help ensure the function runs smoothly and support leaders in delivering key priorities. You’ll contribute to tracking progress against strategic goals, assist leaders with decision making and improvement activities, and support a variety of cross team projects.

Your role will also involve helping with core operational processes such as budgeting, resource planning and managing supplier activity, as well as supporting internal communications by drafting messages and preparing content for Townhalls and surveys.

You will help organise leadership meetings, develop agendas, participate in working groups, and assist in preparing reports or papers for committees and regulators. Overall, you’ll play an important part in keeping the team organised, connected and focused on delivering its strategic aims.

What will you be doing?

As a Business Admin Risk Apprentice you will:

• Support Strategic Projects: Assist senior team members with the delivery of strategic priorities and transformation activities, learning how business objectives are set and tracked

• Help with Communications: Contribute to drafting and coordinating internal communications, such as preparing content for Townhalls, newsletters, and employee surveys.

• Assist with Team Operations: Provide support in managing essential processes, including resource planning, supplier procurement, and budget tracking, under supervision

• Participate in Meetings: Help organise agendas and take notes during leadership team meetings and working groups, ensuring actions are recorded and followed up

• Prepare Reports: Assist in gathering information and preparing basic reports or papers for committees and other audiences, developing skills in professional writing

• Learn Stakeholder Management: Shadow senior colleagues to observe how relationships are built and maintained with stakeholders across the function.

• Support Employee Engagement: Help coordinate responses to employee opinion surveys and participate in activities that promote team engagement

What will I need to be successful in this role?

• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal

• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn, showing curiosity and initiative in new situations

• Integrity and a strong sense of responsibility—trusted to handle confidential information appropriately

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders with ease

• Ability to manage processes and coordinating with different people

• An interest in business processes, project work, or supporting operational activities Empathy and good listening skills

• Efficient, proactive, structured approach to work and very well organised

• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail

• Can effectively manage day to day work, alongside apprenticeship qualification

• Moderate understanding of the MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• A proactive team player who is confident about working with others but also independently and can promptly escalate any issue and work remotely where required

• Logical and analytical approach coupled with intelligence, passion and a drive to learn

Minimum Requirements

• Available to start the apprenticeship programme in September 2026

• You must not be enrolled into another further education programme at the beginning of the programme

• Be a UK citizen or have proof of your right to work in the UK

• Living in Scotland

• Pass in Five National 5s including English and Maths

• Minimum of Grade C in Two Highers or equivalent

Training Provided

As a Business Admin Risk Apprentice with M&G, you will undertake the Digital Applications Support SCQF Level 6 Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will be delivered through a blend of live online learning, pre-recorded lectures, and face to face inductions and masterclasses

Future Prospects

This is a fixed term contract for 18 - 23 months upon which the business may decide to retain, subject to the Apprentice performance, headcount, and available funding. If recruited into a permanent role, the individual will follow the career progression applicable to the specific role/department.

Salary

£24,400 per annum plus benefits

Our application process

To apply for any of our apprenticeship roles you will be required to complete the following steps:

• Submit your Application Form and CV

• Complete your Online Assessment

• Take part in a short Telephone Interview (for selected roles)

• Attend one of our Assessment Centres

We are only accepting one application per candidate, so please do review all job descriptions and outline your top three choices in your application.

As you may expect, our Apprenticeship roles are extremely popular and therefore we may need to close vacancies early if we receive a high level of applications.

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G