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Get ready to take on tomorrow. Join the Risk Management Fast Stream. On this career-accelerating scheme, you’ll gain real-world practical skills and future-shaping knowledge through high-quality training. You’ll grow a breadth of experience across a variety of postings, wherever you’re based in England, Scotland, or Wales. And you’ll put what you learn to work, making meaningful change for millions of people.
- Duration: 3.5 years
- Salary: from £31,554
Location: Please see our website for information regarding the scheme locations.
What could I be involved in as a Risk Management Fast Streamer?
On this new scheme you’ll be at the heart of government decision-making, playing a vital role in helping to assess and prepare for future challenges facing the UK. Risk management is about being innovative, resilient, and preparing to deal with the unexpected. It’s also about enabling opportunity – sometimes it’s necessary to take calculated risks when the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. So, we need to ensure that effective risk management is part of the way government operates, so that risks can be identified, controlled and even exploited.
This scheme puts you on an accelerated path to becoming a fully-accredited member of the Government Risk Profession, working across a variety of areas that could include finance, healthcare, fraud and technology. Growing skills and experience across a range of postings and government departments, you’ll be laying the foundations for a successful leadership career in one of the fastest-growing professions in government.
Training includes
Your initial training will cover the basic principles of effective risk management and, as you progress through your postings, you’ll learn increasingly more sophisticated techniques. You’ll gain practical experience too, which will complement the knowledge you’ll build through studying for a professional risk management qualification. As well as training on bespoke risk management techniques, you’ll also develop a broader skill set including strategic planning, analysis, leadership and decision-making. You’ll also benefit from access to Government Risk Profession learning and development tools, regular online and in-person events including the Risk Improvement Group and other networking opportunities.
To apply, you’ll need
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- To have been a resident of the UK for at least 5 of the previous 10 years, including a consecutive 12-month period.
- A 2:2 or higher (or be expecting to achieve this) in any degree subject, including degree apprenticeships.
We’re developing our next-generation leaders. Building a Civil Service that represents every community and keeps ahead in our fast-changing world. And you can help tackle some of our biggest challenges. In return, you’ll enjoy a variety of benefits including membership of the Civil Service Pension scheme, season ticket loan, flexible working arrangements, childcare assistance and more. You’ll be a valued member of the wider Civil Service community, where you can be yourself – and be at your best. Go further, sooner. Discover more and apply today. Please see the website for more information on where fast streamers have been based previously
