2025 Security Risk and Governance Digital Analyst Apprentice
THALES UK LIMITED
Crawley, RH10 9HA
Closes on Sunday 16 February
Posted on 25 October 2024
Contents
Summary
Do you have an analytical mind? Are you a fast learner who loves a challenge? New for 2025, this apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity to learn about business analytics and how using data, process and tooling can drive positive organisational change.
- Annual wage
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£22,500 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Pension – Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% Health Insurance – 50% of salary for five years Performance related pay uplifts
- Training course
- Business analyst (level 4)
- Hours
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Flexible working. Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours Friday). Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
The Business Analyst Apprentice role will focus on risk and compliance data, process analysis and exploitation of digital tools. The analyst will look to identify opportunities within the business and functions and deliver operational changes in the Governance, Risk and Compliance area to drive positive business compliance.
- Support the Risk Manager and the wider Corporate Security Office deliver on the relevant strategy and roadmap for Thales UK
- Analyse technical, physical, environmental and personnel security risks, advise/support relevant stakeholders around risk assessments and controls
- Develop, produce and report on risk metrics to demonstrate correlations and highlight concerns to management / stakeholders
- Support the risk manager and the business lines and functions, assess their risks and advise them on mitigation strategies such as avoid, reduce, transfer or accept
- Support in the production of the security risk management policy and process to help improve security culture across the organisation
- Translate technical jargon into business-focused risk statements, helping the business understand their risks and present risks to senior management
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of security controls to manage risk to acceptable levels and produce metrics
- Support the business in achieving and/or maintaining security accreditations
- Deliver training and awareness as necessary on risk management process across the organisation
- Report and improve metrics / dashboards and create monthly Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Corporate Security Office, senior management and other relevant stakeholders as required
Where you’ll work
Manor Royal
Crawley
RH10 9HA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
DIGITAL NATIVE (UK) LIMITED
Your training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
Your training plan
- This is an 18-month programme aligned to the Level 4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship standard. Delivered in partnership with our specialist provider partner Digital Native, this programme will be delivered via a blended model - including live virtual sessions, online learning and a quarterly face-to-face Hackathon
- The programme will conclude with an End Point Assessment, followed by roll-off into your permanent role within the Thales UK business
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4 (A-C))
- Any (grade C or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. Together we supply invention across 4 core areas: Aerospace, Space, Defence and Security, Digital Identity and Security.
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/uk-career (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
201 hours holiday a year One additional company day at Christmas Healthcare Cash Plan 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 80 hours (10 days) volunteering in your first 2 years depending on length of programme Discount Portal
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Be a permanent member of the team within the Thales business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THALES UK LIMITED
Thales Early Careers Team.
SuppEarlyCar@uk.thalesgroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284271.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 16 February
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Company’s application instructions
- Online Application - Online Assessment and Video Interview - Virtual Assessment Centre - Offer if successful