Audit and Risk Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funded Cash Health Plan

Lifestyle Discounts

Pension Contributions

Occupational Sick Pay

Car Salary Sacrifice/Leasing Scheme

Job summary

Housing 21 is offering an Audit and Risk Apprentice position within the Internal Audit and Risk Team. The role focuses on supporting risk assessments, data analysis and assurance reporting while training toward a professional qualification.

The apprenticeship is mainly home-based with required visits to the Birmingham Head Office and national travel to Housing 21 locations. The program runs for two years, starting 12 October 2026, with 35 hours per week and a 70-hour bi-weekly cycle.

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths is required.
• DBS check will be required.
• Apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Responsibilities

• Support audit reviews, risk assessments, data analysis and assurance reporting.
• Help maintain the Board Assurance Framework and assess risks and controls.
• Learn on the job with visits to Head Office in Birmingham and travel to Housing 21 locations nationally.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Analytical skills

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Job description

Summary

We're looking for an enthusiastic Audit and Risk Apprentice to join our Internal Audit and Risk Team and gain valuable hands‑on experience in how organisations identify, manage and respond to risk.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn on the job, receive coaching and work towards a relevant professional qualification.

Wage

£21,772 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Pay will be increased in year 2.

Training course Internal audit technician (level 4)

Hours

Hours Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday. Shift Pattern: Full-time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight).

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 October 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

What you'll do at work

You'll support audit reviews, risk assessments, data analysis and assurance reporting, as well as helping maintain the Board Assurance Framework. You'll learn how to assess risks, evaluate controls and contribute to providing independent assurance that helps the organisation achieve its objectives.

The role will be home‑based with visits to Head Office in Birmingham as an when required as well as travel to Housing 21 locations nationally.

Where you'll work

Tricorn House 51-53

Hagley Road

Birmingham

B16 8TP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MBKB LTD

Training course

Internal audit technician (level 4)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Conduct all audit work in compliance with an organisation's internal audit manual.
• Recognise and avoid or mitigate any potential, actual, or perceived impairments to an individual internal auditor's objectivity in accordance with professional standards and organisational policy.
• Use appropriate systems and software in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing, adapt communication style to suit different situations, promote open communication stakeholder engagement, and effectively contribute to meetings.
• Contribute to managing the internal audit engagement activity's reputation and stakeholder expectations.
• Support the planning of effective engagements by gathering information to understand the organisation and activity under review, completing risk assessments and prioritising risks to determine engagement objectives, scope, and evaluation criteria.
• Support the completion of detailed risk and control assessments, and support the development of work and testing programmes or practices to conduct audits.
• During assigned audits, examine and evaluate the governance, risks, risk management, and controls related to the organisation by reference to published guidance.
• Assist in the utilisation of walk throughs and process mapping to document and understand business processes.
• Select and use tools and techniques, under guidance, to gather relevant, reliable, and sufficient information for audit assignments.
• Apply appropriate sampling, data analysis, and other analytical review techniques, as directed, to analyse information and develop potential engagement findings.
• Use data analytics and software tools, such as spreadsheets, to gather and analyse data as directed within an internal audit engagement.
• Evaluate the relevance, sufficiency, and reliability of the sources and information gathered.
• Support the analysis of the adequacy of criteria and methods used by management to determine whether the activity has accomplished its objectives and goals.
• Select and apply appropriate questioning and negotiating techniques during delivery of audit work to influence positive outcomes.
• Prepare internal audit workpapers and supporting documentation, ensuring it is accurate, relevant, and complete.
• Support the identification of engagement conclusions, including the development of recommendations, or collaborating with management to produce action plans that resolve findings, mitigate risks, address root causes, and enhance or improve the activity under review.
• Under supervision, prepare reports that are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, and timely.
• Support the internal audit team in confirming that management subject to the audit engagement have implemented agreed action plans to address audit findings.
• Apply principles of workload management to support deadlines being met, including planning and managing time effectively, prioritising tasks, and escalating delivery problems to audit lead or manager where appropriate.
• Conduct all audit work in compliance with an organisation's internal audit manual.
• Recognise and avoid or mitigate any potential, actual, or perceived impairments to an individual internal auditor's objectivity in accordance with professional standards and organisational policy.
• Use appropriate systems and software in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing, adapt communication style to suit different situations, promote open communication stakeholder engagement, and effectively contribute to meetings.
• Contribute to managing the internal audit engagement activity's reputation and stakeholder expectations.
• Support the planning of effective engagements by gathering information to understand the organisation and activity under review, completing risk assessments and prioritising risks to determine engagement objectives, scope, and evaluation criteria.
• Support the completion of detailed risk and control assessments, and support the development of work and testing programmes or practices to conduct audits.
• During assigned audits, examine and evaluate the governance, risks, risk management, and controls related to the organisation by reference to published guidance.
• Assist in the utilisation of walk throughs and process mapping to document and understand business processes.
• Select and use tools and techniques, under guidance, to gather relevant, reliable, and sufficient information for audit assignments.
• Apply appropriate sampling, data analysis, and other analytical review techniques, as directed, to analyse information and develop potential engagement findings.
• Use data analytics and software tools, such as spreadsheets, to gather and analyse data as directed within an internal audit engagement.
• Evaluate the relevance, sufficiency, and reliability of the sources and information gathered.
• Support the analysis of the adequacy of criteria and methods used by management to determine whether the activity has accomplished its objectives and goals.
• Select and apply appropriate questioning and negotiating techniques during delivery of audit work to influence positive outcomes.
• Prepare internal audit workpapers and supporting documentation, ensuring it is accurate, relevant, and complete.
• Support the identification of engagement conclusions, including the development of recommendations, or collaborating with management to produce action plans that resolve findings, mitigate risks, address root causes, and enhance or improve the activity under review.
• Under supervision, prepare reports that are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, and timely.
• Support the internal audit team in confirming that management subject to the audit engagement have implemented agreed action plans to address audit findings.
• Apply principles of workload management to support deadlines being met, including planning and managing time effectively, prioritising tasks, and escalating delivery problems to audit lead or manager where appropriate.

Training schedule

Training will take place at the workplace, the training provider will deliver their taught sessions online via Teams.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade C/4)
• Maths (grade C/4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills

Other requirements

DBS check will be required.

About this employer

Housing 21 is a leading, not for profit provider of Extra Care and Retirement Living for older people of modest means. We operate in 240 local authority areas, managing over 23,300 properties and providing over 48,000 hours of social care each week. We are committed to providing a modern, forward thinking 21st century service. We strive for continuous improvement and innovation in all that we do.

http://www.housing21.org.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Funded Cash Health Plan.

• Lifestyle Discounts
• Pension Contributions
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Car Salary Sacrifice/Leasing Scheme

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

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

On completion of the apprentice you will be able to apply for any available job opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MBKB LTD

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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052891.