Junior Product Apprentice with M&G plc

Duration of Apprenticeship:

 19 months fixed term contract

Job Description:

The Product team sits within M&G Group and is responsible for ongoing development and management of the fund ranges.

Your daily duties may include:

• New Product Development; supporting the development of ideas from concept stage through to completion of feasibility, contributing to development of project proposal and business approvals;
• Existing Product Management; supporting ongoing, proactive management of existing product set to ensure it remains fully fit for purpose in terms of customers’ expectations, pricing, profitability and the prevailing regulatory environment;
• Support in conducting of strategic range reviews, post launch reviews, and annual fund and mandate reviews;
• Work with a variety of business colleagues including Investment teams, Distribution channels, Compliance, Risk and Finance to ensure product initiatives fit with the overall business plan;
• Support the evaluation of a range of potential solutions considering the impact for customers, costs and risks;
• Support the production of feasibility studies (which are draft project proposal documents) to a high quality;
• Support implementation of projects;
• Attending project working group meetings, drafting product specifications, dealing with ad-hoc project queries, and supporting the drafting of fund documentation and investor communication materials;
• Ensuring all product activities are conducted in a compliant manner that places the end investor at the heart of all decision making;
• Develop knowledge on market and consumer trends and regulation.

Training Provided:

 As an Associate Project Manager Apprentice with BPP, you will undertake the Associate Project Manager Level 4 Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will be delivered through a blend of live online learning, pre-recorded lectures, and face to face inductions and masterclasses

Qualification Requirements:

 As a minimum, candidate will have either 5 GCSEs or 2 A levels with good grades in Maths and English 4+. Alternatively, you will have 2 years of work experience in financial services industry.

Personal Qualities & Skills:

• Good analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good knowledge of desktop tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Highly self-motivated, with strong ability to work under own initiative
• Analytical and conceptual thinking; ability to form own opinions by thinking analytically about problems
• Drive to learn and ability to deliver towards set deadlines

We are looking for a motivated and confident individual with a positive outlook, can-do attitude and aspiration to want to progress.

The successful applicant will have strong desire to learn and a genuine interest in the financial services industry.

Applicants who succeed with us are self-motivated, capable of building and maintaining relationships and work effectively as part of a team or individually.

The applicant would ideally have an inquisitive and analytical nature and be curious and keen to learn and develop.

Future Prospects:

This is a fixed term contract for 19 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.