Launch your career with our 2027 Risk Graduate Scheme, offering two unique opportunities for progression.
Our Risk Division helps NFU Mutual understand, manage and respond to risk across the business. On this three-year graduate scheme, you’ll become an important part of our work to manage risk across NFU Mutual. You’ll learn how we protect our customers, our people and our business from different types of risk, including strategic, financial and operational risks. You’ll also support work that helps NFU Mutual make safe, responsible and well-informed decisions.
You’ll be part of a supportive team and work on real projects from early in the scheme. You’ll also have the opportunity to work towards professional qualifications, depending on your placement and interests. These may include:
You’ll join a collaborative and supportive environment where people are encouraged to share knowledge, ask questions and explore new ways of thinking. You’ll work with different teams across NFU Mutual and have opportunities to learn from managers at different levels. As you build your skills, you’ll make a real impact by helping to protect our organisation, support good decision-making and strengthen how we manage risk across the business.
You’ll be based in Stratford-upon-Avon, with hybrid working depending on business needs. Regular office time will help you collaborate with your team and learn from experienced colleagues.
We’ll support your career development throughout the scheme with a structured plan, regular performance reviews and the potential for competitive salary increases and progression. Join us and you can help strengthen how NFU Mutual manages risk and protects the organisation for the future.
Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship as it does not fulfil the criteria set by the Home Office. This is a three-year programme. Candidates must have, or be able to obtain, permission to work in the UK in a way that enables them to undertake the role and complete the programme.
If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We’ll work with you to understand what support would help you perform at your best.
Please apply as soon as you can. If we receive enough applications, we may close this vacancy early.
Information Security and Business Continuity
Information Security and Business Continuity play a vital role in protecting our information, our operations and the long-term resilience of the business. We help safeguard critical systems and data from evolving threats while ensuring the organisation can continue to serve customers and recover effectively when disruptions occur.
Over the three-year scheme, you’ll learn about different areas of risk and take on a wide range of responsibilities, including:
Compliance and Regulatory Risk
Group Compliance plays a vital role in building and protecting the trust that customers place in NFU Mutual. By working across the business to navigate regulation, provide expert advice and challenge, and manage risk effectively, we help ensure the delivery of good customer outcomes whilst safeguarding the integrity, reputation and long-term success of the business.
Over the three-year scheme, you’ll learn about different areas of compliance and take on a wide range of responsibilities, including:
If your application is shortlisted, there are three stages:
The assessment centre will be held at our Head Office in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire on Tuesday 24th November 2026.
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
This scheme is designed to help you build your skills, and work towards recognised qualifications. We’ll support you to gain the knowledge and experience you need for a successful career.
You’ll be supported by experienced colleagues, a dedicated buddy and a mentor who will help you maximise your development and career opportunities. You’ll also be part of a strong graduate community, with opportunities to connect with current and former graduates, build your network and learn from others on similar schemes.
As you come towards the end of the scheme, a careers coach will help you think about your next role and plan your next steps.
It’s not all about work either. We encourage our graduates to get involved in extracurricular activities, from volunteering and organising charity or social events to representing NFU Mutual at industry events, all in line with our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework.
Qualifications and skills
You’ll need to have achieved, or be on track for, at least a 2:2 degree. We welcome applications from any degree background. You don’t need to have studied risk, compliance, cyber security or business continuity. We’ll help you build the knowledge you need. What matters most is your curiosity, willingness to learn and interest in how organisations manage risk.
If you enjoy working with detail, solving problems and thinking carefully about complex information, this could be a great scheme for you.
To help you succeed on the scheme, you’ll bring:
If you can bring these qualities, we can help you develop the rest.
Industry experience or a placement year would be a real advantage, but it isn’t essential. What matters most is that you’ve had some experience of work where you’ve been able to interact with people, build your communication skills and learn how to work well with others.
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”.
Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.
We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.
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