Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) Graduate Programme 2025 - Workforce Strategies

Zurich Resilience Solutions Graduate Programme 2025 (Workforce Strategies)

Location: We’re flexible! The role of a Risk Engineer is home-based with an element of travel to customer sites and occasionally Zurich offices for training and meetings. Risk Engineers spend around 30-40% of their time on-site.   

Start Date: September 2025 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 20th October 2024 

Insurance is so much more than you think! 

Are you looking for a career that will excite, challenge and inspire you after you've finished university? If so, a Zurich Insurance graduate scheme could be just what you're looking for. It's a great way to get real-life experience of working in insurance and discover what you enjoy. You'll get plenty of opportunities and support to shape your career and make a difference to our customers at a time when they need us the most. 

Each Zurich graduate scheme is a permanent role and is just the start of your career with us. We'll continue to cheer you on every step of the way once you’ve finished and will remain committed to helping you grow. Working in insurance is so varied - you’ll find many different opportunities to explore. 

What can I look forward to? 

Our Risk Consulting programme will give you the opportunity to start building your skills in identifying and managing our customers strategic and operational risks. Through completing research to understand the risk profile, undertaking detailed on-site surveys, delivering bespoke risk consultancy solutions and providing training and workshops you will learn and subsequently lead the customers risk management process. Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) assists underwriters and customers every day in areas such as occupational health and safety, employer, public and product liability, mental health and wellbeing, motor fleet, enterprise risk management, business continuity and organisational resilience. 

Through a programme of rotation around our market leading teams and working with experienced risk consultants you will experience how a comprehensive approach to risk management can add value to an organisation. 

As you develop through the scheme you will be exposed to the ZRS Network that spans the globe allowing you to interact with consultants from multiple different countries.  Building your knowledge around specialist and emerging risks and how different areas respond will continue to expand your risk management knowledge. 

To ensure ongoing professional development, the ZRS scheme is supported by completion of a level 7 MSc Risk and Safety Leadership Apprenticeship delivered by the University of Portsmouth. 

What’s in it for you? 

As well as joining a company that is passionate about our people, sustainability and our customers, we also have a competitive rewards and lifestyle benefits package.  

You’ll receive: 

• £32,550 starting salary 

• 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days 

• You can request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you 

• Private medical cover 

• 12% company pension contribution 

• Annual company bonus 

• Discounted gym membership 

• Discounted gadget insurance 

• Discounted technology offers 

What you’ll need: 

• You must have an indefinite, full right to work and reside in the UK. We cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years. 

• A risk management, occupational health and safety, business management or similar degree with a minimum 2:1 classification (or equivalent) predicted or recently achieved (within the last three years). 

• At least 96 UCAS points (CCC) or above from your A-levels (or equivalent) exluding General Studies. 

• A minimum C/4 grade in both English & Maths at GCSE level (or equivalent). 

• Full clean UK driving license upon application 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills 

• Ability to build strong working relationships 

• Problem solving and organisational skills 

Are you ready to create a brighter future?  

At Zurich our brand purpose is to create a brighter future together, for our customers, our partners, our employees, and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers, we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do and for our employees, to grow and develop together. For our partners, to collaborate to create mutual value and for the planet, to drive positive impact by integrating our sustainability work into how we do business. We put our customers at the heart of everything that we do, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join us. 

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work. You’ll have every opportunity to use your drive and enthusiasm to innovate the future of Zurich. Everybody is made to feel welcome, different opinions are valued, personal needs are respected, and opportunity is equal for all. 

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. 

Please note we are unable to progress your application if you don't meet our criteria listed above. Please ensure you have the right to reside and work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years in order to apply. 

Please note that you can only apply for one of our Graduate/Intern opportunities for 2025 – when applying, please ensure the role and location are right for you

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