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Designed for senior risk professionals who wish to have their skills and knowledge in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) formally acknowledged
Get qualified
The Senior Executive Route to IRM Certification is designed for senior risk professionals who wish to have their skills and knowledge in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) formally acknowledged by the leading risk management institute.
It is aimed at risk management professionals with at least 8 years' senior experience, and allows them to demonstrate a parity of understanding and experience with Certified Members and Certified Fellows who have studied the International Diploma in Risk Management.
Application Process
To apply for the Senior Executive Route to Certified Membership you will need to complete this assessment form. Before commencing your application, you should familiarise yourself with IRM’s Professional Standards in Risk Management, as these underpin the application and assessment process.
The Assessment Form along with a copy of your CV should be emailed to membership@theirm.org. This should be accompanied with your initial payment (see below under Fees for more information).
Should you demonstrate that you meet the relevant criteria for consideration for membership via the Senior Executive Route, you will be invited to an interview (see below under Assessment Process).
We may turn down your application at this point if we do not consider that you have met the necessary level of experience or competence, as evidenced by the assessment form. In that eventuality, you will be allowed to re-submit your assessment form within 12 months free of charge.
Assessment Process
Assessment of your eligibility for our Certified Membership is made via a competency-based interview.
The interview panel will consist of two experienced professionals, one from the world of risk and one from human resources. The interview will last for 90 minutes of which at least 75 minutes is dedicated to answering the panel’s questions.
You will be expected to answer at least 15 questions. Your answers can draw further from the examples given in your assessment form, or from other aspects of your work experience, to demonstrate how you meet our Professional Standards.
You will need to show a strong understanding of theoretical and technical issues. Your theoretical knowledge should be at the same level of those who have studied the International Diploma in Risk Management. You can check the syllabus here.
Interview dates:
To be confirmed.
Following the interview, the Assessment Panel will consider whether to make an award at Certified Membership or Certified Fellowship level, or not to make an award at all. This will be communicated to you at the earliest possible time.
Fees
The fee for admission into Certified Membership of IRM via the Senior Executive Route is:
Current IRM members: £1,250
Non-members: £1,450
Low GDP rate: £1,150
This fee will be collected according to the following schedule.
| Application | Interview | Certification |
| All applicants: £250 | Members: £800 Non-members: £900 Low GDP rate: £720 |
Members: £200 |
I was keen to take advantage of the IRM’s Senior Executive Route because it afforded me the opportunity to join a group of like-minded professionals whilst also obtaining recognition for the senior risk management role that I undertake. Senior Executive Route - Cathy Day CMIRM
The process was straightforward, but necessarily had the rigour that one should expect. It was an interesting process of “productising” my work and learnings; both in the written application and interview stages. It was challenging and probing; but that is exactly as it should be. Patrick Smith, CMIRM, Managing Partner
My new certification is a formal recognition that I am proud of and, perhaps more importantly, it offers me “full-access membership to a leading club of risk thinkers. The interaction with the community of IRM members is a great avenue to both keeping my own thinking fresh and also influencing the community by sharing experiences of what works and what doesn’t. Toni Villanen, CMIRM, Director, Risk Advisory, Alvarez & Marsal
Terms and conditions
All fees are non-refundable. No stage of the process will advance until the fee for that stage has been received - i.e. the assessment form will not be assessed until the application fee has been paid; no interview will be conducted until the interview fee has been received; and no certificate will be issued until the certification fee has been received.
Interviews cancelled or postponed with less than 72 hours’ notice will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the interview fee. Cancellations or postponements received with less than 24 hours’ notice will be subject to 100% of the interview fee.
All Certified Members and Certified Fellows accepted via the Senior Executive Route will be expected to renew their annual membership at the beginning of each subsequent membership year (i.e. from 1st July).