International Associates

London, England, United Kingdom

12/18/2024

Division - International

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £41,800 to £50,000 and London £46,000 to £55,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About The FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

This is a unique opportunity at the heart of the FCA’s International efforts.

To deliver our objectives in a globally connected industry, the FCA must be a global actor. We must be globally effective, building and using close relations with other regulators, shaping the international regulatory agenda, and harnessing international innovation and experience to improve our own performance.

The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities. We are currently reviewing and reforming our international approach. This role would sit at the heart of these efforts at a fascinating and challenging time. As a result, you will help shape the future of financial services in the UK and overseas for years to come.

We are recruiting for a number of roles at Associate level across the International Division, which comprises five teams:

The Global Institutions team, the Global Strategy and Engagement team, the European Strategy and Engagement Team, the Market Access team and the International Strategy and Delivery Team (ISD).

What will you be doing?

Responsibilities

We are looking for talented individuals who can contribute to complex, high-profile and fast-moving portfolios in an often-uncertain policy environment. Good organisational, analysis and communication skills are essential. Set responsibilities will depend on the role in question, but may include:

• Supporting the FCAs international engagement on specific topics, or with specific jurisdictions and institutions; monitoring the work and output of international bodies or other international stakeholders, ensuring intelligence and policy developments are understood effectively throughout the FCA;
• Working in collaboration with others across the International Division and wider FCA on influencing and advocacy approaches across key policy areas and drafting briefings to support engagement
• Working with a wide network of internal and external stakeholders to develop policy positions on key issues of common interest to the UK; horizon scanning for relevant market trends and developments, identifying potential risks to the FCA’ s objectives
• Working and supporting other teams within the International Division and across the FCA, contributing to the development and delivery of the FCA’s overall strategy for international engagement
• Supporting and influencing on the development and delivery of international strategy
• Helping develop the UK’s approach to trade and market access issues, including working on relevant policies and assessments of overseas jurisdictions
  
  

What will you get from the role?

• An opportunity to take on a varied, wide-ranging and interesting role which helps to drive the FCA’ s international agenda
• Intellectual challenge from the opportunity to think about complex issues in a wide range of policy areas, and how they impact the FCA and global markets more widely
• An opportunity to be creative, problem-solve, and develop and enhance your influencing, engagement and communication skills
• Exposure to international regulatory policy debates, and a unique understanding of the international regulatory landscape and UK considerations within it
  
  

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Prior regulatory or financial services experience
• Prior experience of the international financial regulatory agenda
• Prior experience in a role which has required great analytical and written communication skills
  
  

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and develop relationships across cultural differences
• Organisational, prioritisation, time management and delivery skills, including the ability to ensure delivery of a range of workstreams over time
• Judgement, including strong ability to prioritise a number of demands and knowing when to deal with a problem oneself and when to escalate;
• Proven clear, succinct oral and written communication skills
• The ability to remain calm, resilient and approachable under pressure
  
  

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Associate roles.

Benefits Of Working At The FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare with Bupa 
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35) 
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary 
• Income protection 
  
  

 

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded Associate, Level 8 Regulatory
• We are recruiting for 6 Full Time Associates
• Advert Closing Date: Sunday 12th January 2025 (midnight)
• CV’s will be reviewed in on a rolling basis, so please apply early to avoid disappointment
• Interview process will likely be a competency-based interview followed by a final round chat with Director / Hiring Manager
  
  

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:

For internal candidates: please speak to Jen Wishart on jennifer.wishart@fca.org.uk

For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam on ifrah.azam@fca.org.uk

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.