Policy Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary National £65,200 - £83,800 and London £67,900 - £92,100 per annum - _Salary offered will be based on skills and experience_

Are you interested in joining a team that will help shape and deliver the future of Benchmarks Policy and ESG issues at the FCA?_

The team/department

We are currently recruiting for a Policy Technical Specialist to join us in the Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate, within the Capital Markets' Benchmark Policy Team, to lead on policy development for a mixture of Benchmarks and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues.

The Benchmarks Policy team leads on the FCA domestic and international policy development and implementation of rules in relation to benchmarks and their ecosystem (i.e. benchmarks administrators, users and contributors).

Our work includes developing and implementing domestic policy relating to the UK Benchmarks Regulation, as well as international policy relating to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for financial benchmarks, working closely with our Supervision and Legal colleagues across the FCA, as well as governments and other regulators within and outside the UK.

What you will be doing

As a Technical Specialist, you will be expected but not limited to:

Driving our team's contribution to developing Benchmarks policy including related ESG issues with deep policy expertise and knowledge sharing with colleagues
Driving and influencing stakeholders (internal and external) to identify and deliver our desired policy outcomes at UK and international level
Build new and leverage existing constructive working relationships with other authorities in the official sector (UK and international) and industry stakeholders to understand and resolve challenges
Represent the team in a professional manner with internal and external stakeholders, providing an effective and constructive liaison point within the department, across the FCA and externally
Lead the drafting and delivery of internal and external communications to ensure our internal comms/briefings, as well as market expectations, are conveyed clearly and are well-understood by our audience

You will also line manage 1-3 people in the team.

What will you get from the role?

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle.

You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

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

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

You will also get:

To use your analytical skills to help to ensure the team delivers against the FCA's strategy and business plan commitments and ultimately delivers against the core objectives
To drive and contribute to the delivery of complex and highprofile projects across 3 of the 13 FCA strategic commitments; 1) strengthening the UK's position in wholesale markets 2) preparing financial services for the future through the Smarter Regulatory Framework (SRF) and 3) our strategy for positive change on ESG outputs will have a high exposure across the FCA and outside
To develop your management skills through the linemanage of 1 to 3 members of the team

The skills and experience you'll have

Minimum- Technical knowledge and experience knowledge of policy-making and the UK legislative and regulatory processes- Technical knowledge and experience of financial markets, Benchmarks regulation and ESG considerations- Previous line management experience

Essential- Excellent drafting and oral communication skills- Ability to review complex issues, make judgements supported by evidence and presenting key issues and recommendations to senior stakeholders- Ability to project plan- Ability to build and maintain relationships with senior management, other regulators and staff at all levels within the FCA- Working effectively as part of a team by working inclusively- Experience in publishing consultation, discussion and feedback papers

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found

here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Flexible working

Multilocation & hybrid working