Intelligence Service Team Senior Associate - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Intelligence Service Team - Senior Associate (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

Salary:
London ranging from £53,500 - £55,000 per annum

Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) is responsible for the FCA's primary market functions including monitoring markets, investigation and prosecution of misconduct, pursuing and remedying misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

The division aims to:

Be a world leading function, with professional and motivated staff, taking the right cases that have a positive impact on the way financial services work
Promote the conduct that supports trusted, orderly, and efficient primary and secondary markets

EMO - Intelligence

The Intelligence Department sits within EMO however it is a central function to the entire FCA, providing an important service to many areas as well as being embedded in many of the organisation's processes; with accuracy, timeliness, and relevance at the heart of what we deliver.

We provide intelligence support to enable the organisation to discharge its regulatory and criminal responsibilities, which includes working with Authorisation, Supervision and Listing Transactions.

We provide accurate and meaningful information to aid their decision making and respond in a timely way to requests for them to meet their Service Level Agreements (SLA's) and Statutory Deadlines.

We work to national law enforcement standards in intelligence handling and conduct internal and external research and engage with varied, domestic, and international partners to facilitate the best "all source" information to support this work.

It is important we provide the highest quality intelligence products, which are shared appropriately (in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and our Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) gateways) and with due consideration of the wider value within the content.

We seek to improve our delivery and focus our outputs in line with the Transformation strategy and best use of data/information held by the organisation.

What you will be doing (the role)- Managing the tactical delivery of intelligence to internal and external stakeholders (escalating and referring cases on differing topics or complexity).

Including the appropriate handling and dissemination of sensitive intelligence within these processes- Researching, preparing, and disseminating intelligence products for internal areas such as Authorisation, Supervision (including Crypto, Payment Services and the future regulation of Funeral Plans) and Listing Transactions as well as a variety of external partners Building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues in other business areas within the FCA and with external stakeholders- Being an ambassador and active participant on behalf of Intelligence, EMO and the FCA in forums internally and externally that extend and improve mutual sharing- Deputising for the Team Leader or Manager as necessary- Training and coaching/mentoring new staff when required, and being seen as a strong and flexible "go to person" for support- Attend and contribute to knowledge sharing events and identify opportunities for knowledge sharing and lessons learned

What you will get from the role- You will have a great opportunity to understand and shape the workings of the financial sector in tackling economic crime at a time of considerable change- An opportunity to be actively involved in the build work of the team as we actively engage and align with the Transformation an Intelligence & Information strategies that deliver a better FCA (that is Innovative, Assertive and Adaptive)- You will enjoy a unique view of the financial services industry, regulators, law enforcement partners and UK government with the opportunity to do meaningful work that makes a real difference in protecting consumers and the UK financial services sector- Involvement and contributions to discrete and continuous projects, decision making working groups or networks which are redefining our processes and capabilities, aligning, and implementing this with the Data Strategy and new initiatives across the FCA- You will have the opportunity to work with and influence the activities of a wide range of intelligence and financial crime professionals and stakeholders, both internally and externally- As an Academy business, we place great value on learning and at the FCA we offer learning and development opportunities which will assist you in achieving your career aspirations, these include professional qualifications and training on specialist systems and skills

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.