Policy Adviser - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
National up to £64,000 and London up to £70,400

An exciting opportunity to join one of the policy teams within the FCA's Consumer Investments Directorate and help shape the future financial regulatory framework

We are recruiting for a Policy Adviser to join the Consumer Investments Advice policy team.

The team is responsible for strategic policymaking for over 5,000 firms and 50,000 individuals, providing a range of crucial investment services to consumers.

We want to ensure that consumers can invest with confidence and get the support they need to do so. A strong Consumer Investments sector is critical to this.

This is an exciting time to influence and set policy direction that will impact millions of consumers, as well as UK markets.

What you will be doing

The key project you will be working on is the Advice Guidance Boundary Review (AGBR).

The AGBR is a holistic review, alongside HM Treasury, of the existing financial advice / guidance framework, geared towards developing proposals for future change.

The role involves:

Using evidence and analysis to develop practical policy solutions which support the FCA's strategic commitments
Delivering policy change and implementation, which includes managing complex projects and understanding and supporting good governance
Developing and managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including in Government, industry and consumer groups
Taking responsibility for delivering a wide range of policyrelated work including responding to queries, sharing knowledge and providing high quality policy advice and support to supervisors, firms, consumers and trade and consumer bodies

What will you get from the role?

You will be at the heart of regulatory decisionmaking and standard setting for a sector that millions of consumers throughout the country rely on
A unique opportunity to get in at the start of highprofile, expansive, and exciting projects and to shape regulatory change for the consumer investment sector for the longterm
You will use your analytical and policy skills to help to ensure the team delivers against the FCA's strategy, business plan commitments, and our core objectives

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:

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa
A noncontributory 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 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.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum

Policymaking experience in a regulator, Government department, firm or other relevant organisation
Strong written communication skills

Essential

Ability to analyse complex information and experience of making judgements based on data and evidence
Experience of identifying key risks to consumers and/or markets, as well as the mitigations available to address these
Excellent drafting and oral communication skills, including the ability to distil complex messages tailored to internal and external audiences
Ability to work autonomously, proactively, and to prioritise and escalate issues appropriately
Experience of working to deliver complex projects to tight deadlines, and ability to exercise a high degree of initiative in response to changing circumstances
Experience building and managing relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders
Respects the diversity of backgrounds across the FCA and are motivated to collaborate with others, contributing to an inclusive environment which enables problemsolving and reflective policymaking
Understanding and knowledge of UK legislative processes and/or regulation
Knowledge and experience of financial services and the consumer investments market, gained in industry, a trade body or regulatory authority

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

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better