Governance Administrative Support - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
National ranging from £26,400 to £38,000 and London £29,000 to £40,000 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 Central Secretariat at the FCA?_

The Team/ Background

The Central Secretariat sits at the heart of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). It is part of the FCA's Corporate Governance Division, led by the Company Secretary.

It supports the FCA's senior executive committees, the FCA and PSR Boards and the FCA Board committees.

It is a fast-paced environment that provides an excellent insight into the day-to-day operation of the FCA and PSR and provides the opportunity to facilitate effective and efficient decision-making that will shape the future of the FCA and PSR.

The team is made up of associates and professional support staff.

The Role

The role is to cover a team member's maternity leave until 31st July 2024.

Key responsibilities of the post-holder are:

Providing administrative support to one or more of the FCA's executive committees and/or the FCA or PSR Board, working with the associates appointed as secretary to the committee(s)-
Liaising with your committee/Board members (often senior directors) and their offices on meeting arrangements and decision-making processes
Scheduling meetings, arranging rooms and all other logístical planning for your committee/Board meetings
Maintaining forward agendas and action logs for your committee/Board
Liaising with stakeholders to ensure high quality committee papers are submitted to meet deadlines
Compiling, collating and distributing committee papers to members
Maintaining and extracting accurate MI from your committee/Board records
Assisting the associates with follow up after meetings, including circulating action points and minutes and contacting stakeholders where necessary
Updating and maintaining various committee lists to ensure compliance with the FCA's Cyber & Information Security policies
Gathering information to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests
Undertaking other administrative tasks as required in support of the secretariat's work

What will I get from the role?- Exposure to Executive Directors, FCA/PSR Board members, senior management, leadership and decision-making processes.

You will quickly learn about how decisions are made that affect the full range of our stakeholders- Insight into the most important, high profile and topical issues for the FCA- Interesting and varied work covering a wide range of projects and topics that span the whole of the FCA, developing a wide range of transferrable skills- Autonomy to lead on the administration of one or more committees/Boards (supported by associates), having the opportunity to use your judgement daily

The skills and experience you'll have

Minimum- Previous experience of providing logístical, diary and meeting support to senior stakeholders and/or committees- Proven intermediate IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote & Adobe Acrobat

Essential- Previous experience working in a role that required use of judgement to make decisions autonomously, knowing when to escalate- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills- Strong communication skills, including communicating confidently and credibly, both orally and in writing- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including evidence of the ability to interact with senior stakeholders in a professional and credible way and to influence a range of internal and external stakeholders- Proven ability to work calmly under pressure to tight deadlines and to juggle competing priorities- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to plan carefully, prioritise effectively, track issues methodically and recognise when escalation is required- Sound attention to detail, including thoroughness and accuracy in day-to-day work and taking pride in ensuring it is of the highest standard- Proven ability to follow agreed processes, identifying improvements and escalating appropriately to ensure a cycle of continuous improvementAbout 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

Useful information- Applications for this role close at midnight on 13th September- This role is graded as Senior Professional Support - Corporate- Please note this role is available as an internal secondment or external fixed term contract until 31st July 2024

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