27 Oct
Financial Conduct Authority
Leeds
Job description
Public Affairs Associate
Salary : National ranging from £43,300 £57,000 and London from £46,400 £60,000 per annum
Are you interested in joining a team that builds good relationships in the public affairs area ensuring public confidence in our work?
The team / department
The role of the Communications division is to manage and promote the FCA's reputation. The Public Affairs team is the interface between the FCA and Parliament, advising the organisation on how to respond and engage with politicians and helping to ensure public confidence in our work by building good relationships in the public affairs area.
This is a dynamic and interesting role that interacts with every part of the organisation and at every level.
What you will be doing (the role)
Building information from networks across Parliament and in the wider public affairs arena to interpret political developments for the organisation whilst explaining FCA policy and action to these people and responding to their enquiries
Understanding the work of the FCA in your policy portfolio, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and providing guidance to senior FCA staff, including the Chief Executive and the Chair
Acting as a briefing function, working closely with the team and the organisation to prepare senior management for public and parliamentary events
Understanding and explaining the political decisions that affect the financial services sector and work of the FCA to senior members of staff
Supporting the MPs' letters process
Leading projects that ensure the FCA is communicating its work effectively to those involved in financial services policy
What you will get from the role
You will help shape the interaction between senior policy makers, parliamentarians and regulators in the financial services sector
You will hone your public affairs skills to ensure the work of the FCA is understood and the view of politicians and Parliament are effectively conveyed to the organisation
You will advise senior management across the FCA on how to operate in the parliamentary environment
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 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 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
We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Experience in a relevant environment such as public affairs consultancy, in-house public affairs function or in Parliament
Experience of managing and influencing political and / or other senior stakeholders
Excellent written language skills
Essential
Excellent verbal communications skills to brief senior colleagues
Strong knowledge of the political landscape and parliamentary procedure
Ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders
Experience of leading project teams to deliver outcomes
Experience in gathering of intelligence from multiple sources to identify risks and trends within the political environment
Experience of working on a number of areas of policy simultaneously
Sound judgment, effective decision making and personal accountability
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 organisation one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
We particularly welcome applications from men, disabled, and minority ethnic candidates, as under-represented groups.
Flexible working
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 won’t judge you for asking.
Multi-location
As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices.
This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.
Useful information
This role is graded Senior Associate Corporate.
Applications for this role close at 23 : 59 on Thursday 4th July 2024.
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact :
For internal applicants, please contact Melanie Dubock at k
For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at k
What to expect from our interview process
The process will be over two stages where your key competencies will be assessed.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further.
Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
▶️ Public Affairs Associate
🖊️ Financial Conduct Authority
📍 Leeds