Salary: London ranging from £46,400 to £60,000

Are you interested in a challenging and varied role, supporting the Director of Change?    

The team/department  

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to provide support to the Director of Change within the Change Directorate, which is part of the Operations Division.

The Change Directorate manages the FCA’s Change Portfolio, partnering with colleagues from across the FCA to help shape, deliver and embed strategic, regulatory and operational change. It is a centre of excellence for project managers and business analysts within the FCA, who provide their expertise in change management. 

What you will be doing (the role)  

• Support the Director and Senior Leadership Team in driving strategy and goals, managing sensitive documents and presentations
• Work with the PA to prioritise the Director’s diary, ensuring effective decision-making and meeting preparation with senior stakeholders
• Review papers, follow up on actions, and coordinate outputs for meetings, monitoring Management Information and CAMMS risk profile
• Serve as the main contact for the Director, managing communication, handling sensitive information, and addressing key issues
• Assist the Directorate in collaborating with key business areas like Finance, HR, and Strategy on behalf of the Director
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, problem-solving and ensuring smooth communication across the division

What you will get from the role  

• Insight into the management and strategic outlook of the FCA
• Autonomy and a chance to shape the role to make it your own
• The opportunity to build a strong network with senior management, as well as a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• A breadth of skills and experience that will support your personal development and will help you to develop and advance your career at the FCA
• Insight into how a busy office in a large organisation is operates, and the chance to learn about project delivery and change methodologies

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. 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, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.  

• Proven experience of senior stakeholder management both internally and externally at all levels
• Proven organisational, prioritisation and time management skills, and able to adapt to changing demands and circumstances
• Experience of working independently and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, operating within complex subject matter areas

Essential  

• Evidence of working effectively within a large organisation operating within a public sector, political, or highly regulated environment
• Strong team-player with excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills - must be comfortable with working at all levels and able to push back in a constructive and positive manner
• An ability to analyse and rapidly assimilate new information, understand complex issues, and provide practical or constructive recommendations - you will be expected to work with discretion, confidence, and composure when dealing with sensitive and complex situations
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to exercise judgement and make valid and timely judgements
• Tenacity to question and challenge all levels of the FCA (where appropriate) in a constructive and positive manner
• An ability to work independently and proactively identify opportunities for improvement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

About the FCA   

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 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.  

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our senior associate role.   

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.       

Useful information  

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 30th October 2024

This role is graded as Senior Associate – Regulatory

Got a question?    

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact: 

For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at Sara.Holland2@fca.org.uk

For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at Ifrah.Azam@fca.org.uk  

What to expect from our interview process  

The assessment process consists of an initial screening call with one our Recruitment Partners.  If successful, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, which are looking to take place from 7th November.

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. 

Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.