Personal Assistant to Executive Director of Authorisations, Financial Conduct Authority
£41.6-60k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office
Financial regulation service
Be an early applicant
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£41.6-60k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy.
Role
Who you are
- Significant PA, private office or secretarial experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrable experience of managing the diary and inbox of a director or similar
- SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting
- Strategic mindset with the ability to make connections between incoming emails and pre-empt ED needs and making decisions
- Professional liaison skills to build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders (C-suite)
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills, to work efficiently under tight deadlines and adapt to changing circumstances
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build strong professional relationships and leverage them to influence outcomes
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint & Outlook
What the job involves
- Authorisations is currently implementing its transformation strategy, which focuses on how we digitise the gateway, through improved use of data. This is about making Authorisations ready for the future, both to meet the needs and expectations of applicants who use our services, but also to improve our effectiveness. As a member of the Authorisations division you will be expected to contribute proactively to the delivery of this strategy
- Authorisations works closely with Supervision, Policy and Competitions teams as well as Enforcement and Market Oversight, to enable a holistic and coordinated approach to regulation
- Strategically schedule and prioritise the Executive Director (ED), engagements to optimise their time
- Coordinate ED’s participation in senior meetings, committees, conferences, and speaking engagements, including travel, accommodation, and expenses
- Ensure the ED is well-prepared for meetings by managing briefing materials and papers, organising and preparing day packs, and maintaining OneNote for easy access to relevant documents
- Manage the ED’s inbox and correspondence, triaging messages, drafting responses, and handling key communications
- Schedule regular meetings and maintaining strong relationships with key partners, including Board level (C-suite) members and the wider regulatory family
- Manage internal communications, cascading divisional updates and ensuring alignment with wider organisational communication
- Providing support on records management and maintaining the office SharePoint
Application process
- Your recruitment contact is Benjamin Paulon
- This role is graded as – Associate – Level 8 - Corporate
- Advert Closing Date: Sunday 21st June (midnight)
- CV Review/Shortlist: Tuesday 23rd June
- Competency Based Interview and a Case Study Exercise to take place w/c 6th July
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developed on the back of the Financial Services Act of 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority is a regulatory body that acts as a regulator for financial firms, ensuring the integrity of the financial markets in the UK. Broadly focused on financial companies that provide consumer services, it’s governed by the Bank of England and therefore acts independently of the government.
The FCA is responsible for regulatory innovations, such as stronger customer authentication requirements, including biometric and code requirements for payments, that have clamped down on fraud and improved security for national consumers. The FCA also introduced the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision in 2017.
The organisation’s independence from government ensures its impartiality as a regulator. In the late 2010s, it set up the cryptoasset registration, a department responsible for ensuring the legality of crypto payments. This has become an important aspect of national counter terrorism measures, and exemplifies the complex and vital work that the organisation carries out.
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Company benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
Company HQ
Stratford Cross, London, UK
Leadership
Nikhil Rathi
(CEO)Previously the Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and was the Chief of Staff and Director of International Development at the London Stock Exchange. Studied at St Anne's College Oxford.
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