Professional Support for Law, Policy and International – 12 Months Secondment / 12 Months FTC
Division: Legal
Department: Law, Policy and International (LPI)
* Salary – National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £25,000 to £31,000 and London £27,500 to £35,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
* This role is graded as: Professional Support – Corporate
* Your recruitment contact is Rumana Hussain via Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
About the FCA and team
We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you'll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.
The Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full spectrum of FCA activities, whether regulatory, policy, enforcement or operational.
Sitting in Enforcement Legal, the teams within LPI ensure that our policies and rules can be effectively enforced and that we have the appropriate enforcement powers and policies to achieve fair and just outcomes in response to misconduct.
Role responsibilities
* Providing general administrative support to 3 teams within the division, while building strong working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the FCA
* Efficiently managing diaries with flexibility to accommodate short-notice changes, travel arrangements, overseeing inboxes, prioritising requests for approval, and coordinating availability for document reviews to ensure sufficient time for feedback
* Coordinate the smooth running of team meetings and workflows, including room bookings, agenda and briefing preparation, document management, and producing action points
* Supporting the organisation of internal and external events, including team away days, with valuable learning, training and personal development opportunities
* Provide administrative support, including Pulse page upkeep, recruitment tasks, SharePoint queries, and joiner/mover/leaver IT coordination
* Work collaboratively with departmental PAs to coordinate administrative activities and ensure adequate cover, including providing ad‑hoc leave and illness cover when required
Skills required
Minimum:
* Experience in delivering high-quality administrative support, including diary management
* Proven experience in a role which has required effective written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to cultivate and manage stakeholder relationships across all levels
* Experience using Microsoft Outlook, OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
Essential:
* Capability to maintain composure, professionalism and approachability, with the ability to prioritise and provide support to your team and setting positive example for colleagues across the Division
* Adapts readily, acts on initiative to address challenges, and projects a positive, solution-focused attitude
* Ability to plan and work proactively on own initiative, while also contributing effectively within a team environment to achieve shared goals
* Demonstrates clear initiative and excellent organisational skills, working efficiently to tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and methodically escalating issues when needed
* Demonstrate an interest and understanding in the FCA's work, its operations, and the wider financial services sector
* Experience handling highly confidential and sensitive staff information with discretion, professionalism, integrity, and the ability to maintain security, trust, and confidentiality of information
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
* Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
* Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
* 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
* A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.
Our values & culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that's free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.
If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability Confident: our hiring approach
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role's key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
* Advert Closing: 24th February 2026
* CV Review/Shortlist: 26th February 2026
* Interviews: Commencing on 3rd March 2026
* Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.