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Division: Supervision, Policy & Competition
Department: Market Analysis & Policy
* Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) £52,400‑£61,800; London £57,700‑£68,000 – based on skills and experience.
* Grade: Senior Associate – Regulatory
* Recruitment contact: Tahir Khan (applications only through the online portal).
About the FCA and Team
The FCA regulates financial services firms in the UK, ensuring markets are fair, thriving, and effective. In the Consumer Investments directorate, the CI Market Analysis and Policy (MAP) department leads policy, strategy, and risk identification across the consumer investments market through specialist teams focused on market insights, analysis, advice policy, and distribution policy.
Role Responsibilities
* Design and deliver an annual stakeholder engagement strategy and workplan aligned with Insurance RegCo objectives.
* Create compelling briefings and speeches for senior management to influence key audiences.
* Develop and maintain a dynamic library of success stories and communication lines, supported by robust data, to showcase achievements and amplify strategic narratives across all channels.
* Build and nurture strong relationships with Strategic Communications teams, trade bodies, and other stakeholders to foster collaboration.
* Apply sound judgment to feed insights from stakeholder engagement into analysis and risk horizon scanning, enabling proactive decision‑making.
Skills Required
Minimum
* Experience working with regulation of the general and/or life insurance sectors, from a firm or a regulatory/government/consultancy environment.
* Proven experience drafting speeches for public events and C‑suite audiences.
* Proven experience building and maintaining relationships with senior leaders in the insurance and/or funeral plan sectors.
Essential
* Strong analytical capability, able to draw key messages quickly from a broad strategy.
* Strong written, oral and in‑person communication and influencing skills.
* Ability to produce consistently high‑quality output to tight deadlines.
* Capacity to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels and deliver difficult messages.
* Willingness to learn, develop, work at pace and adopt a flexible pragmatic approach.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work.
* Non‑contributory pension (8‑12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times salary.
* Private healthcare (Bupa), income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
* 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
* Flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.
For a full list of our benefits and recruitment process, visit our benefits page.
Our Values & Culture
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture that is free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions – including part‑time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability Confident: Our Hiring Approach
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria will be fast‑tracked, and those whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements may be invited to the next stage, especially when application volumes are high.
Useful Information and Timeline
* Job advert close: January 11th 23:59pm
* CV review/shortlist: January 13th
* Case study assessment & interview: week commencing 19th January
* Recruiter will discuss the process in detail during screening; inform them if unavailable on any date.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
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