Job Title: Competition Enforcement Associate
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: Competition Enforcement and Financial Analysis
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £57,433 and London from £47,300 to £63,033 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Associate – level 8 – Regulatory, or depending on the candidate, Practising Legal
3. Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via k. 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.
SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition).
Sitting in the Competition Directorate, the Competition Enforcement and Financial Analysis department combines competition specialists who lead enforcement investigations and provide specialist advice, supporting both competition and wider FCA projects with financial analysts skilled in business model analysis.
Role responsibilities
4. Support Competition Act 1998 case work and a range of competition-related activities, including, market studies, strategy development and policy work, while building positive relationships
5. Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, gathering and analysing market and firm level information from diverse sources to support thoughtful decision- making
6. Contribute to projects and investigations with care and efficiency, drawing on experience in competition or regulatory contexts to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs
7. Implement solid analytical and communication strategies to connect meaningfully with both internal and external stakeholders
Skills required
Minimum:
8. Experience in identifying and analysing complex information related to markets and organisational behaviour for the purpose of informing competition or regulatory analysis
9. A university degree in Law or another relevant discipline
10. Experience of working on competition or regulatory issues in a law firm, in-house, or regulatory or competition authority
Essential:
11. Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects to time
12. Good written and oral communication skills
13. Experience in gathering, analysing and assimilating evidence and information from multiple sources in a competition or regulatory investigation
14. Ability to advise and influence stakeholders
Benefits
15. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
16. 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)
17. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
18. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
19. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
20. 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
21. Advert Closing: 16th February
22. CV Review/Shortlist: 17th February
23. Interviews W/C: 2nd March
24. 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.