Alternatives Supervision Associate
Department: Buy Side
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC)
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £50,000 and London from £47,300 to £55,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Associate – Regulatory
3. Your recruitment contact is Steve Christopher 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). The Buy-Side Directorate oversees asset management, funds, pensions and alternative investment firms, ensuring they operate with integrity, deliver fair value, and support healthy, competitive markets for consumers and the wider economy.
Role responsibilities
4. Explore firms’ business models and strategies to uncover risks of harm, creating space for proactive solutions that protect investors and nurture market confidence
5. Co-create supervisory strategies with colleagues to address key risks, building shared accountability that strengthens trust across the sector
6. Respond with care to emerging issues and industry changes, as well as balanced insights on complex topics, enabling informed decisions that foster transparency and mutual understanding
7. Engage in meaningful dialogue with senior leaders and collaborate to refine processes inspiring ethical behaviours that deliver positive outcomes for investors and communities
8. Partner with experienced professionals on impactful projects, growing together while amplifying shared success and sector-wide change
9. Champion learning and development opportunities, supporting personal growth that enriches your career and strengthens our purpose-driven culture
Skills required
Minimum:
10. Prior experience in asset management and wholesale financial markets, with experience of analysing qualitative and quantitative information, make sound judgements and present key issues clearly
11. Demonstrable experience in project management or contributing to projects
12. Proven experience in managing stakeholders effectively, building trust and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes
Essential:
13. Passion for public service and commitment to positive outcomes
14. Clear understanding of the FCA’s role, objectives, and responsibilities
15. Strong analytical ability to interpret and challenge complex information
16. Skilled in communicating key messages clearly and concisely to varied audiences
17. Comfortable working with flexibility in fast-paced, uncertain, and evolving environments
18. Competence in Microsoft Excel and other Windows applications, plus willingness to develop technical knowledge
Benefits
19. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
20. Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
21. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
22. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
23. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
24. 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 and 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 timelines
Timeline:
25. CV Review/Shortlist: 16th December 2025 (midnight)
26. Case Study Assessment: w/c 22nd December 2025
27. Interview: w/c 5th January 2026
28. Job advert close: 14th December 2025
29. 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.