Executive Assistant to the Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges

Financial Conduct Authority; London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regulatory body is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges. This role involves managing the Director's office, coordinating outputs, and ensuring efficient operations. The successful candidate will gain insights into policy issues and have opportunities for personal development and career advancement.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

Private healthcare with Bupa

Non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary

Life assurance of eight times your basic salary

Income protection

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a busy workload and delivering under pressure.
• Strong written communication skills with good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production of outputs on the Director’s behalf.
• Act as the operational contact point between the Director and the Directorate.
• Ensure the Director’s office runs efficiently.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Flexibility

Job description

Executive Assistant to the Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges

Division – Regulatory

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 - £65,500 and London £57,700 - £72,000 to per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA .

The Team

The Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate is responsible for large parts of the regulatory framework for wholesale financial markets and for the supervision of 5 portfolios of firms that each perform crucial functions in the financial markets. The role provides a great seat from which to learn about a significant part of the FCA’s work and also how the wider FCA works, while being part of a friendly, welcoming, empowered and team-spirited Directorate.

What will you be doing?

You will help ensure that the Director’s office operates efficiently and effectively, and that the Director receives appropriate briefings and other input, such as for key meetings and external engagements.

Specifically, the role will involve the following:

• Coordinating production of a range of outputs or products on the Director’s behalf, e.g., presentation materials and the weekly note submission

• Acting as the operational contact point between the Director and the rest of the Directorate, to ensure we operate in an efficient and joined up way. Also providing a link between the Infrastructure & Exchange directorate and other areas of the FCA working on wholesale capital markets, as well as other parts of the FCA, to make sure our works fits in with the FCA’s overall strategic aims

• Ensuring the Director’s office runs efficiently, including providing support and direction to the Director’s PA and delegating administrative operational tasks appropriately to the PA to maximise contributions to effectiveness

• Horizon scanning for key issues that might need escalation to the Director and identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency and smooth running of the Directorate and to embed the FCA values

• Assisting the senior leadership team by managing their collective agenda, supporting decision making and ensuring actions are carried out. Also helping to organise informative and fun directorate townhalls

• Act as operational contact point for the Directorate, for example co-ordinating completion of periodic requirements to report progress vs business plan commitments, input to business planning, risk and control assessments or internal audit actions

What will you get from the role?

• A breadth of skills and experience that will support your personal development and will help you to develop and advance your career at the FCA

• Insight into a broad range of policy issues, domestically and internationally

• Insight into the management and strategic outlook of the FCA

• Autonomy and a chance to shape the role to make it "your own"

• An opportunity to build a strong network with senior management, as well as a variety of internal and external stakeholders

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Proven experience of managing a busy workload, prioritising effectively and delivering under pressure, including juggling multiple issues

• Experience of managing work autonomously and delivering outputs efficiently

• Strong written communication skills with good attention to detail

Essential

• An ability to analyse and rapidly assimilate new information and understand complex issues to provide practical and constructive recommendations or escalate issues as appropriate

• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach to varied audiences

• Discretion, confidence and composure when dealing with sensitive and complex situations

• Tenacity to question and challenge all levels of the FCA (where appropriate) in a constructive and positive manner

• A team player with the ability to gain people’s trust and influence effectively

• Flexibility and commitment to the role, including the ability to work well under pressure and to short deadlines

• Close attention to detail

• Ideally, some knowledge of financial markets and policy or supervision of firms in wholesale markets - but this is not essential

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 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% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary

• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as Senior Associate – Regulatory Level 7

• Advert Closing Date: 29th May

• CV Review/Shortlist: 2nd / 3rd June

• First Round Case Study Assessment: W/C 9th June

• Competency Based Interview: 23rd June

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.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role,
please contact Vivien at [e-mail]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.