Intelligence Officer

Financial Conduct Authority; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body in financial services is seeking an Intelligence Officer located in Edinburgh. This role will involve gathering intelligence, producing reports, and working with stakeholders to combat financial crimes. The ideal candidate will have experience in the financial services sector and the ability to manage confidential information. A competitive salary and hybrid working options are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Private healthcare

Non-contributory Pension

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in gathering and collating information and producing intelligence reports.
• Knowledge of the financial services sector and UK Economic Crime landscape.
• Ability to manage confidentiality and legal requirements in information dissemination.

Responsibilities

• Receive and action requests for intelligence from stakeholders.
• Deliver support and advice on intelligence matters.
• Research and disseminate intelligence material to inform actions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Information gathering

Confidentiality management

Report writing

Problem-solving

Job description

Intelligence Officer

Division - Enforcement and Market Oversight
Department - Enforcement Triage & Intelligence Coordination

Salary - National ranging from £41,800 to £47,000 and London from £46,000 to £51,000 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.

Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) has the responsibility for market monitoring; delivery of the functions of Listing Transactions; and for the investigation and prosecution of misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

The division aims to:

• Be a world leading function, with professional and motivated staff, taking the right cases that have a positive impact on the way financial services work

• Promote the conduct that supports trusted, orderly, and efficient primary and secondary markets

The intelligence functions span two Departments which sit within EMO; however it is a central function to the entire FCA, providing many important services across the business as well as being embedded in many of the organisation's processes, with accuracy, timeliness and relevance at the heart of what we deliver.

The Intelligence Tactical Enquiries and Research Team provides intelligence support to enable the organisation to discharge its regulatory and criminal responsibilities, including working with Authorisation, Supervision and Listing Transactions. We provide accurate and meaningful information to aid their decision making and respond in a timely way to requests for them to meet their SLAs and Statutory Deadlines.

We work to national law enforcement standards in intelligence handling and conduct internal and external research and engage with varied, domestic, and international partners to facilitate the best “all source” information to support this work. We seek to improve our delivery and focus our outputs in line with the Transformation strategy and best use of data/information held by the organisation.

This is a permanent position within the team.

What you will be doing?

• Receive, review and action requests from internal and external stakeholders for intelligence, responding in an accurate and timely manner (SIS requests, FIN-NET referrals, Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce enquiries etc)

• Deliver intelligence specialist support and advice to Authorisations, Supervision and Listing Transactions areas to provide appropriate, accurate and timely information for decision making

• Research, draft, and disseminate intelligence material (including reports and other products) to inform actions and interventions, including the handling and dissemination of sensitive intelligence

• Support the whole of Intelligence in areas such as MI, Risk and act as resilience to support the functionality of the Intelligence database

• Respond to FOIA and DSAR requests to ensure the FCA meets its obligations under Data Protection/GDPR

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in other business areas across the FCA and with external stakeholders as appropriate

What you will get from the role?

• Opportunity to understand intelligence and the wider use of its material within business processes across the FCA, influencing how we support internal and external stakeholders

• Unique view of the financial services industry, law enforcement partners and UK government with meaningful work protecting consumers, firms and the UK financial services sector from financial crime harm

• Provide external partners with the necessary intelligence as members of SIS, FIN-NET, JMLIT and collaborative work around financial crime topics

• Contribute to reviews of individual and firm applications, intelligence research and decision making during authorisation assessments

• Be part of a collaborative environment where teams bring together disparate skillsets to support wider intelligence department functionalities

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.

Minimum

• Experience in gathering and collating information and producing (intelligence or regulatory) reports used to aid decision makers

• Experience in a role requiring knowledge of the financial services sector and/or UK Economic Crime landscape, or regulatory landscape

• Experience of working in a role that has to consider confidentiality and gateways required to manage and disseminate information appropriately (e.g., FSMA s348, GDPR, etc.)

Essential

• Evidence demonstrating good stakeholder and relationship management skills, including confidence in speaking at ad hoc internal and external events

• Capability to manage a variety of competing tasks and issues, prioritising appropriately and escalating where necessary

• Ability to work actively with others to achieve outcomes in both formal and informal teams and to challenge intelligently and constructively

• Ability to challenge the status quo and leverage ideas and proposals from Transformation and Data Strategies to improve work, processes, and engagement

• Advocates the FCA, EMO and the FCA mission, operating for the benefit of consumers and public values

• Continuously seeks out new and more effective ways to conduct the work, and feeds this back to management

• Open to learning, challenge, and change, and be prepared to be flexible to new tasks and responsibilities

• Have IPP accreditation or willingness to undertake the required training

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 to promote work/life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our ExCo are women (4 in 8)

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. We particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Associate role.

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%

• Life assurance

• 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.

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 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 to discuss further.

Useful Information and Timeline

• SC Clearance is required for this role - SC Guidance. The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting

• This role is graded Associate - Level 8 - Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date: 23:59 23rd September 2025

• CV review/shortlist: 25th September 2025

• First Round Competency Based Interview: W/C 6th October 2025

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, please make them aware if you are unavailable for any date.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Steve Christopher on [e-mail]

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