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London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England

Division - Human Resources

Department - Culture and Conduct

Salary: National from £43,300 to £65,000 and London from £46,400 to £69,500 depending on skill 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/department The Human Resources (HR) Division is made up of a number of expert service teams whose role it is to help the FCA deliver its people priorities. This role sits within the Culture and Conduct Department, which plays a key role in creating a brilliant employee experience and an inclusive working culture for our people. 

We have two fixed term contract opportunities one for 5 months and one for 12 months.

The Department covers core functions around:

  • HR Business Partnering: Delivering a strategic HR Business Partner model which is insight led and adds value to the organisation.
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - delivery of the FCA’s aspirations to foster a diverse and inclusive working environment that supports colleagues to be their authentic selves at work.
  • Employee Voice and Engagement: Creating an exceptional employee experience through ensuring that our colleague voice channels enable all of our people to feel they are involved and can tell us what matters to them most.
  • Community engagement – leading our approach to how we engage with our local communities.

What you will be doing

  • Be an integral part of directorate senior leadership teams, driving the delivery of FCA people priorities, ensuring strategic alignment between organisational strategy and local people difficulties
  • Responsible for building long-term strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, contributing to key business aims and building people management and leadership capability
  • Use data and insight to inform decision-making; use People Metrics to inform key insights and develop solutions to key business problems
  • Collaborate with line management and Finance Business Partners to deliver the annual business planning cycle and associated people activity, including guiding workforce planning and change management
  • Utilise the full HR service offer to land interventions to improve people management capability. Provide two-way insight and support to improve HR services and land key people initiatives
  • Engage with confidence to run and implement projects and work programmes using clear and engaging delivery and methodology
  • Consider emerging research and findings that have potential to add value to the organisation
  • Provide input into the controls and mechanisms which support the organisational design and operation of the organisation

  

What you will get from the role  

  • An empowered seat at the table to influence business findings and outcomes, ultimately contributing to the delivery of the FCA strategy and adding public value in your work
  • Opportunity to work as part of a high-performing and impactful HR function which is valued across the organisation
  • Opportunity and support to develop as an HR professional, learning from other senior HR professionals and accessing our suite of opportunities
  • You will enjoy a unique insight into the full spectrum of the financial services industry, with the opportunity to have real impact whilst working collaboratively towards a common goal alongside a range 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

  • Previous experience in a generalist HR partnering or similar-level people practitioner role, with a particular focus on organisational change and talent management
  • Demonstrable evidence in fostering strong stakeholder relationships to influence people decisions, and support and improve people management across organisations
  • Proven experience of navigating and applying employment law and other core people practices solving difficulties

Essential  

  • Experience in utilising quantitative and qualitative organisational data to influence judgements and outcomes
  • Navigate complex organisational structures and dynamics to develop insights and a deeper knowledge of core business strategy 
  • Ability to solve complex problems using conceptual and practical knowledge across a range of related HR disciplines
  • Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organisation to drive outcomes
  • Bring evidence-based perspectives, critical thinking and thought leadership as an HR professional
  • Able to question and influence at all levels with an assured approach to managing conflict and gaining credibility quickly
  • Ability to develop internal and external networks and use these to assist delivery

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.

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

  • Applications for this role close at 23.59 on 2nd February 2025
  • This role is graded as Senior Associate - Corporate 
  • First Interviews will take place from w/c 17th February 2025
  • We have two fixed term contract opportunities one for 5 months and one for 12 months.

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:  

For internal applicants, please contact Linda Bradley at Linda.Bradley@fca.org.uk 

For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at Ifrah.Azam@fca.org.uk

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

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