Senior Corporate Publications Associate

Senior Corporate Publications Associate

Division – Operations

Department – Strategy

Salary – National – ranging from £51,200 – £64,000 and London from £56,400 – £70,700 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 Strategy Department sits at the heart of the FCA. We inform and drive the delivery of the FCA's Strategy and provide central oversight of delivery on behalf of our Executive Committee and the Board. We facilitate prioritisation and business planning decisions and ensure the organisation measures and reports its performance against agreed outcomes.  

What will you be doing?

You will lead the drafting and production of the FCA’s external corporate publications such as the FCA Strategy, our Business Plan or our Annual Report. You will work closely with teams to communicate our impact externally, for example, explaining how we will deliver our strategy through our annual business plan and demonstrating what we have delivered in our annual report.

You will also engage with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and Executive committees, to coordinate and support the development of the FCA’s approach to our external corporate publications.

What will you get from the role?

• Your work will be both varied and challenging. You will have a rare opportunity to understand and help shape the FCA’s strategic direction

• You and your outputs will have a high exposure across the FCA. You will work closely with a wide range of internal colleagues, including senior FCA decision makers

• You will have excellent opportunities to develop knowledge of the breadth of work across the FCA and how strategic decisions are made

• You will work in a supportive and intellectually challenging environment, with a strong focus on continuous improvement

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

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience of communicating with clarity, simplicity, and impact, with evidence of building relationships

• Strong analytical skills, with proven ability in presenting issues in a logical simple way

• Experience of drafting and providing editorial input into corporate documents or public papers with the ability to think strategically and challenge existing processes

Essential

• Ability to focus on seeking answers through well-constructed questions, identifying, and understanding the interdependencies and issues, shaping an appropriate approach to their resolution

• Ability to build rapport, constructive relationships, make a strong personal impact and persuade with well-reasoned arguments

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

• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver work to agreed standard within tight deadlines

• Motivated by challenges and responding positively to them, having a flexible approach to change and the ability to adapt working styles accordingly

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 are women.

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 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.

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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

• Advert closing date: 16th February  

• CV Review/Shortlist: W/C 17th February     

• Competency-based interview and case study: W/C 24th February   

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 Melanie Dubock at Melanie.Dubock@fca.org.uk

• For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria at  Chhavi.Bartaria@fca.org.uk

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