Team Administrator

Division – Wholesale Buy-Side

Department – Asset Management

Salary:  National ranging from £25,000 to £35,000 and London £27,500 to £38,000 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. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the FCA’s Wholesale Buy-Side Directorate, supporting managers and teams across both the supervision and policy departments, which are responsible for regulating the UK’s Asset Management sector.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a flexible, professional and highly organised administrator. This is not an exhaustive list but, key duties include:

• Diary management for managers and wider teams in a hybrid environment, including room bookings, rescheduling and prioritisation and liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to arrange meetings

• Flexibly working with others to resolve conflicting priorities and deadlines in a busy office environment

• Co-ordinating with the wider administration team, providing cover as required for colleagues including Head of Department PA’s

• Assisting with recruitment activities

• Induction of new joiners and helping to keep induction materials up to date

• Prepare documents and provide help and advice to colleagues

• Records management and filing – including SharePoint

• Completing occasional ad-hoc projects

What will you get from the role?

This role is key to the smooth and effective running of work within the teams.  Offering excellent learning, training, and personal development opportunities with exposure to interacting with a wide 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

• Experience of using Microsoft Outlook and other key MS Office software, particularly One Note, Word, Excel and PowerPoint at an advanced level

• Previous experience of working in an administrative position

Essential

• A confident verbal communicator with strong written communication skills

• Highly organised, with the ability to co-ordinate, multi-task and ensure attention to detail

• Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage multiple issues

• A self-starting approach - the ability to work proactively using own initiative with minimal supervision

• The ability to work flexibly with others to complete tasks and meet tight deadlines

• Ability to learn new systems quickly and be a point of contact to assist team members, e.g., SharePoint, Workday

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 men, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our professional business support 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: Professional Support - Corporate

• Advert closing date: 20th January

• Interviews: 29th-31st January

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 external applicants, please contact Aaron Ward at [email protected]

• For internal applicants, please contact Lucy Matthews at [email protected]

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