IOSCO Team Leader - International
Salary: National ranging from £57,600 to £70,000 and London from £63,300 to £77,000 per annum
Are you looking for a role where you can lead the development and delivery of the FCA’s strategy for engagement with IOSCO (International Organisation of Securities Commissions)?
The team/department
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a regulatory body in the United Kingdom responsible for ensuring the integrity and stability of financial markets.
The International division is responsible for:
Helping to develop and deliver the international aspects of the FCA's emerging wholesale markets, and consumers and competition strategies
Leading on our relationships with overseas regulators, governments, and other stakeholders
Working to shape the global regulatory agenda and international policy, including through our membership of international standard setting bodies
Providing technical advice to the Government on financial services aspects of trade and access to UK markets and consumers, and specialist advice on engagement with global authorities and EU institutions
As a Lead Associate in the International Division, you will play a crucial role in maintaining strong relationships with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO*) and other key global regulatory bodies. You will contribute to the effective supervision of financial markets and the implementation of international standards.
We are looking for a talented individual who can manage a close-knit team in complex, high-profile and fast-moving portfolios of work. Excellent organisational, communication, stakeholder management and people management skills will be essential.
*IOSCO is the international body that brings together the world's securities regulators and is recognised as the global standard setter for financial markets regulation.
What you will be doing (the role)
The role of the IOSCO team is to lead the development and delivery of the FCA’s engagement strategy with IOSCO, working closely with policy experts across the FCA.
Individual responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Lead the IOSCO Relationship Team - Manage the performance, development, and welfare for a small team of professionals responsible for engaging with IOSCO. This involves coordinating regulatory efforts and fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among team members, the wider division and organisation
Development and Delivery of IOSCO Strategy - Lead the IOSCO team to set out the FCA’s strategy for IOSCO, focused on identifying FCA priorities. Collaborate with teams across the FCA to ensure FCA priorities are reflective in international standards, and to support consistent implementation domestically
Stakeholder Management - Build and maintain strong relationships with IOSCO members, regulators, and industry stakeholders and internal FCA stakeholders to ensure appropriate engagement with and understanding of IOSCO work
Single point of expertise for IOSCO - Ensure adequate understanding of IOSCO developments across relevant parts of the organisation. Provide regular reports to senior management on IOSCO-related activities and developments. Support senior leaders at the FCA in IOSCO-related engagements
What will you get from the role?
Shape, design and implement important aspects of our international engagement strategy
Opportunity to lead, support, motivate and develop a small team
Work in a dynamic and changing environment with opportunities for growth
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
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 support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.
The skills and experience you will have
Minimum
We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Demonstrable experience in financial regulation with exposure to international standards and cooperation
Prior experience of people management
Experience of working with a range of stakeholders both internal and external
Essential
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate with clarity, simplicity, and impact
Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with international counterparts at a senior level
Experience of working with international stakeholders or on global policy issues
Experience of developing and delivering strategic direction
Ability to communicate key messages effectively and explain complex issues clearly and concisely
Capability to use judgement to make logical and timely decisions
Able to effectively manage priorities, which may change at short notice
Willingness to learn, develop and take on new responsibilities, quickly filling gaps in your understanding and escalating matters when appropriate
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.
The FCA's Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion 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.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our lead associate role.
Flexible working
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 won’t judge you for asking.
Multi-location
As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.
Useful information
Applications for this role close at midnight on 11th July 2024
This role is graded as Lead Associate – Regulatory
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 Ifrah Azam at Ifrah.Azam@fca.org.uk
What to expect from our interview process
The process will involve a competency-based interview with role specific questions with potential for a final informal interview.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Please note – Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
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