External Affairs Lead

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Full time
Lead Associate - External Affairs

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Associate to join our External Affairs team at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading our Devolved Nations and Firm and Consumer Groups teams, building and maintaining stakeholder networks across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and representing the FCA across the devolved nations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead our Devolved Nations team, responsible for building and maintaining stakeholder networks across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
  • Lead our Firm and Consumer Groups team, responsible for building deeper relationships with trade associations and consumer groups.
  • Develop and maintain an informed knowledge base on the financial services industry, consumer bodies, and other organisations across the devolved nations.
  • Build and enhance networks across the political environment and the wider public affairs world to gather intelligence and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
  • Attend external events, round tables, and forums to stay up-to-date on industry developments and best practices.
  • Understand the FCA's priorities and key messages and use influencing skills to explain and promote these priorities to stakeholders.
  • Manage a portfolio of influential stakeholders, including politicians, their staff, and other public affairs stakeholders.
Requirements:
  • Knowledge of the political landscape and parliamentary procedures in the devolved nations.
  • Experience in gathering intelligence from multiple sources to identify risks and trends within the political environment.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills to brief senior colleagues.
  • Strong knowledge of the political landscape and parliamentary procedure.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders.
  • Experience of leading project teams to deliver outcomes.
  • Experience of working on multiple areas of policy simultaneously.
  • Sound judgment, effective decision-making, and personal accountability.
What We Offer:
  • A competitive flexible benefits scheme that allows you to create a personalised benefits package.
  • 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.
  • Life assurance of eight times basic salary.
  • Income protection.
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.

We are committed to cultivating 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.

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