Intelligence Officer

Intelligence Officer

Division - Enforcement and Market Oversight
Department - Enforcement Triage & Intelligence Coordination

Salary - National ranging from £41,800 to £47,000 and London from £46,000 to £51,000 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


Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) has the responsibility for market monitoring; delivery of the functions of Listing Transactions; and for the investigation and prosecution of misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

The division aims to:
- Be a world leading function, with professional and motivated staff, taking the right cases that have a positive impact on the way financial services work- Promote the conduct that supports trusted, orderly, and efficient primary and secondary markets

The intelligence functions spans two Departments which sit within EMO however it is a central function to the entire FCA, providing many important service across the business as well as being embedded in many of the organisations processes; with accuracy, timeliness and relevance at the heart of what we deliver.

The Intelligence Tactical Enquiries and Research Team provides intelligence support to enable the organisation to discharge its regulatory and criminal responsibilities, which includes working with Authorisation, Supervision and Listing Transactions. We provide accurate and meaningful information to aid their decision making and respond in a timely way to requests for them to meet their SLAs and Statutory Deadlines.

We work to national law enforcement standards in intelligence handling and conduct internal and external research and engage with varied, domestic, and international partners to facilitate the best “all source” information to support this work. We seek to improve our delivery and focus our outputs in line with the Transformation strategy and best use of data/information held by the organisation.

This is a permanent position within the team.

What you will be doing?- Receive, review and action requests from internal and external stakeholders for intelligence, responding in an accurate and timely manner (SIS requests, FIN-NET referrals, Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce enquiries etc)- Undertaking the necessary delivery of intelligence specialist support and advice to Authorisations, Supervision and Listing Transaction areas to provide them with appropriate, accurate and timely information for decision making- Researching, drafting, and disseminating intelligence material (including reports and other products) to inform actions and interventions. Including the appropriate handling and dissemination of sensitive intelligence- Support the whole of Intelligence in area such as MI, Risk and act as resilience to support the functionality of the Intelligence database- Responding to FOIA and DSAR request to ensure the FCA meets its obligation under Data Protection/GDPR- Building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues in other business areas across the FCA and with external stakeholders as appropriate

What will you get from the role?- You will have a great opportunity to understand the intelligence and wider us of our material within business processes and work across the FCA, influencing the way we support the internal and external stakeholders- You will enjoy a unique view of the financial services industry, law enforcement partners and UK government with the opportunity to do meaningful work that makes a real difference in protecting consumers, our firms and UK financial services industry against financial crime harm- Provide our external partners (regulatory, government and law enforcement) with the necessary intelligence they require as members of SIS, FIN-NET, JMLIT and collaborative work around financial crime topics-
- Be part of collaborative working environment where teams bring together disparate skillsets to support the wider intelligence department functionalities

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

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Minimum- Experience in gathering and collating information and producing (intelligence or regulatory) reports used to aid decision makers- Experience in a role requiring knowledge of the financial services sector and/or UK Economic Crime landscape, or regulatory landscape- Experience of working in a role that has to consider confidentiality and gateways required to manage and disseminate information appropriately (e.g., FSMA s348, GDPR, etc.)

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