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Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. \nSC Clearance is required for this role\nAbout the FCA and team\nWe regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of financial services in the UK.\nSupervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) oversees firms and individuals (Supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (Policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (Competition).\nMarket Oversight (MO) oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets.\nThe newly formed Central Market Monitoring (CMM) team sits between SPC and MO. The FCA is dedicating resources to better understand market functioning in real time and how market-wide risks are building up over time. We are looking for candidates with a solid analytical and practical understanding of financial markets and financial market risk management experience. 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Significant expertise and experience, from a risk taking or risk management perspective, in one or more of the following: \n- UK government bonds and Sterling derivative markets (including inflation markets)\n- Energy markets\n- Metals markets\nPrior experience of producing strong analytical outputs, using data and analysis to reach conclusions on overall risks related to trading strategies or market functions\nPrior experience of leading projects independently and delivering high-quality outputs on time\nEssential:\nAbility to work at pace and under pressure, using sound judgement and escalating issues appropriately \nConfident in taking responsibility with the ability to balance and manage competing priorities, working independently and in a team and manage several work streams simultaneously. Experience of Strong prioritisation and project management skills\nProven ability to impact and influence senior internal and external stakeholders\nClear and authoritative communication skills to present to a senior audience/effective ability to articulate and synthetise market developments\nAbility to build and maintain relationships with senior management, other regulators and staff at all levels within the FCA\nEffectively prioritise workloads and manages competing demands to deliver key tasks effectively and to a high standard\nBenefits\n28 days annual leave plus bank holidays \nColleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices.\nNon-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary \nPrivate healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance \n35 hours of paid volunteering annually \nA flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle \nFor a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.\nOur values and culture\nOur colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. 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