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Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.\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 UK finance services.\nSPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition).\nSitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Market Intervention department supervises and drives regulatory standards in payments and crypto asset firms.\nThe role of the payments services sector is rapidly becoming increasingly significant to the operation of the UK financial services system and beyond. This role presents an exciting opportunity for personal development and progression in this innovative, fast-expanding and technology-based sector.\nRole responsibilities:\nGetting to understand how regulated firms make their money, assessing the risks this presents to their customers and the markets in which they operate and determining how the firms manage these risks to stop customers being harmed, for example through the loss of their money\nAssessing regulated firms’ compliance against the relevant rules and requirements\nWorking with senior industry figures to change how they operate if they are not meeting the rules and requirements and in the most severe cases taking regulatory action to stop firms operating their businesses\nCollaborating effectively and closely with colleagues across the FCA, other regulators and law enforcement agencies both in the UK and internationally\nSkills required:\nMinimum:\nDemonstrable experience of analysing complex information, and making sound, proportionate risk-based judgements and recommendations\nDemonstrable experience building and managing relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management, showing effective written and verbal communication skills\nExperience managing a varied, high volume, and demanding workload, while maintaining well-developed organisational skills\nEssential:\nGood interpersonal and communication skills including ability to write briefings and letters, and capable of communicating effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders\nExperience of investigations or other problem-solving case work\nCuriosity, drive and motivation to continually learn about and investigate issues within the firms and industry we supervise\nWillingness to learn and develop yourself and others, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work\nExperience of effective teamwork, working with others to deliver outcomes and complete tasks\nAbility to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a busy, demanding environment\nAbility to present yourself and the FCA in a professional and credible manner, with effective oral and presentation skills\nBenefits:\n25 days annual leave plus bank holidays\nHybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors) \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 & Culture\nOur colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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