Competition Enforcement Associate in Leeds

Overview

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £57,433 and London from £47,300 to £63,033 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

Grade: Associate – level 8 – Regulatory, or depending on the candidate

About The FCA And Team

We 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. 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). Sitting in the Competition Directorate, the Competition Enforcement and Financial Analysis department combines competition specialists who lead enforcement investigations and provide specialist advice, supporting both competition and wider FCA projects with financial analysts skilled in business model analysis.

Role Responsibilities

• Support Competition Act 1998 case work and a range of competition-related activities, including market studies, strategy development and policy work, while building positive relationships.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, gathering and analysing market and firm level information from diverse sources to support thoughtful decision-making.
• Contribute to projects and investigations with care and efficiency, drawing on experience in competition or regulatory contexts to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Implement solid analytical and communication strategies to connect meaningfully with both internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Skills required

• Experience in identifying and analysing complex information related to markets and organisational behaviour for the purpose of informing competition or regulatory analysis.
• A university degree in Law or another relevant discipline.
• Experience of working on competition or regulatory issues in a law firm, in-house, or regulatory or competition authority.

Essential

• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects to time.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in gathering, analysing and assimilating evidence and information from multiple sources in a competition or regulatory investigation.
• Ability to advise and influence stakeholders.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders).
• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

Our values & culture

Our 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. 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.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

Advert Closing: 16th February

CV Review/Shortlist: 17th February

Interviews W/C: 2nd March

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.