Consumer Investments Advice Policy Associate in Leeds

Overview

This role is graded as: Associate – Level 8 - Regulatory.

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 Consumer Investments (CI) directorate, the CI Market Analysis and Policy (MAP) department leads policy, strategy, and risk identification across the consumer investments market through four specialist teams focused on market insights, market analysis, advice policy, and distribution policy. This role sits within the Consumer Investments Advice Policy Team. We are a friendly, collaborative team that works closely with stakeholders across the FCA and wider industry to shape investment advice policy that delivers good outcomes for consumers. By joining us, you will play a key part in delivering high-profile regulatory change that benefits millions of consumers, driving positive outcomes in the investment sector, and helping to set standards that promote trust in financial advice. This work is key in supporting the FCA’s commitment to rebalance risk and support growth.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide project management support across multiple workstreams, helping to coordinate key deliverables and upcoming consultations across the policy team.
• Using evidence and analysis to develop practical policy solutions on issues relating to financial advice and guidance, with the aim of ensuring more consumers can access high-quality support on investing, and promoting a healthy investment culture in the UK.
• Provide support with implementing and monitoring a new financial “Targeted Support” framework, set for rollout in April 2026, affecting approximately 18 million people in the next decade.
• Take responsibility for external engagement with a wide range of stakeholder groups, including Government, industry and consumer groups, whilst building and developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, creating trust and collaboration.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture, adapting your approach to help colleagues succeed and drive collective achievement across shared goals.
• Shape policy on emerging technologies, including how advice firms use Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Skills Required

• Proven experience of project management and delivery and managing governance sign offs.
• Prior experience of working within regulation or policy-making.
• Proven experience of internal and external stakeholder engagement.
• Prior experience of applying judgement to prioritise effectively and adapt your approach and focus when needed.
• Experience of analysing a range of complex information, identifying key risks and harm and making risk-based judgements.
• Excellent organisational skills, delivering multiple tasks under pressure, with the ability to take a collaborative and flexible approach.
• Ability to make a strong personal impact, in person and in writing, including being able to explain complex issues succinctly and with clarity to an audience less familiar with the subject matter.
• Willingness to learn and develop, take on new responsibilities.
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team and to support and assist others. This includes supporting team members to achieve shared goals.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus