Senior Pension Policy/Institutional Investments Policy Advisor

This role is graded as: Senior Associate - 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). The Pensions Policy and Institutional Investments Policy teams is part of the Asset Management, Funds and Pensions Market Analysis and Policy Department, in the Buy‑Side Directorate. The pensions sector manages assets worth hundreds of billions of pounds, making pensions critical for individuals' retirement security. This area is a priority for the FCA, working closely with government and The Pensions Regulator on major initiatives. As the industry faces significant change, the Pensions Policy team develops forward‑looking regulatory policies and supports government reforms. You will join a collaborative team, focused on developing innovative, evidence‑based policies that support consumers, markets, and competition. We value knowledge‑sharing and new ideas.

Role responsibilities:

• Turn data and evidence into practical policy solutions, shaping decisions that are credible and outcome‑focused, delivering real benefits for people and stakeholders.
• Deliver complex policy projects with clarity and confidence, using sound judgement to prioritise effectively, ensuring high‑impact initiatives land on time and with quality.
• Build and nurture strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, creating trust and collaboration that accelerate progress and amplifies results.
• Translate complex issues into clear, compelling messages, presenting insights with confidence so stakeholders understand, engage, and act with purpose.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture, adapting your approach to help colleagues succeed and drive collective achievement across shared goals.

Skills required:

Minimum:

• Prior extensive policy experience (for example, at a regulator, firm or other relevant organisation).
• Prior experience coordinating and delivering cross‑cutting projects.

Essential:

• Outstanding organisational skills, including the ability to proactively manage complex policy projects by planning, prioritising and managing competing tasks and deadlines.
• Making good judgements and being open minded in approach.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, building rapport and constructive relationships, taking a collaborative and flexible approach.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to distil complex issues into succinct messages and presenting clearly and concisely to a variety of stakeholders.
• Management capabilities or leadership skills, including confidence in working with members of the senior leadership team and responding positively to challenge from others.
• Flexibility and the ability to deliver effective outcomes in an environment of dynamic change and complexity, by prioritising work and resources to successfully deliver at pace.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work.
• 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 and 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 timelines:

Timeline: CV Review/Shortlist: 20th January. First Interview: w/c 26th January. Job advert close: 18th January. 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.