Supervisory Project Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Consumer Investments

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £70,730 and London from £66,600 to £77,630 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

This role is graded as: Lead Associate, Regulatory

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

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 Project Team carries out short, sharp multi-firm projects, discovery work and thematic reviews that examine the key risks across all Consumer Investment portfolios. The team focuses on high-priority issues across groups of firms to identify poor practice in the market and mitigate harm that could occur to consumers. Depending on the findings it may also require firms to carry out remediation.

Role responsibilities

• Working closely with, and deputising for, the team manager and playing an important part in the department’s leadership and management, thinking strategically about how we approach our work and further ways the team can add value to Consumer Investments
• Acting on their own initiative in planning and overseeing project work, and providing support and oversight to team members, ensuring we make appropriate supervisory decisions
• Developing and delivering supervision and mitigation strategies, setting clear expectations to firms, encouraging, persuading and where appropriate, using formal powers to change conduct behaviour to deliver better outcomes for consumers
• Making sound judgements that solve problems identified, through evidence-based analysis from a wide range of information and data
• Managing and engaging internal and external stakeholders, applying effective communication skills to advance our objectives. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to ensure a coordinated approach across the FCA and leverage specialist input where required
• Preparing communications to deliver key messages, both internally and externally, both written and through presentations

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior project management experience leading and supporting on complex, cross-cutting projects in a regulated environment
• Prior experience of building good relationships and effectively engaging with a range of internal and external senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience of reviewing complex information, making judgements and presenting key issues and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Essential:

• Demonstrated ability to work on your own initiative, effectively managing and prioritising workload in a demanding environment
• Demonstrated experience working within a compliance function in a regulated firm or regulatory body
• Experience managing, supporting, or mentoring junior team members, with a commitment to their development
• Ability to quickly build understanding of new or unfamiliar topics and address knowledge gaps
• Effective collaborative colleague with an inclusive mindset, capable of working well with others and contributing to shared departmental goals
• High level of responsibility, handling issues and delivering practical, solution-focused outcomes

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 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
• Hybrid 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)
• 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

• Advert Close Date: 4th June 2026
• CV Review/Shortlist: 8th June 2026
• First Interview: 15th June 2026
• For internal applicants, this role will be a 12 Month Acting Up/Secondment
• 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.