Private Secretary to Executive Director of Authorisations

Division – AuthorisationsSalary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £87,000 and London £79,300 to £97,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Authorising firms and individuals is an integral part of the FCA’s overarching system of supervision of firms. As the gateway for the UK’s financial services industry, Authorisations makes decisions on thousands of applications from firms and individuals a year. supervise a number of early and high growth firms and support the Financial Services Register.We are looking for a Private Secretary to play a key role in assisting with the smooth running of the Executive Director’s (ED) office, reporting directly to the Executive Director of Authorisations.We are looking for someone proactive and efficient to join the team, you''ll have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills along with experience of working with regulatory issues and good understanding of the FCA.Working closely with, and providing support and advice to ED Authorisations and their senior team on a range of management, business, regulatory and operational issues including having management oversight of the ED Authorisations’ officeAssisting the ED on a day-to-day basis by managing their collective agenda, priorities, supporting their decision making, and monitoring those decisions to ensure that actions are carried out in a timely and quality mannerDeveloping an effective and high performing working relationship with the Authorisations Directors’ offices in order that communication between offices is seamless and ensuring the effective flow of information between the ED’s office, the Division, other EDs and other areas of the FCARepresent the Division in a number of FCA working level fora, including key programmes and initiatives, ensuring objectives are aligned and leading on the business planning input from the ED’s perspectiveLiaising with the various business partners to ensure the ED has a complete, updated and accurate view of the head count, budget, financials, TOM, MI and vacancy/recruitment activity and leading on the management of key governance fora for the Division, including those related to the new Strategy noting the EDs role in thisAn insight into senior management and leadershipThe opportunity to establish and build a good network of working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the FCAWe are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme

Click Here )Prior experience working in a fast-paced environment which has required excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate concisely, confidently and credibly, both orally and in writingExperience of working within or very closely with regulatory environments, and/or experience working within a private office environmentExperience of people management and developing high performing teamsProven project management experience and ability to lead and direct work outside of the line management relationshipCalm under pressure and able to prioritise, work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality and being flexible in response to conflicting priorities; and ability to handle confidential and sensitive data with a high degree of discretionOur Values and DiversityWithin the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays- Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)- Private healthcare with Bupa- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)- Life assurance of eight times your basic salary- We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. Application SupportIf you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.This role is graded as Manager, RegulatoryThe successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vettingAdvert Closing Date: Sunday 20th July (midnight)Applications must be submitted through our online portal.