International Cryptoasset Associate

Division - International

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £41,800 to £52,200 and London £46,000 to £57,400 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities.

You will help to lead and shape the way we think about our approach to cryptoasset regulation, and what the future of financial services looks like both in the UK and globally, for years to come. You will work with a wide range of colleagues across the FCA, as well as external domestic and international stakeholders.

We are looking for a talented individual who can contribute to complex, high-profile and fast-moving portfolios. Good organisational, analysis, stakeholder management, and communication skills are essential.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for supporting the FCA’s international strategy on cryptoasset policy issues

• Coordinating and assisting relevant teams within the FCA to maintain and influence key international relationships with counterparts from global standard setting bodies, and other overseas regulators

• Developing and delivering creative strategy and engagement plans on priority topics, working closely with colleagues across the FCA to ensure a coordinated and considered approach

• Analysing and providing advice to senior colleagues in the FCA

• Engaging with industry stakeholders and conducting horizon scanning

What will you get from the role?

• An opportunity to take on a high-profile, wide-ranging and interesting role which helps to drive the FCA’s international agenda

• Shape, design and implement important aspects of our international cryptoasset strategy

• Intellectual challenge from the opportunity to think about complex issues as the FCA develops is domestic cryptoassets regime and encourages implementation of international cryptoasset standards

• An opportunity to be creative, problem-solve, and develop and enhance your influencing, engagement and communication skills

• A unique insight into international regulatory policy debates, and the surrounding political environment

• The ability to work closely and support members of the FCA senior leadership team

Which skills are required?

We 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)

Minimum

• Prior experience and understanding of the international financial regulatory agenda gained through practical experience / experience working on financial services policy issues

• Prior experience of advising and influencing internal and external stakeholders

• Prior analytical experience, experience of evaluating complex information at pace, making sound judgements supported by evidence

Essential

• Experience of policy development within financial services, government, or cryptoassets sector

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues succinctly and compellingly, adapted to the audience (some which are non-native speakers)

• Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of different priorities and issues

• Clear understanding of the FCA’s functions and objectives within the UK financial regulatory framework and our Secondary Competitiveness Objective

• Ability to identify and support stakeholders, build rapport and develop outcomes focused relationships

• Inclusive and collaborative working method, with ability to draw on range of expertise across the wider organisation to deliver

• A strong team player who demonstrates an inclusive approach and the impact and influence to deliver against their own objectives, and to the wider organisational outcomes

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. 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.

Within 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.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Associate role.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• 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  

• Income protection  

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.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If 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.

Useful Information and Timeline

• The role is graded as Associate – Level 8, Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date:  Wednesday 11th December (midnight)

• Interview process: A competency-based interview followed by a final round interview

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. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

For internal candidates: please speak to Jen Wishart on [email protected]

For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam on [email protected]

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