Senior Policy Advisor (Cryptoassets)

Location

London / Leeds / Edinburgh

Salary

National ranging National ranging from £51,200 up to £62,000 per annum and London £56,400 to £67,000

Do you want to shape the future of Cryptoassets regulation as a Senior Associate in the Crypto Policy team at the FCA?

The Team

The Crypto Policy team sits in the Payments and Digital Assets Department and plays a critical role in leading the FCA's policy work on cryptoassets. This sector continues to grow at great pace, creating both opportunities for consumers and regulated participants, but also new risks that we must stay ahead of.

Regulation of the cryptoassets sector is already underway and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) has proposed bringing much more into the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is the Crypto Policy team’s role to devise and drive this work forward, liaising with multiple internal stakeholders, HMT, Bank of England, industry, and international regulators to propose a future regulatory framework.

What you will be doing

As an experienced Associate in the team, you will have the opportunity to lead and support on policy areas conducting research, engaging with teams across the FCA, studying business models and risks, proposing, and advising on their regulatory treatment as part of policy development. You will build depth and breadth of knowledge as you support the team’s wider work.

You will contribute to public consultation on FCA rules or guidance, as well as work to ensure FCA priorities are reflected in changes taken forward by others. You will be responsible for consulting with government, other regulators, industry, and other opinion formers shaping the market. You will also provide training, advice, and briefings about crypto policy issues to FCA colleagues and senior leadership.

What you will get from the role

• This role is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of policy in the FCA in an evolving area of policy

• You will have the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of the market dynamics and regulations that will shape the future regulation of the cryptoasset sector

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash. 

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:   

• 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 support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.  

The skills and experience you will have
 

Minimum

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.  

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

• Prior experience presenting key issues clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing

• Prior experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders

Essential

• Experience of analysing information and contributing to the development of policy

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

• Good stakeholder management with the ability to build a network across and beyond the organisation

• Willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work

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. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity 

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion 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. 

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

Flexible working

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 won’t judge you for asking.    
  

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices.  This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.   

Useful Information

• This role is graded Senior Associate – Regulatory

• Applications for this role close on Monday 25th November (midnight)

• CVs will be reviewed by the recruiting team from Tuesday 26th November onwards

Got a question?

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

For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria on [email protected]

What to expect from our interview process  

The process will likely involve two stages:

• A case study

• A competency based interview

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role.  

Application support  

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.  

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.