Job title: Resourcing Strategy Associate

Division: Operations
Department: Human Resources - Resourcing and Talent 

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £39,100 - £58,700 and London from £41,600 - £62,400 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Associate, Corporate
• Your recruitment contact is Raimonda via [email protected]. 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.  

Within Operations we enable the FCA to attract, develop and retain exceptional talent. The Human Resources department plays a vital role in delivering an efficient, inclusive and forward-thinking recruitment and onboarding service that supports our mission to make financial markets work well.

Role responsibilities

As a Resourcing Strategy Associate, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our resourcing and pre-employment screening services. Working alongside the Senior Resourcing Strategy Associate and Resourcing Manager, you’ll support continuous improvement and deliver high-quality experiences for candidates and hiring managers alike.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the day-to-day operational management of recruitment and onboarding activities across permanent, fixed-term and contingent roles
• Assisting in the oversight and performance management of our outsourced recruitment (RPO) and pre-employment screening providers
• Building collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive service excellence and identify improvement opportunities
• Supporting strategic initiatives that enhance recruitment service delivery, candidate experience and operational efficiency
• Contributing to the financial management of recruitment services, including cost tracking, invoice processing and service credit management
• Assisting in supplier governance meetings, monitoring SLAs and providing operational insights
• Sharing knowledge and best practices across the Resourcing Strategy Team to build collective capability

Skills required

Minimum:

• Proven experience in an operational resourcing role within a medium-to-large organisation, ideally in an outsourced or managed service environment
• Experience supporting project delivery to agreed outputs, timelines and budgets

Essential:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve service issues
• Supplier management expertise – capable of delivering feedback, facilitating performance discussions and driving continuous improvement
• Passion for delivering exceptional service to candidates, suppliers and hiring managers
• A strong advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), embedding inclusive practices into all resourcing processes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across multiple teams
• Highly organised and resilient, able to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using the Workday HR system would be desirable

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

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

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: 

• Advert Closing Date: 30th November 2025 (midnight)
• CV Review/Shortlist: 1st - 2nd December 2025
• Interview: 10th - 11th December 2025
• 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.