Job Description

Job title: IOSCO Associate
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: International

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £50,000 and London £47,300 to £55,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Associate, Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk

• Your internal recruitment contact is Iona via iona.magee@fca.org.uk

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 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 shape the way we think about and approach regulation, and what the future of financial services looks like both in the UK and globally, for years to come.

Role responsibilities

• Leading on your portfolio of IOSCO committees, including supporting senior leadership on the IOSCO MMOU MG, FinTech Taskforce and the new Wholesale Conduct committee

• Supporting the FCA’s international engagement at IOSCO on various topics

• Working with other teams within the International Division and across the FCA, contributing to the development and delivery of the FCA’s overall strategy for international engagement, influencing and advocacy across key policy areas

• Working with a wide network of internal and external stakeholders to develop international policy positions on key issues of common interest to the UK.

• Monitoring the work and output of IOSCO and other international stakeholders and authorities, ensuring intelligence and policy developments are understood effectively throughout the FCA.

• Provide strong analysis of complex regularly and stakeholder management issues to seniors and brief them for meetings.

• Support broader work across the Global Institutions Team where appropriate. This may include, for example, supporting the FCA’s contribution to the upcoming IMF financial sector assessment programme, or work on non-bank financial intermediation issues

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior international engagement experience, with experience of European level or global level. Engagement with other jurisdictions

• Demonstrable stakeholder management experience

Essential:

• The ability to identify, build and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Collaborative and proactive approach - a strong team player with the ability to be flexible and pragmatic, taking account of others’ perspectives and adapting to changing circumstances

• Strong organisation, prioritisation and time management skills; ability to thrive under pressure, manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines

• Good communication skills, including an ability to communicate effectively in person, and to communicate complex issues in writing succinctly

• Good judgement and an ability to quickly identify relevant issues from a wide range of data points and present the outcomes of your analysis quickly, clearly and effectively

• The ability to identify, build and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders

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

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

• Advert Close Date: 16th August 2026

• CV Review/Shortlist: 18th August 2026

• First Interview: 24th and 25th August 2026

• Second Interview: 28th August 2026

• 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.