Strategic Planning Associate - Speaking Engagements

Strategic Planning Associate - Speaking Engagements

Division Operations Communications

Department Strategy and Planning

Salary National ranging from 39100 to 45633.33 and London from 41600 to 48533.33 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45000 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 FCA safeguards consumers and champions a vibrant financial services market. Clear purposeful communication is at the heart of how we inspire trust shape behaviour and bring our vision to Communications we craft engaging insight-led messages that put our audiences first.

The Strategy and Planning team ensures every message aligns with the FCAs strategy and is planned for maximum impact. Through sharing knowledge and measuring results we refine our approach and elevate our performance. We create and evaluate the annual Communications Plan ensuring it delivers with precision and purpose.

In this role youll plan and coordinate our external speaking engagements manage requests for FCA speakers guide colleagues on which opportunities align with our priorities and advise on how each engagement can amplify our voice and influence.

What will you be doing

• Run the speaker request mailbox ensuring all requests are accurately logged tracked and responded to with care and efficiency
• Build and nurture positive relationships with external stakeholders providing thoughtful responses and maintaining strong connections with key partners
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the FCA to explore speaking opportunities offering supportive communications advice and directing them to relevant training and resources
• Facilitate inclusive meetings to review speaking engagement requests ensuring all communications perspectives are valued in decision-making
• Recommend and champion speaking platforms where senior leaders can share insights on priority topics that inspire and connect with audiences
• Proactively identify and share upcoming speaking opportunities to support forward-looking and coordinated communications planning
• Support the work of the wider Strategy and Planning team

What will you get from the role

• Partner closely with Senior Management and senior leaders across the FCA fostering open collaboration and mutual support to deliver impactful communications
• Play a meaningful role in shaping and refining processes ensuring the FCAs communications priorities are clear balanced and strategically aligned
• Bring a collaborative voice to influence and contribute across the full breadth of communications activity ensuring inclusivity and empathy in messaging
• Help shape and nurture the FCAs positive reputation creating communications that inspire trust connection and confidence among stakeholders

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

• Experience in managing and coordinating multiple concurrent projects or workflows demonstrating the ability to track and oversee a large volume of information across varied outputs
• Prior experience applying strong attention to detail and organisational skills to deliver accurate high-quality work within agreed deadlines

Essential

• Prior experience constructively challenging internal and external stakeholders escalating issues when necessary to achieve optimal outcomes
• Proven ability to influence negotiate and manage upwards with confidence using persuasive and collaborative communication skills
• Demonstrated experience managing complex situations with competing priorities balancing diverse team perspectives to reach fair well-reasoned conclusions
• Skilled at responding with diplomacy tact and empathy in all interactions including challenging circumstances while representing organisational values
• Confident in engaging with demanding external stakeholders maintaining positive professional and productive relationships
• Understanding of organisational structures the financial services sector and the external event landscape including how events are planned and prioritised

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.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 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
• 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 cant 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

• This role is graded as Associate Level 8 - Regulatory
• Advert Closing Date: 12th September
• CV Review/Shortlist: 15th and 16th September
• Competency Based Interview: 1st to 3rd October (May be a second stage interview depending on successful candidates)

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

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Recruiter

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