Competition Enforcement Associate
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Job Summary
Job Title: Competition Enforcement Associate
Division: Supervision Policy and Competition
Department: Competition Enforcement and Financial Analysis
- Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 43100 to 57433 and London from 47300 to 63033 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
- This role is graded as: Associate level 8 Regulatory or depending on the candidate Practising Legal
- Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via . 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 youll 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).
Sitting in the Competition Directorate the Competition Enforcement and Financial Analysis department combines competition specialists who lead enforcement investigations and provide specialist advice supporting both competition and wider FCA projects with financial analysts skilled in business model analysis.
Role responsibilities
- Support Competition Act 1998 case work and a range of competition-related activities including market studies strategy development and policy work while building positive relationships
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team gathering and analysing market and firm level information from diverse sources to support thoughtful decision- making
- Contribute to projects and investigations with care and efficiency drawing on experience in competition or regulatory contexts to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs
- Implement solid analytical and communication strategies to connect meaningfully with both internal and external stakeholders
Skills required
Minimum:
- Experience in identifying and analysing complex information related to markets and organisational behaviour for the purpose of informing competition or regulatory analysis
- A university degree in Law or another relevant discipline
- Experience of working on competition or regulatory issues in a law firm in-house or regulatory or competition authority
Essential:
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects to time
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Experience in gathering analysing and assimilating evidence and information from multiple sources in a competition or regulatory investigation
- Ability to advise and influence stakeholders
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of50% for senior leaders). Changing from September toa minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of60% for Directors andExecutive Directors)
- Non-contributory pension (812% 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 & culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one thats 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
Were 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 cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
- Advert Closing: 16th February
- CV Review/Shortlist: 17th February
- Interviews W/C: 2nd March
- 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.
Required Experience:
IC
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About Company
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for around 50,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 48,000 firms
