Funds and Asset Management Advisor (12-months Fixed Term Contract)

Job Title: Funds and Asset Management Advisor (12-months Fixed Term Contract)
Division: Supervision Policy & Competition (SPC)
Department: Asset Management and Fund Policy

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 53800 to 68000 and London 59200 to 75000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Steve Christopher via .
• Your internal recruitment contact is Isabelle Groves via .
• Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
• For internal applications this is an Acting Up / Secondment Opportunity

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 financial services in the UK.

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 within the Buy-Side Directorate the Market Interventions (MI) Asset Management and Funds Department supervises asset management firms using data-driven oversight and collaboration across the FCA and industry to address key harms and ensure good outcomes for consumers and markets.

Join a collaborative team at the heart of shaping prudential policy for the UK asset management and funds sector on a 12-month fixed-term appointment. Combining policy knowledge analytical insight and stakeholder engagement the team develops proportionate evidence-based policy that supports resilient firms effective risk management and well-functioning markets.

As a Senior Associate youll lead and contribute to important policy projects assess complex prudential issues and provide clear advice to senior decision-makers. Working closely with colleagues across supervision legal markets data and international teams as well as with external stakeholders youll help shape the future regulatory framework for the sector while developing your expertise broadening your network and contributing to UK financial services.

Role responsibilities

• Help shape and deliver the prudential framework for UK asset managers contributing to policy that supports resilient firms effective markets and positive consumer outcomes
• Assess prudential risks across business models capital liquidity governance operational resilience and wind-down planning helping to improve the sectors resilience
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative evidence to develop practical proportionate policy recommendations balancing benefits risks and real-world impact
• Produce high-quality briefings consultation materials and policy papers that inform senior decision-making and support regulatory change
• Monitor market and regulatory developments identifying emerging trends and considering their implications for the prudential framework
• Collaborate with colleagues across supervision legal economics data and international policy teams to deliver effective policy outcomes from design through to implementation
• Build trusted relationships with firms trade bodies and regulatory partners using diverse perspectives to test and refine policy proposals
• Manage delivery plans risks and dependencies while supporting and developing colleagues contributing to an inclusive collaborative team culture and building your own policy leadership experience

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior experience in prudential policy and regulation with a thorough understanding of prudential regulatory frameworks and their practical application gained within the asset management sector or a regulator government financial institution professional services firm or similar environment
• Prior experience applying well-developed policy analysis and problem-solving skills to complex issues using evidence and judgement to make sound recommendations while successfully managing policy projects and competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Prior experience communicating technical and regulatory issues clearly and effectively both in writing and when engaging with a range of audiences

Essential:

• Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to help guide effectively and provide constructive challenge to support robust decision-making
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build relationships and work effectively across teams and professional disciplines
• Experience developing interpreting or applying prudential requirements for investment firms asset managers or funds
• Good understanding of prudential topics including capital liquidity group risk governance operational resilience recovery and wind-down frameworks
• Experience contributing to consultations rule-making impact assessments or the development and implementation of domestic and international regulatory frameworks
• Confidence working with financial and regulatory data to support analysis policy development and evidence-based decision-making

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month (60% for Directors and Executive Directors) across our London Leeds and Edinburgh offices.
• 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 and 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 timelines

Timeline:

• Job advert close: 30th October 2026 at Midnight

• CV Review/Shortlist: 3rd 5th November 2026

• Case Study Assessment & Interviews: w/c 9th November 2026
• For internal applications this is an Acting Up / Secondment Opportunity

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