Are you interested in joining a team that is responsible for the successful delivery of regulatory and technology change projects within the FCA?
The team/department
The roles sit within the DTI (Data, Technology and Innovation) & Ops Change Directorate, which is responsible for the successful and safe delivery of the FCA's Change Portfolio, comprising of technological changes which are of biggest strategic importance to the FCA, the Markets we regulate and the Consumers we protect.
- Successfully deliver projects from inception to agreed business outcomes, following FCA quality standards and within agreed baselines of time, budget and scope
- Managing budgets between £250k and several million pounds in value
- Managing cross functional teams – internal, contractors, consultants, 3rd party partners
- Building and managing stakeholder relationships across the FCA, managing expectations, defining and agreeing scope, facilitating key decisions
- Developing the project plan, deliverables and milestones to successfully deliver the business outcomes, identifying and sourcing resources to achieve time and cost expectations
- Resolving dependencies, issues and risks within delivery, and ensuring the FCA Project Management Policies, Standards and Methods and Governance Framework are adhered to
- Exposure to FCA Senior Leadership, with opportunity to influence how business priorities are delivered within the organisation
- Stimulating, innovative and experimental work to solve the biggest challenges facing financial regulation and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation
- Exposure to new ideas, opportunity to increase your knowledge and understanding of regulation and new technologies in Financial Regulation
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- 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 support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.
The skills and experience you will have
- Proven experience of managing successful business and technology change projects (£multi-million budgets) in Financial Services or for a government or regulatory body, managing employees and 3rd parties in a matrix, from inception through to end of warranty / exit criteria achieved
- Evidence of shaping business ideas and initiatives into detailed project plans for multi-workstream delivery to achieve business outcomes
- Demonstrable evidence of planning and controlling project delivery
- Experienced at leading people through structural, procedural and cultural change, gaining commitment to new ways of working
- Ability to build working relationships with sponsors, accountable executives, key business stakeholders and business subject matter experts (SME)
- Politically savvy, able to balance conflicting strategies, priorities and personalities, resilient and tenacious to ensure delivery whilst managing conflict
- Analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, identifying and managing dependencies, risks and issues to ensure successful delivery
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage with all levels of the organisation, providing timely and meaningful communications to update status, share progress and manage expectations of stakeholders
- Able to use influencing and negotiating techniques
The FCA's Values & Diversity Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion 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.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our senior associate role.
Flexible working
Multi-location
Recruitment Timeline:
- Closing Date: 31st January 2024
- First Round interviews & Assessment: W/C 5th Feb and w/c 12th Feb
- Final Interview: W/C 19th Feb