Data analyst, Appointed Representatives Department,

Strategy and Data Analyst

Division – Strategy and Engagement

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £51,000 and London £47,300 to £55,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Join the FCA at this exciting time as we unveil our new strategic direction, helping us make a positive impact on consumers and markets while driving innovation in Financial Services. Help us improve how financial services are marketed, sold and distributed. Around 34,000 unregulated Appointed Representatives (ARs) carry out these activities and are overseen by regulated firms known as principals.

The FCA has identified potential harms arising from Appointed Representatives (ARs) and their principals, which operate in a wide range of financial markets. To address these risks of harm, the Appointed Representative Department has been set up to undertake targeted action against the highest risk business models and Principles/ARs which represent the most significant risks of harm.

The Strategy, Engagement and Data team leads on the design and oversight of the AR strategy and manages internal and external stakeholder relations and multi-firm projects.  This role is all about making best use of the FCA’s data to ensure we focus our resources on the most harmful issues.

The Department’s work is fast moving and has the potential to be high-profile. The successful candidate will need to quickly analyse datasets to identify key harms, and help the team develop a rapid strategy to mitigate the harms.

This role is suitable for an experienced data analyst (3-5 years’ experience) looking for a new challenge or a strong and suitably experienced junior analyst (1-3 years’ experience) looking to develop their analytical and technical skills, and to help the department take a data led approach to developing strategy.

What will you be doing?

• Data Analysis: Collect, clean, and analyse large data sets from a range of sources, to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Reporting: Develop and maintain comprehensive reports and dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders
• Data Visualization: Create compelling visualizations to present data in an easily understandable format
• Performance Metrics: Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of business strategies
• Strategic Insight: Contribute to the ongoing development of the AR strategy, working closely with colleagues across the FCA on a range of activities to address the consumer and market harms that can be caused by the regime
• Stakeholder Engagement: Building, maintaining, and developing effective relationships with internal stakeholders, including negotiating with seniors, and sometimes delivering tough messages
• Teamwork: Support the wider team to shape and deliver an assertive strategy to tackle higher risk Principals and ARs using data, intelligence, and analytical tools
• Continuous Development: Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency gains. Be prepared to put forward and lead on ideas and recommendations to improve the department’s ways of working

What will you get from the role?

You will get the chance to join a team working on innovative and challenging issues, working in a collaborative, inclusive and learning environment.

You’ll directly influence firms and sectors, and potentially impact the outcomes experienced by the consumers of these firms. You will also get the opportunity to develop more in-depth knowledge of the FCA and the firms and markets it regulates. 

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 of Data Analysis: Practical data analysis and exploration experience – working with quantitative and qualitative data to produce analysis in a variety of formats, making it engaging to the audience. Being able to identify and articulate what the data is telling us
• Proven experience of Data Manipulation – ability to extract and transform raw data into formats that can be easily processed or analysed
• Experience of Data visualisation skills – including the creation of charts and visualisations using software such as Tableau or Power BI

Essential

• Ability to quickly analyse complex information, identify key risks of harm, and make robust, judgments with clear, analytical, and rigorous thinking
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present analysis in a clear and compelling way
• Excellent organisational skills – sets high standards for self and being disciplined about meeting commitments, delivering within agreed timeframes
• Ability to make a strong personal impact, persuading with well-reasoned arguments and challenging, where appropriate
• Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team to achieve desired outcomes, including willingness to learn and develop yourself and others
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances, positively embracing new approaches and role modelling this behaviour to encourage others
• Demonstrable ability to identify and influence key internal and external stakeholders and to build and maintain constructive relationships with them

Desirable

• Knowledge of UK Financial Services, particularly the activities of intermediaries such as the Appointed Representatives regime and associated business models in wholesale and retail markets
• A practical understanding of the UK’s regulatory framework and understanding of conduct risk, consumer behaviour and the drivers of poor consumer outcomes

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.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Strategy & Data Analyst role.

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 can’t 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 - Regulatory
• Advert Closing Date:  Sunday 11th May
• CV Review/Shortlist: Tuesday 13th May
• First Round Interview: Week Commencing 19th May

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?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Cameron Nunn at Cameron.Nunn@fca.org.uk

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