Executive Assistant to Directors of Risk and Compliance

Executive Assistant to Directors of Risk and Compliance

Division: R&CO

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,300 to £59,000 and London from £46,000 to £64,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Regulatory or Corporate depending on candidate skills and experience

• Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via benjamin.paulon@fca.org.uk.

• Your internal recruitment contact is Fizah via FizahFarouk.Ibrahim@fca.org.uk

• 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, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services. 

The Risk and Compliance Oversight (R&CO) Division is responsible for overseeing risk governance, compliance, data protection and complaints within the FCA. The role provides a great seat from which to learn about a significant part of the FCA’s work, and how the wider FCA works, while being part of a friendly, welcoming, empowered and team-spirited Division.

You will work alongside the Director PA’s to manage the flow of information between the Directors, the Division and our internal and external stakeholders. You will help ensure that the Directors office operates efficiently and effectively and that both Directors receive appropriate briefings and other input where needed.

Role responsibilities

• Ensuring R&CO Director’s office runs efficiently, working closely with both Director PA’s, providing support and direction and ensuring operational tasks are delivered.

• Act as operational contact point for the R&CO Division, for example co-ordinating input to business planning, resource and budget discussions and monitoring risk and control assessments and internal audit actions.

• Supporting Directors and R&CO senior leadership team by managing their collective agenda and ensuring collaboration, supporting decision -making and overseeing action tracking ensuring follow through to delivery.

• Deliver high quality briefings for senior meetings, co-ordinate and produce key outputs on behalf of Directors, including presentations, Board reports and weekly updates, ensuring consistency, accuracy and impactful communication.

• Manage divisional internal and external communications and help to organise Divisional events.

• Identify key issues that might need escalation to Directors and identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency and smooth running of the Division.

• Provide full secretariat support for Divisional meetings including agendas, papers and actions, supporting senior leadership governance and building networks across senior offices

Skills required 

Minimum:

• Proven experience of managing a busy workload, prioritising effectively and delivering under pressure, including handling multiple issues.

• Proven experience of managing work autonomously and delivering outputs efficiently

• Proven interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships at all levels through collaboration and influencing

Essential:

• Understanding of (or willingness to learn) R&CO’s organisational remit

• An ability to analyse and rapidly assimilate new information and understand complex issues to provide practical and constructive recommendations or escalate issues as appropriate

• Strong written communication skills with good attention to detail and good verbal communication skills and the ability to tailor your approach to varied audiences

• Discretion, confidence and composure when dealing with sensitive and complex situations

• Tenacity to question and challenge all levels of the FCA (where appropriate) in a constructive and positive manner

• Works well with others and earns trust quickly, while communicating ideas clearly and effectively

• Willingness to handle shifting workloads and commitment to the role, including the ability to work well when demands are high and to short deadlines

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

• Non-contributory pension (8–12% 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 that’s 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

We’re 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 process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: 02/07/2026
• CV Review/Shortlist: 06/07/2026
• First Stage Interviews W/C: 13/07/2026
• 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.