Senior External Affairs Officer (Devolved Nations – Scotland)

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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

In the Communications division at the FCA we change opinions and behaviours to enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy. It’s an exciting time as we’re expanding our team and changing how we do things to deliver more engaging, insight-led, audience focused communications. If you want to be part of a supportive and fun team, work across a wide range of issues and are ready to be challenged, curious and creative then come and join us.

The External Affairs team is the interface between the FCA and many important stakeholders including Parliament, business and consumer groups, think tanks and Government. The team advises the organisation on how to respond and engage with stakeholders, and act on the feedback received, to help ensure public confidence in the FCA’s work.

Our Devolved Nations team works to build deeper relationships with key stakeholders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including government, parliament, industry, consumer groups, think tanks, academia and others.

What will you be doing?

• External engagement: Represent the organisation to relevant Scottish stakeholders, working with policy leads across the organisation. Build information from external networks and in the wider public arena to interpret developments for the organisation whilst explaining FCA policy and action to these audiences and responding to their enquiries
• Strategic counsel: Understand the work of the FCA in specific areas and strategy across the piece, as well as the nuances of the Scotland’s economy and political landscape of relevance to financial services, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and provide guidance to senior FCA staff, including the Chief Executive and the Chair
• Briefing function: Act as a briefing function, working closely with the team and the organisation to prepare senior management for engagements in Scotland and public events
• Project management: Leading projects that ensure the FCA is communicating its work effectively to those involved in financial services policy in Scotland, including plugging relevant parts of the organisation into external opportunities
• Monitoring and analysis: Understand and explain the external decisions (including political dynamics and Government policy) in Scotland that affect the financial services sector and work of the FCA to senior members of staff
• Coordination: Work with key teams to support delivery of their work, including Strategic Communication Partners

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