International Policy Advisor – Sustainable Finance

Requirements of the role

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.

The FCA is a global regulator, supporting open markets through shaping the international regulatory agenda. The International Division leads our strategy for international engagement, working collaboratively across the FCA to ensure the organisation delivers on its international priorities.

The Global Strategy and Engagement Team helps set, advise and deliver on the FCA’s strategic engagement with non-European authorities and jurisdictions. The team also leads on the FCA’s international engagement on Sustainable Finance, both bilaterally with non-European counterparts and multilaterally via international forums such as the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the International Transition Plan Network and the International Financial Reporting Standards Monitoring Board.

You will work closely together with our Sustainable Finance Division, our Global Institutions team and both domestic and international partners to ensure UK financial services and the UK regulatory regime are at the forefront of Sustainable Finance internationally.

What will you be doing?

Shape the FCA’s international strategy on sustainable finance and deliver the strategy both in bilateral relations and within international bodies

Develop and implement new activities to drive forward our sustainable finance priorities

Contribute to the FCA’s strategy for the IOSCO sustainable finance taskforce and other international bodies

Set and help deliver sustainable finance objectives for jurisdictions around the world

Advise and support the FCA’s Senior Leadership Team in their engagements with key regulatory counterparts and other international stakeholders, including overseas visits

Work with industry, HMT, the Bank of England and other UK stakeholders to ensure effective and coordinated UK positions in international bodies

Monitor and report on sustainable finance developments around the world, contributing to domestic policymaking with international insights where relevant

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