Rodeo
ResourcesPartnersSign in

Financial Conduct Authority

International Strategy and Delivery Lead

City of Edinburgh
£60.7k – £88k/yr
Posted about 14 hours ago
Sign up to applySee more jobs like this

How your CV stacks up

1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV

Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role

?%

Job title: International Strategy and Delivery Lead

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: International Division

Salary:

  • National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £80,000
  • London £66,600 to £88,000 per annum

(Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

Grade: Lead Associate, Regulatory

External Recruitment Contact: Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk

Internal Recruitment Contact: Iona via iona.magee@fca.org.uk

Applications:
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.

SPC Overview:

  • Supervision: Oversees firms and individuals.
  • Policy: Creates and reviews the rules by which they operate.
  • Competition: Identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets.

International Division:
Leads and coordinates the delivery of the FCA’s objectives and strategy through international work. This includes bilateral engagement with regulators in other jurisdictions and multilaterally with Global Standard-Setting Bodies.

Role within the Team:
This role sits within the International Strategy and Delivery team, which has a focus on strategic oversight and central services, bringing together the work of the 4 other international teams.

Role Responsibilities

  • Line management and active mentoring of junior members of the team, helping to support their training and development.
  • Leading on the development and implementation of the international delivery plans and relationship management plans; working closely with the leadership team and stakeholders across the FCA to achieve the desired outcomes.
  • Overseeing the development and delivery of improved management information reporting tools to aid performance and delivery of international work.
  • Ensuring high-quality and effective secretariat support to the FCA International Steering Committee, a decision-making body that provides strategic oversight for all international work.
  • Oversight and coordination of high-quality briefings to FCA leadership at International Committees and working groups, ensuring members are fully supported.
  • Leading on the delivery of internal and external communications strategy, working with partners across the FCA to drive awareness of our international work.
  • Leading on the delivery of International programmes including Technical Assistance and data and technology projects as they arise.

Reasons to use Rodeo

I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

Start with a chat, not a search bar

Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.

P

Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme

PwC·London, UK
£35,000/yr

Why you're a good match

Strong

Your economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.

See breakdown
Save jobNot relevant
View details

It searches the market for you

Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.

Why you're a good match

You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.

See breakdown
Strong

Experience fit

Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.

See breakdown
Strong

Only hits

No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.

Skills Required

Minimum:

  • Proven management capabilities or leadership skills.
  • Demonstrable experience coordinating and delivering cross-cutting projects.
  • Prior international engagement and/or financial services experience.

Essential:

  • Demonstrable organisation, prioritisation, and time management skills.
  • Experience of implementing initiatives to improve services delivered to internal teams.
  • Collaborative approach and ability to deliver with, and through others, across an organisation.
  • Clear and confident communications style, including communicating effectively in person and writing succinctly for an audience, even where issues are complex.
  • Confidence in working with members of the senior leadership team.
  • Flexibility and the ability to deliver effective outcomes in an environment of dynamic change and complexity by prioritising work and resource alignment to sustain successful delivery.
  • Experience of implementing project management frameworks for monitoring a division’s performance.

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

Get help with your application

Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.

Get help applying for this job

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our Values and 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:
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 Timelines

  • Advert Close Date: Wednesday 29th July at 11:59pm.
  • CV Review/Shortlist: Friday 31st July.
  • First Interview: w/c Monday 10th August.

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.

SC Clearance:
Security Check (SC) level vetting is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.

At the FCA, we’re creating a fair and more resilient financial system. We’re establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers. Click here to learn more about the FCA.

Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers

“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”

Jessica, London

Get help applying for this job

Skills

Management Capabilities
Leadership Skills
Project Coordination
International Engagement
Financial Services Experience
Organisation Skills
Prioritisation
Time Management
Collaborative Approach
Communication Skills
Stakeholder Management
Project Management Frameworks

Location

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Sign up to applySee more jobs like this