UK Regulators' Network
Personal Assistant to the Head of Department
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Financial Conduct Authority
Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers
Requirements of the role
We are looking for an experienced PA to support the Head of Department of our Banking & Insurance and Early & High Growth Oversight Department in Authorisations. The department has two functions – Banking & Insurance Authorisations deals with applications for new banks, insurers, funeral plan providers and insurance intermediaries, and Early & High Growth Oversight supervises firms in the early stages of being regulated and when experiencing high growth.
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- Providing a dedicated and professional service to the HoD, assembling and disseminating information on their behalf and progressing actions as appropriate
- Monitoring of emails, including the recording and tracking of actions
- Diary management – ensuring commitments are managed smoothly, within time constraints, and that associated arrangements (e.g. briefing requests) operate efficiently
- Manage meeting papers for the HoD including coordinating briefings, managing bring forward/pending system and chasing ‘actions’ from others where necessary
- Preparing agendas for the Management meetings and following up actions where necessary
- Acting as a point of contact for the HoD, including liaison with senior management and external stakeholders
- Investigating issues and resolving queries (escalating/advising HoD as appropriate) and ensuring full communication with contacts/Division as relevant
- Coordinating departmental communications and any other ad hoc papers or presentations
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Location
London, Edinburgh, Leeds
Contract type
Full time, Permanent
Profession
Administrator, Authorisations, Business support, Communications, Finance, Regulation, Secretary, Stakeholder Engagement
Working pattern
Flexible working, Hybrid
Closing Date
01/10/2026
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