Governance Lead

Governance Lead

Salary: National - ranging from £48,900 - £61,100 and London from £53,700 - £67,100 per annum

The team/department

The Central Secretariat sits at the heart of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). It is part of the FCA's Corporate Governance Division, led by the Company Secretary.

The division comprises the following functions:

• Central Secretariat (incorporating the Conflict of Interests Policy Team and Senior Managers Regime Support Function)
• Consumer Panel Secretariat
• Decision-Making Committees Secretariat (DMCS)
• Practitioner Panels Secretariat

The team works with the FCA and PSR Boards and senior executive committees of the FCA. It also owns the organisational Conflict of Interests (COI) policies for staff and non-executive directors and supports the Senior Managers Regime (SMR) function.

What you will be doing (the role)

• Line manage a workstream responsible for governance support for the Boards and executive committees of the FCA and PSR, and/or management of the organisational Conflict of Interests policies, and support for the SMR.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the FCA and PSR, including the Board Chairs and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), the Chief Executive/Managing Director, Executive Directors and their offices to support an effective governance framework.
• Provide advice and support to Senior Management Function (SMF) holders as required to ensure that the SMR is delivered effectively.
• Oversight of the FCA's Conflict of Interests work, supporting the Ethics Officer and Deputy Ethics Officer in delivery of the function, ensuring alignment and compliance with the staff and NED COI policies.

What you will get from the role

• Opportunity to oversee and co-ordinate a small number of associate and professional support colleagues responsible for delivering governance advice for the FCA's and PSR's senior executive committees, Boards, and board committees.
• Management of the FCA's Senior Managers Regime process.
• Providing advice on conflicts of interest, delivering policy updates to FCA and PSR staff, Non-Executive Directors, and other senior stakeholders.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have
Minimum

• Previous line management responsibility in a similar company secretarial and/or governance role.
• Demonstrable experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of the application of conflicts of interest policy within a regulator and associated risk management.

Essential

• Working knowledge of the Senior Managers Regime and Conflict of Interests requirements.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience of providing support, advice and challenge to Senior Management on Policy development and compliance procedures.
• Sound attention to detail.
• Strong organisational, prioritisation and negotiation skills.
• Discretion and the ability to gain others' trust.
• Ability to respond positively to change.
• Experience of delivering continuous improvement in programmes of work.

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.

Multi-location

As part of the FCA's commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices.

Useful information

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on Sunday 17th November 2024.

Got a question?

• For internal applicants, please contact Melanie Dubock at Melanie.Dubock@fca.org.uk
• For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria at Chhavi.Bartaria@fca.org.uk

What to expect from our interview process

The interview process will be two stages and will include a written assessment and competency-based interview.

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments.

Security Clearance/Vetting

The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.