Intelligence Officer

Intelligence Officer

Division - Enforcement and Market Oversight
Department - Enforcement Triage & Intelligence Coordination

Salary - National ranging from £41,800 to £47,000 and London from £46,000 to £51,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

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.

Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) has the responsibility for market monitoring; delivery of the functions of Listing Transactions; and for the investigation and prosecution of misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals.

The division aims to:

1. Be a world leading function, with professional and motivated staff, taking the right cases that have a positive impact on the way financial services work
2. Promote the conduct that supports trusted, orderly, and efficient primary and secondary markets

Enforcement Triage & Intelligence Coordination spans two Departments which sit within EMO however it is a central function to the entire FCA, providing many important services across the business as well as being embedded in many of the organisation’s processes; with accuracy, timeliness, and relevance at the heart of what we deliver.

The Intelligence Tactical Enquiries and Research Team provides intelligence support to enable the organisation to discharge its regulatory and criminal responsibilities, which includes working with Authorisation, Supervision and Listing Transactions. We provide accurate and meaningful information to aid their decision making and respond in a timely way to requests for them to meet their SLAs and Statutory Deadlines.

We work to national law enforcement standards in intelligence handling and conduct internal and external research and engage with varied, domestic, and international partners to facilitate the best “all source” information to support this work. We seek to improve our delivery and focus our outputs in line with the Transformation strategy and best use of data/information held by the organisation.

This is a permanent position within the team.

What you will be doing?

1. Receive, review and action requests from internal and external stakeholders for intelligence, responding in an accurate and timely manner (SIS requests, FIN-NET referrals, Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce enquiries etc)
2. Undertaking the necessary delivery of intelligence specialist support and advice to Authorisations, Supervision and Listing Transaction areas to provide them with appropriate, accurate and timely information for decision making
3. Researching, drafting, and disseminating intelligence material (including reports and other products) to inform actions and interventions. Including the appropriate handling and dissemination of sensitive intelligence
4. Support the whole of Intelligence in areas such as MI, Risk and act as resilience to support the functionality of the Intelligence database
5. Responding to FOIA and DSAR requests to ensure the FCA meets its obligation under Data Protection/GDPR
6. Building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues in other business areas across the FCA and with external stakeholders as appropriate

What will you get from the role?

1. You will have a great opportunity to understand the intelligence and wider use of our material within business processes and work across the FCA, influencing the way we support the internal and external stakeholders
2. You will enjoy a unique view of the financial services industry, law enforcement partners and UK government with the opportunity to do meaningful work that makes a real difference in protecting consumers, our firms and UK financial services industry against financial crime harm
3. Provide our external partners (regulatory, government and law enforcement) with the necessary intelligence they require as members of SIS, FIN-NET, JMLIT and collaborative work around financial crime topics
4. Contribute to discrete reviews of individual and firm applications, intelligence research and contributing to decision making during the course of the authorisation assessments
5. Be part of a collaborative working environment where teams bring together disparate skillsets to support the wider intelligence department functionalities

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

1. Experience in gathering and collating information and producing (intelligence or regulatory) reports used to aid decision makers
2. Experience in a role requiring knowledge of the financial services sector and/or UK Economic Crime landscape, or regulatory landscape
3. Experience of working in a role that has to consider confidentiality and gateways required to manage and disseminate information appropriately (e.g., FSMA s348, GDPR, etc.)

Essential

1. Evidence demonstrating good stakeholder and relationship management skills, including confidence in speaking at ad hoc internal and external events
2. Capability to manage a variety of competing tasks and issues, prioritising appropriately and escalating where necessary
3. Ability to work actively with others to achieve outcomes in both formal and informal teams and to challenge intelligently and constructively
4. Ability to challenge the status quo and leverage ideas and proposals from the Transformation and Data Strategies to improve our work, processes, and engagement
5. Advocates the FCA, EMO and the FCA mission, operating for the benefit of consumers and our public values
6. Continuously seeks out new and more effective ways to conduct the work, and feeds this back to management
7. Open to learning, challenge, and change, and be prepared to be flexible to new tasks and responsibilities
8. Have IPP accreditation or have a willingness to undertake the required training

Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our ExCo are women (4 in 8)

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Associate role.

Benefits of working at the FCA

1. 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
2. Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
3. Private healthcare with Bupa
4. A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
5. Life assurance
6. Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

1. SC Clearance is required for this role - SC Guidance The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting
2. This role is graded Associate - Level 8 - Regulatory
3. Advert Closing Date: 3rd March 2025
4. CV review/shortlist: 5th March 2025
5. First Round Competency Based Interview: W/C 10th March 2025

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.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Louise Nash at Louise.Nash@fca.org.uk

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.