Job Description:

Job information Personal Assistant to Head of Department from the Company Financial Conduct Authority, this latest Personal Assistant to Head of Department job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in London located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Personal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Personal Assistant to Head of Department Salary: London ranging from £31,600 to £45,000 Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a team that works at the heart of corporate finance and capital markets activity in London? The team/department We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to take on an administrative and regulatory support role for two Heads of Department across the Strategy & Architecture and Digital Systems functions. The role involves a wide range of professional support and regulatory tasks, including complex diary management, running regulatory reports, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills and experience across two key departments, with exposure to the wider organization. The FCA offers a competitive flexible benefits scheme and is committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion for all employees. What you will be doing (the role)

• Managing the diaries of both Heads of Department, including scheduling meetings and appointments
• Handling incoming and outgoing communications, such as emails, phone calls, and correspondence
• Organising and coordinating meetings, ensuring materials are prepared and distributed in advance
• Taking and circulating minutes, tracking action items and follow-ups
• Supporting in planning, executing, and monitoring departmental projects
• Tracking project timelines, deliverables, and milestones, providing regular updates

What you will get from the role

• An insight into the operation of enterprise-wide strategic planning and architecture as well as the systems used to enable effective regulation
• Opportunity to develop your skills and experience across two key departments with considerable exposure to the wider organisation
• Work with several managers across a wide variety of the activities covered by the departments, engaging with internal and external suppliers and stakeholders
• Building relationships inside and outside the FCA
• Have excellent access to learning, training, and personal development opportunities

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash. 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 (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
• 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 Criteria We are a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Competent in Microsoft Office applications, specifically OneNote, Excel, Word and MS Teams
• Experience providing complex diary management and administrative support to a high standard
• Demonstratable experience of supporting multiple stakeholders simultaneously and balancing time appropriately

Essential Criteria

• Proactive and self-starting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, excellent at developing effective relationships with people at all levels
• Organisation, with the ability to co-ordinate and prioritise
• Efficient multitasking and strong time management
• Excellent written communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy in document preparation
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality
• Proactive problem-solving and decision-making under pressure

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. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here. 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. 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. The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Professional Support role. Flexible working 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 won't judge you for asking. Useful information

• Applications for this role close at 23:59 on the 24th July 2024
• This role is graded as Senior Professional Support - Regulatory
• This role will be based out of our London office

Got a question? If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact: For internal applicants, please contact Michael Wood, michael.wood@fca.org.uk For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis, asha.gladis@fca.org.uk What to expect from our interview process This will involve a two stage interview, one hour competency based and a 30 minute "fire side" conversation. Application support We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best. If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.

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Closed Date : 2025-04-02