Policy Advisor – Open Finance (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

 Job title: Policy Advisor – Open Finance (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)
 Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC)
 Department: Payments and Digital Assets

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,100 to £50,266 and London from £47,300 to £55,166 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Associate – Level 8 – Regulatory

• Your Internal recruitment contact is Louis Van den Burg via Louis.vandenburg@fca.org.uk

• Your External recruitment contact is Tahir Khan via tahir.khan1@fca.org.uk

• 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. 

Sitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Open finance department has the potential to be a key driver of growth and competition in the UK financial services sector, presenting a significant opportunity for the UK. By enabling safe, consumer-permissioned data sharing beyond payments, open finance can unlock better products and services and improved outcomes for consumers and businesses.

We are strengthening our focus in this area in line with the FCA’s strategy. Our work is focused on developing policy that supports the safe and effective evolution of open finance, including considering how data sharing frameworks could extend across different financial services sectors, promote competition and choice, and support innovation and growth.

Role responsibilities

• Working with industry participants to deliver voluntary initiatives in line with the outcomes set in the FCA’s strategy 

• Analysing information to develop policy proposals  

• Public consultation on changes to FCA rules and guidance  

• Influencing stakeholders and market developments to ensure FCA priorities are reflected in changes taken forward by others

• Supporting Senior Associates with policy development, stakeholder engagement and delivery of team priorities, including coordinating inputs and drafting materials

• Engaging with external partners (including government, regulators, industry bodies, firms and consumer groups) to gather evidence, test proposals and communicate FCA policy direction

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior policy making experience or proven experience of analysing and using information from a range of sources to form a judgement in a regulated field

• Prior experience presenting key issues clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing

• Prior experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders

Essential:

• Experience of analysing information and contributing to the development of policy

• Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of competing priorities and issues

• Good stakeholder management with the ability to build a network across and beyond the organisation

• Willingness to learn, support and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work

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

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: our hiring approach

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

• Job advert closing: 22nd May 2026 at 23:59

• CV Review/Shortlist: 25th May 2026

• Case study Assessment: 27th to the 28th of May 2026

• Interviews: 8th June to the 11th of June 2026

• 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.