Salary: National ranging from £51,700 to £61,700 and London £56,400 to £66,400 per annum – Salary offered will be based on skills and experience

Are you interested in joining a team that will help shape and deliver the future of data led regulation at the FCA?

The team/department

We have an opportunity for a motivated and talented Data Analyst to join the strategy and analysis team in our Insurance Division. The team is the focal point for the Insurance Division’s data and analysis work and provides high quality data analysis to senior management and the wider organisation on priority issues. You will help us supervise over 6,000 regulated life and general insurance firms ranging from small high-street firms to large multi-national insurers.

What you will be doing

We need you to help make data led regulation a reality. You will:

• Use the most suitable mathematical, statistical and data techniques to deliver data insights

• Design, develop and maintain data visualisation products that enable insurance supervisors to understand and address key themes and trends

• Have strong fundamentals and ways of working, for example delivering end to end data interpretation, including documentation so that work is explainable and repeatable

• Engage with stakeholders to build an understanding of their requirements and plan and deliver great analysis

• Deliver data-led supervisory insights and communicate “why do we care” message to non-technical stakeholders

What will you get from the role?

• You will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on millions of customers. We look for people who are passionate about ensuring the interests of consumers are at the heart of firms’ decisions

• Insurance is an interesting and complex sector impacting all walks of life. You will have a chance to support on data work on high profile issues, for example, GI Pricing Practices, GI Value Measures and Consumer Duty

• The FCA’s ambitious data strategy and transformation agenda put us at the forefront of regulatory data initiatives. There are some big challenges and opportunities for you to embrace as you help make data led regulation a reality

• As an Academy business we place great value on your learning, and we offer world-class development opportunities which will assist you in achieving your career aspirations. Our Academy offers you a range of opportunities supporting your personal and professional development. For example, we have amazing formal learning opportunities for data analysts, including Level 4, 6 and 7 qualifications, as well as wider sponsored study and a wide range of non-data programmes

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’ll have

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, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Minimum

• Experience in end-to-end data extraction from a variety of data sources, employing data cleaning techniques and data manipulation (using tools such as SQL and Tableau/Tableau prep)

• Experience of Data Analysis - employing statistical, mathematic and data analysis criteria to transform raw data into formats that can be easily processed and reviewed to provide business value insights

Essential

• Contracting – able to take an open brief and work with stakeholders to identify needs (not just wants) and agree core deliverables

• Delivery – able to scope, plan and execute work proactively and effectively meeting timelines and managing stakeholder expectations

• Engagement - able to work with a variety of people (including non-data specialists) during a project to understand their needs, maintain engagement and influence others using varied techniques

• Problem solving – able to critically evaluate data and challenges and propose best solution from range of possible approaches

• Team worker - able to work actively with others to achieve outcomes in both formal and informal teams

• Prioritisation – able to manage competing priorities and change effectively

• Growth mindset – desire to learn, grow and build on existing skill set

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 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 associate 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.

Multilocation

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.

Useful information

Applications for this role close at midnight on 26th June

This role is graded as Senior Associate - Regulatory

What to expect from our interview process

The process will involve the below stages:

• A timed case study to be completed and sent back

• A competency and technical interview

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role.

Recruitment Timetable

Advert closing Date: 26th June

Case Studies: 4th & 5th July

Interviews: 10th-12th July

Please make the recruiter aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Got a question?

If you are an external candidate and you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Aaron Ward on aaron.ward@fca.org.uk

If you are an internal candidate and you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Lucy Matthews on lucy.matthews@fca.org.uk

Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal before the closing date, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

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.