Senior Insurance Policy Advisor

Responsibilities

• Helping to lead policy projects on insurance matters, including assessing causes of harm to consumers and markets, developing, and implementing remedies, collaborating with policymakers, supervisors, and other specialists across the FCA
• Drafting proposals, committee papers, guidance, and other policy papers
• Building productive relationships and managing internal and external stakeholders
• Providing internal consultation to colleagues on existing rules applicable to insurance firms
• Skills required
• Minimum:
• Demonstrable experience drafting policy in a policy-focused role, with a good understanding of the FCA's policy-making process
• Prior experience and working knowledge of the parts of the FCA Handbook owned by the team (particularly ICOBS, FPCOB, PROD 4)
• Demonstrated experience in a role which has required clear written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to cultivate and manage stakeholder relationships across all levels
• Essential:
• Prior experience leading policy projects or strategy projects, demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory requirements on insurance firms
• Good judgement and an ability to quickly identify relevant issues from a wide range of data points and present the outcomes of your analysis quickly, clearly and effectively
• An organized thinker with a structured approach and a risk-based approach to decision making, including the ability to reach sound and timely judgments and an ability to produce consistently high-quality output to tight deadlines
• Effective written, oral and in-person communication and the ability to persuade stakeholders at all levels, including delivering difficult messages
• Willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities, managing shifting priorities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to an often-demanding workload

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Title: Senior Insurance Policy Advisor Division: Insurance Department : Market Analysis and Policy Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £67,200 and London from £59,200 to £73,800 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory Your External recruitment contact is Riley via riley.fox@fca.org.uk. Your Internal Recruitment contact is Rumana via Rumana.Hussain@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 Insurance Directorate, the General Insurance Policy team drive the Directorate's policy-making agenda to deliver robust rules in support of the FCA's objectives. The team is responsible for the conduct rules relating to general insurance (including ICOBS and PROD 4) and funeral plans (FPCOB) and the development of wider policy relevant to the sector

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