Being a trusted communications partner for a specific area of the FCA, building relationships with business stakeholders and providing strategic guidance. This is a role that combines strategic thinking with hands on delivery.
Building subject matter expertise in the area you partner with, to enable you to provide insightful, strategic communications advice across a range of issues.
Managing media relations with journalists, including dealing with reactive press queries relevant to your area.
Looking for proactive opportunities across the media, social media, stakeholder partnerships and other channels, to deliver a drumbeat of activity across your area.
Preparing communication plans and content to support key announcements.
Identifying key external stakeholders and engaging relevant media, trade bodies and consumer groups to create advocacy and reach target audiences.
Sharing coverage updates and evaluating priority announcements.
Taking ownership for projects, delivering high quality outcomes while strengthening your skills within a dynamic communications environment
Taking part in the regular out-of-hours media rota.
Skills required
Minimum:
Relevant recent experience of dealing with the media, including responding to reactive press queries.
Previous experience of managing external communication projects, including setting objectives, developing messaging, and producing engaging content for diverse audiences.
Proven experience in a role which has required strong written and verbal communication skills and balancing proactive and reactive work.
Essential:
Strong knowledge and understanding of traditional and social media
Experience providing advice on external communications to senior internal stakeholders
Demonstrable ability to collaborate effectively within a team while maintaining the flexibility to work independently and take initiative
Familiar with relevant communication tools used for media and social media monitoring
Ability to adapt and react to changing circumstances, adjusting priorities as needed and a willingness to take on new tasks and responsibilities
Demonstrate an interest and understanding in the FCA's work, its operations, and the wider financial services sector
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysHybrid 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)Non-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salaryPrivate healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance35 hours of paid volunteering annuallyA flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyleFor a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page .Our values and cultureHealth insuranceVision insuranceFlexible schedule
Additional Information
Senior Strategic Communications and News Partner
Division: Communications
Department: Strategic Communications & News
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,300 to £54,100 and London from £46,400 to £60,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Corporate
Please note this is a full time role only
Your recruitment contact is Riley Fox via Riley.Fox@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.
In the Communications division at the FCA, we change opinions and behaviours to enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy. We've recently changed how we do things to deliver more engaging, insight-led, audience focused communications. If you want to be part of a supportive and fun team, work across a wide range of issues and are ready to be challenged, curious and creative then come and join us.
The Strategic Communications Partners team is at the heart of what and how the organisation communicates - working with the strategy team to help set and deliver the FCA's external communication objectives and ensuring that our communication is clear, concise and compelling. We work closely with the editorial, speechwriting and social media teams.
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