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Data and Information Services Lead
$65k-89k (estimate)
Full Time
5 Days Ago
Financial Conduct Authority is Hiring a Data and Information Services Lead Near Edinburgh, IN
Salary: London Ranging from £63,300 to £97,300 and National Ranging from £57,600 to £88,500The team/department The Data Strategy and Services department, within the Intelligence & Digital Division, drives the FCA’s Data Strategy by enhancing the value of data through data management, governance and analysis activities and providing central co-ordination of all data-related activities. As part of the Data, Technology & Innovation Division, we are leading the FCA in harnessing the power of data and advanced analytics to transform financial regulation.
The Information Centre is part of the Data Acquisition Unit and is responsible for sourcing, providing access to and driving optimal usage of commercial data and information sources. The team supports the use of commercial data as an alternative to firm data requests and challenges suppliers on value for money when acquiring new sources and services. The commercial data and information sources the team manages are critical for the FCA’s work and include markets data, legal information, company data, consumer and market research and news services.
What You Will Be Doing (the Role)
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
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 HaveMinimum 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.
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 Lead 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.
Multi-location 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 23:59 on the 26th June 2024
This role is graded as Lead Associate - Regulatory
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
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.
The Information Centre is part of the Data Acquisition Unit and is responsible for sourcing, providing access to and driving optimal usage of commercial data and information sources. The team supports the use of commercial data as an alternative to firm data requests and challenges suppliers on value for money when acquiring new sources and services. The commercial data and information sources the team manages are critical for the FCA’s work and include markets data, legal information, company data, consumer and market research and news services.
What You Will Be Doing (the Role)
- Engaging effectively with external stakeholders and product vendors, using negotiation and communication skills to drive best value for money and meet business requirements
- Undertaking proactive research and working with procurement colleagues to run tender exercises for data and information sources and on all high-value renewals and acquisitions and manage contacts for key commercial market data services and sources
- Managing engagement with internal stakeholders, to understand business requirements, procure appropriate sources and ensuring data sources are fully exploited
- Carrying out intelligence gathering and research activities and managing these in response to queries from staff
- Promoting the work of the Information Centre, through delivering presentations, products and training to support the FCA in the use of data sources
- Supporting and delivering projects and initiatives to improve usability, functionality or efficiency of data sources and services provided
- The candidate will gain a detailed understanding of all elements of how data and information is managed at the FCA, working with partners across the organisation to support regulatory activities and help transform the FCA
- Challenging and varied work in a friendly and collaborative environment as part of a growing team
- Involvement in high-profile areas of the business and strategically important cross-organisation workstreams
- The candidate will enable the FCA to obtain the data it needs in order to regulate effectively
- The candidate will have on-going access to training
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 HaveMinimum 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.
- Experience of leading a team, including coaching less experienced colleagues
- Experience of working with procurement specialists and other procurement exercises from requirements gathering through to implementation and on-going access management
- Significant contract and budget management experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly in conducting presentations and concise report writing to present advice and recommendations in a clear and succinct manner that are tailored for the relevant audience
- Experience of data and information management and dissemination for internal stakeholders
- Working experience of utilising market data, commercial, legal, and other information sources for research purposes, for example Bloomberg, LSEG (Refinitiv), Moodys, Westlaw, and LexisLibrary
- The ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders (including relationship management), both internal and external to the FCA
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to staff at all levels both within and outside the FCA
- Ability to balance, prioritise and manage competing demands; a "can-do" attitude and the ability to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines
- Significant stakeholder management experience
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 Lead 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.
Multi-location 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 23:59 on the 26th June 2024
This role is graded as Lead Associate - Regulatory
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
- The assessment process will consist of a technical case study followed by a competency-based interview
- Successful candidates may be invited to a second stage interview
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.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$65k-89k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/23/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/12/2024
HEADQUARTERS
LONDON, ENGLAND
SIZE
3,000 - 7,500
FOUNDED
1985
CEO
NIKHIL RATHI
REVENUE
$500M - $1B
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