Hybrid Senior Pension Policy, Institutional Investments Policy Advisor

at Financial Conduct Authority

• Job title: Senior Pension Policy, Institutional Investments Policy Advisor
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £52,400 - £68,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Policy Advisor developing pension policies for the FCA. Collaborating with stakeholders to drive effective regulatory changes in the pension sector.

Responsibilities

• Turn data and evidence into practical policy solutions, shaping decisions that are credible and outcome‑focused, delivering real benefits for people and stakeholders
• Deliver complex policy projects with clarity and confidence, using sound judgement to prioritise effectively, ensuring high‑impact initiatives land on time and with quality
• Build and nurture strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, creating trust and collaboration that accelerate progress and amplifies results
• Translate complex issues into clear, compelling messages, presenting insights with confidence so stakeholders understand, engage, and act with purpose
• Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture, adapting your approach to help colleagues succeed and drive collective achievement across shared goals

Requirements

• Prior extensive policy experience (for example, at a regulator, firm or other relevant organisation)
• Prior experience coordinating and delivering cross-cutting projects
• Outstanding organisational skills, including the ability to proactively manage complex policy projects by planning, prioritising and managing competing tasks and deadlines
• Making good judgements and being open minded in approach
• Strong stakeholder management skills, building rapport and constructive relationships, taking a collaborative and flexible approach
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to distil complex issues into succinct messages and presenting clearly and concisely to a variety of stakeholders
• Management capabilities or leadership skills, including confidence in working with members of the senior leadership team and responding positively to challenge from others
• Flexibility and the ability to deliver effective outcomes in an environment of dynamic change and complexity, by prioritising work and resources to successfully deliver at pace

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
• 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
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle