Strategic Planner

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,000 to £67,000 and London from £59,000 to £73,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as:  Senior Associate, Regulatory
• Your external recruitment contact is Raimonda via raimonda.stankute@fca.org.uk
• Your internal recruitment contact is Patrycja via patrycja.matachowska@fca.org.uk
• Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

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. 

The Strategy Department sits at the centre of the FCA and is responsible for informing the FCA’s strategic thinking, supporting corporate prioritisation and helping ensure the successful delivery of the FCA’s strategic objectives and outcomes.

The FCA’s Strategy Division sets the regulators long term direction, focusing on deepening trust, rebalancing risk, supporting Economic growth, and fighting financial crime through smarter, more efficient regulation.

We have a permanent opportunity at Senior Associate level for a strategic thinker with well-developed problem solving, analytical and delivery skills. This role will suit someone who can bring structure to ambiguous issues, contribute to the development of practical strategy recommendations and maintain momentum when priorities or direction change.

• →Support the design and delivery of robust strategic and business planning processes that translate the FCA’s strategy into clear, coherent and deliverable plans aligned to strategic outcomes
• →Apply strategy development, problem solving and analytical skills, helping turn complex and evolving issues into clear choices, plans and recommendations
• →Bring structure, pace and analytical rigour to ambiguous or evolving pieces of work, taking a pragmatic approach where priorities or direction change
• →Support coordination of planning, governance and delivery activity across workstreams, using project disciplines to keep momentum going
• →Communicate effectively to build effective relationships, support collaboration and stakeholder buy-in

• Experience applying strategy development, strategic planning or business planning skills to complex organisational issues, including translating strategic priorities into clear options, plans and recommendations and supporting the planning and delivery of complex projects or workstreams
• Experience establishing effective connections and working across formal and informal teams to promote alignment, cooperation, stakeholder commitment and delivery of results
• Experience operating effectively through ambiguity, uncertainty and changing direction, bringing structure and momentum while adjusting approach as needed

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex issues, draw out implications, trade-offs and dependencies and explain conclusions clearly in writing and orally
• Ability to use insights and analysis to help shape decisions on priorities and trade-offs
• Ability to make logical and timely judgements, cutting through complexity, seeing the bigger picture and identifying practical next steps
• Ability to work well when deadlines are tight and deliver work to agreed standard

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Timeline:

• Job advert closes: 20 October 2026 at 11:59pm
• CV Review/Shortlist: 22 October 2026
• Interview: w/c 2 November 2026
• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.