Team Administrator

Job Title: Team Administrator

Division: Authorisations

Department: Early and High Growth Oversight

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £25,000 to £33,500 and London from £27,500 to £36,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Professional Business Support – Corporate

• Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via [email protected]. 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. 

The Authorisations Division is the initial point of contact for firms and individual seeking to provided regulated financial services in the UK. The department brings together Banking and Insurance Authorisation and Early and High Growth Oversight supervision, covering different stages of the firm lifecycle.

This role will provide support a wide range of departmental activities.

Role responsibilities

• Provide day to day administrative and coordination support to ensure the smooth running of the department

• Act as a central point of contact for departmental processes supporting effective information flow across teams

• Manage shared inboxes diaries and meetings ensuring arrangements are well organised and aligned with FCA processes

• Coordinate meetings and events including agendas papers and practical arrangements

• Track actions maintain records and coordinate information requests to support operational activity

• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding activity maintaining accurate records and system access

• Enable delivery within a department with exposure to a wide range of stakeholders

Skills required 

Minimum:

• Experience delivering high‑quality administrative or business support within a professional environment

• Demonstrated organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines effectively

• Experience coordinating meetings, maintaining accurate records and supporting teams or managers while engaging with internal stakeholders at all levels

Essential:

• High attention to detail and a methodical approach to work

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to use systems and tools to track activity and maintain accurate records

• Sound judgement when handling sensitive information and prioritising requests

• A collaborative approach, able to handle changing priorities and willingness to support colleagues across the department

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid 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 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

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values & culture

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.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: Sunday 26th April (closing at 11:59pm Sunday night)

• CV Review/Shortlist:  Tuesday 28th April

• First Stage Interviews W/C: 4th May

• 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.