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At the FCA, we regulate the conduct of nearly 50,000 businesses in the UK to ensure that our financial markets are honest, competitive and fair. Our ambition is to become a more innovative, more assertive and more adaptive regulator; one that fully capitalises on data and technology, ensures consumer protection and market integrity, and responds well to the challenges we face.
We’re looking for graduates to join our diverse and highly capable teams across the FCA.
About the programme
Programme length
- Two years
Programme type
- Rotational
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are at the heart of what we, the industry and broader society care about. The financial sector has an important role to play in helping the economy adapt to a more sustainable long-term future, but creating positive, sustainable change isn’t just about climate change, it’s about looking beyond and considering the wider environmental issues, such as biodiversity and nature, as well as social and governance issues, such as diversity and inclusion, remuneration and incentives, the living wage, fair taxation, and supply chains. For the financial sector to successfully support the transition to a more sustainable future, market participants need high quality information and clear standards, and consumers need to be able to rely on firms to take ESG seriously and deliver on their promises.
The FCA’s ESG Division is responsible for developing and coordinating the delivery of the FCA’s ESG Strategy, which spans the FCA’s roles as both a regulator and an operating entity. The work of the ESG Division includes policy development, analysing market intelligence, influencing and contributing to Government, industry and international initiatives on ESG, and embedding ESG considerations across all of the FCA’s functions. As a graduate in the ESG Division, you will have the opportunity to work across these different areas. You will also have the opportunity to complete a rotation outside of the ESG Division.
Learning and development
As a graduate in ESG, you’ll have the opportunity to study towards an Apprenticeship, Professional Qualification or enrol on a development pathway relevant to your graduate programme. We will also give you the support you need to develop your career at the FCA.
What we look for
Our staff have diverse backgrounds, and no specific degree stands out as being essential for the ESG programme. You’ll learn a lot on the job, so we don’t expect you to have a detailed regulatory knowledge, however, you should have an interest in ESG and sustainable finance issues. You’ll also need to be strategically minded, great at building strong relationships at all levels and be able to influence and persuade.
What we offer
We’re committed to making the FCA a great place to work. We do this by:
- Providing a rewarding environment, recognising that our people are motivated by meaningful work
- Maintaining a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, allowing people to develop and progress without barriers
- Looking after the well-being of our people, ensuring that they are safe and well and appropriately cared for
- Promoting an environment in which people are valued and respected
Beyond this, we offer all our graduates a competitive range of benefits, including:
- Base salary of £36,000
- Flexible working options
- Private health care
- Career and family leave
- Non-contributory pension
- Charity and volunteering initiatives
- Minimum of 25 days’ holiday
- Sports and social clubs
- Subsidised on-site fitness centre (London only)
- Free eye tests
- Subsidised restaurant
- Interest-free season ticket loans.
Join us and make a positive change in financial services - we look forward to receiving your application!
Please note
- We only accept ONE application per person for our 2024 programmes, therefore, please apply to your first-choice programme. Any additional applications will not be progressed.
- For the 2024 ESG Graduate Programme, submit your online application by Sunday 12th November 2023. However, we recruit on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.
- Applicants must have obtained or be on track to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree from any university.
- Applicants for the 2024 graduate programmes must have graduated or be in their final year of study.
- Your application and any work you submit throughout the recruitment process must be all your own. You will not allow another person to complete any parts of the assessment nor submit responses provided or generated by an AI assistant or other similar software.
