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At the FCA, we help to protect financial consumers and make markets work well by regulating the conduct of over 59,000 businesses. 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 bright, enthusiastic and values driven graduates to join our diverse and highly capable teams across the FCA.
About the Programme
Programme Length: Two years
Programme Type: Rotational
When you join us, you’ll gain invaluable experience and develop expert knowledge, learning from peers and executives across the FCA.
The Human Resources department sits within the Division of Operations, and there are five main teams within HR; HR Delivery, HR Business Partnering, Resourcing & Talent, Organisational Capability, and HR Strategy & Policy. The teams work closely across the FCA’s business areas, providing support and services internally at the FCA. The department has a truly inclusive feel with supportive teams who are always willing to assist you. The HR Graduate Programme is a great opportunity to get to grips with the fundamentals of HR and learn how to drive and effect transformational change in an evolving world.
There’s a wide variety of teams and job roles within the Human Resources division and you’ll get the chance to work on a variety of projects on this rotational graduate programme. Day to day, you could be gathering MI or running reports to identify trends in the business as part of the HR Strategy & Policy team or working in the Resourcing & Talent team to help run assessment centres and attend careers fairs. Similarly, you could be working on salary benchmarking exercises, managing change projects, or supporting the smooth running of our annual employee survey. Throughout the programme, you will be working with our expert HR team to plan for and shape the future and be able to implement real change.
Learning & Development
As a graduate in Human Resources, we’ll equip you with all the skills you need, while also giving you support to achieve your Level 5 HR Apprenticeship with CIPD. You’ll learn on the job from our HR experts and be surrounded by mentors, providing you with an excellent platform to begin your HR career.
What we look for
Our staff have diverse backgrounds, and no specific degree stands out as being essential, but we're looking for somebody who is driven and able to think strategically. You’ll need to demonstrate your motivation to work at the FCA when applying, and be curious, customer-centric and passionate for change. You’ll also need to be a great communicator with first-class influencing skills.
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 £34,000
- 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.
Please Note
- We only accept ONE application per person for our 2022 programmes, therefore, please apply to your first-choice programme. Any additional applications will not be progressed.
- For the 2022 Human Resources Graduate Programme, submit your online application by Friday 17 December 2021. 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 2022 graduate programmes must have graduated or be in their final year of study.
