2025 Authorisations Graduate Programme

As the first point of contact for firms and individuals wanting to provide regulated financial services, working in Authorisations means you'll see the start of a firm's supervisory journey. The work is challenging but varied. As a gateway supervisor, you'll make decisions on whether to approve applications from firms and individuals. We get applications spanning a range of sectors and different financial models, including:

• retail and wholesale banks
• crypto firms
• credit unions
• insurance firms
• non-bank lenders
• debt purchasers and debt management firms
• e-money firms
• investment intermediaries
• firms who want to add wholesale permissions and products to their sales offering
Authorisations is also the home of our Supervision Hub. Supervision Hub staff quickly need to learn all about the full range of business the FCA undertakes and be able to communicate that to firms and consumers who contact us. It's also a key area for the FCA in sourcing intelligence used across the organisation to help us ensure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers and maintain market integrity; the Supervision Hub is a stretching, challenging place to work and is recognised as one of the best places to work to learn about almost all aspects of regulation. Authorisations also has several key operational teams including those focused on ensuring the smooth running of the directorate, the operation of the Financial Services Register (which is available to the public and used by millions of firms and consumers) and the systems that firms use to tell us about changes to their activities and key personnel.

As a graduate in Authorisations, 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., We are seeking graduates from any degree discipline. You need to be resilient, analytical and confident in using your judgement in making regulatory decision. You will be curious and able to gather relevant information whilst building relationships across the organisation. An interest in governance and compliance is beneficial.,
• Applicants must have obtained or be on track to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree from any university.
• Applicants for the 2025 graduate programmes must have graduated or be in their final year of study.
• For the 2025 Authorisations Graduate Programme, submit your online application by Sunday 8th December 2024. However, we recruit on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.
  
  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.