2025 Risk & Compliance Graduate Programme

The Risk and Compliance Oversight Division (R&CO) is the FCA's second line of defence. We work in partnership with senior management, members of the Board and colleagues across the organisation to ensure the effective management of Own Risks (operational, execution and public confidence risks) to enable the FCA's management of Risks of Harm which could threaten the achievement of the FCA's statutory objectives. We provide the organisation with tools and processes, as well as expertise, advice, and challenge on the effectiveness of risk management across the business. The Division also handles independent investigations and complaints into the FCA's own conduct. As a colleague in R&CO you have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of second line work, including:

• Enhancing and implementing our Risk Management Framework
• Providing ongoing guidance and oversight of risk management
• Providing assurance
• Reporting the quality and effectiveness of risk management and decision-making to executive and board committees
• Managing Independent Reviews
• Compliance Oversight
• Complaints Investigations
Working in R&CO, you will be an impartial voice in the FCA, providing strong, independent oversight of the organisation's activities and approach, through challenge and assurance. The job will give you exposure to a variety of roles performed by the division in tune with the above responsibilities. Within the departments they will discuss with you what you are interested in and the available work that you can lead on/get involved in and find a role that best suits your requirements. This could include:
• Risk Operations where you may work on various aspects of the framework and policies that the business should be following and benchmarking themselves against.
• Risk Advisory where you may get involved in working with different parts of the organisation, challenging them when we think they're not taking into account the relevant risks.
• In the Independent Investigations, Complaints & Assurance team you may get involved in independent investigations and complaints on behalf of 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.

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.