The Financial Services Authority EmployAbility Graduate Programmes 2010
About the FSA
The FSA see the full spectrum of finance. As the UK’s sole financial services regulator, their remit covers four key areas: to maintain market confidence; to raise public awareness of the financial system; to ensure consumers are protected and to target and reduce financial crime.
In today’s financial climate, a robust regulatory stance is crucial. So whether they are working with banks, building societies and insurance companies or financial advisers, fund managers, mortgage brokers or intermediaries, they apply the same firm but fair standards. Ultimately, their role is to give a strong lead to the industry, ensure transparency in the system and maintain London’s status as a world-leading global financial centre.
Their graduates
With such a profound influence over such an important industry, it’s crucial that everyone at the FSA has the potential to develop and the talent to deliver. Their graduate programmes are carefully constructed to give you real responsibility and valuable experience from day one. As well as a generalist programme, there are specialist law, HR, actuarial, economics and management accounting programmes.
After an intensive induction to introduce you to the organisation, their work, aims and your peers, it’s straight down to business. Two placements around the organisation will give you in-depth exposure to their work, from developing and enforcing the policies that supervise the UK’s 30,000 financial services firms to educating consumers.
Your six-month external secondment gives you the chance to view the industry from a different perspective, while a comprehensive range of training modules and professional qualifications will ensure that there are no gaps in your knowledge.
The rewards
Flexibility and choice are FSA’s guiding principles when it comes to benefits. So whether you want to pick your own or stick with their standard package, there’ll be a competitive rewards package with your name on it. The starting salary for graduates is £29,000 – plus you also get a £2,500 joining bonus, as well as further performance-related rewards. The basic package also includes 20 days’ holiday, non-contributory pension scheme, life assurance, private medical insurance, health screening and the ever-handy interest-free season ticket loan.
The flexible benefits allowance lets you to opt for extra holiday (up to a maximum of 35 days), dental cover, childcare vouchers or travel insurance, or you could simply top up your pension contributions.
What’s more, they have created a strong social network, with a variety of sports teams, an on-site gym, and voluntary work, which will add even more to your job satisfaction.
Requirements
In addition to a 2.1 in any subject, 300 UCAS tariff points and the unrestricted right to work in the UK, you’ll need to be a decisive, results-driven, highly analytical team player with excellent people skills and initiative.
However, if there are extenuating circumstances which may have affected your grades, please state this clearly on the form and/ or contact EmployAbility for further information.
How to apply?
Please download an application form.
Applications for the Specialist Schemes have now closed.
Closing date for the Generalist Graduate Development Programme: Applications for this programme have now closed.
Please submit your applications for these vacancies as soon as possible. Recruitment is on a rolling basis, places may get filled before the closing date. To avoid disappointment, ensure you send your application to us as soon as you can. Don’t wait for the closing date.
Please contact Justin Penney on 07776 090 508, justin.penney@employ-ability.org.uk should you require this form in an alternative format or have any questions.
