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About the Role
The Information Disclosure Team, within the FCA's Communications department, manages UK GDPR Rights Requests, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and other transparency initiatives. This role is crucial for meeting statutory obligations, supporting transparency, and ensuring compliance with information rights legislation, thereby managing legal, regulatory, and reputational risk.
Responsibilities
- Handle Subject Access Requests and other information rights requests in line with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and FCA policies.
- Manage a caseload effectively and meet statutory deadlines.
- Review, assess, and prepare information for disclosure, applying appropriate exemptions and performing necessary redactions.
- Liaise with FCA business areas to obtain information, provide guidance, and ensure timely and accurate responses.
- Draft clear written responses to requesters and stakeholders, explaining complex information accessibly.
- Stay updated on data protection law developments, ICO guidance, and best practices, sharing knowledge and delivering training.
- Support evolving team priorities, including FOI requests and executive correspondence, with a collaborative approach.
Requirements
- Experience handling Data Protection Rights requests, including Data Subject Access Requests, under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
- Experience applying legislation, ICO guidance, and organizational policies to make sound decisions.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and consistently meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume caseload, consistently meeting statutory and internal deadlines.
- Experience reviewing large volumes of information and preparing accurate disclosures, including using redaction software.
- Thorough attention to detail and sound judgment when reviewing information, applying exemptions, and drafting responses.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills, with experience providing advice and collaborating across teams and with senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision while contributing positively to a collaborative environment.
- SC Clearance is required; must hold or be willing to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.
Skills
- Data Protection Rights requests
- Data Subject Access Requests
- UK GDPR
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Legislation application
- ICO guidance
- Organizational policies
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Task management
- Deadline management
- Caseload management
- Information review
- Disclosure preparation
- Redaction software
- Attention to detail
- Judgement
- Stakeholder management
- Collaboration
- Minimal supervision
- SC Clearance
Location
- Edinburgh
- Leeds
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate
- L8
- Corporate
Salary/Compensations
- National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £39,100 to £48,800
- London from £41,600 to £51,900
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age)
- Life assurance at eight times salary
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- Income protection
- 24/7 Employee Assistance
- 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
- Flexible benefits scheme
About the Company
- We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective.
- By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best.
- We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
- If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
- We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
- We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.