Background to the appointment
About the Financial Conduct Authority
The FCA is an independent regulator with the strategic objective of ensuring that the UK’s financial markets function well. It operates alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England to regulate financial services. The FCA is made up of a number of divisions, including Authorisations, Policy and Competition, Supervision, Enforcement, Market Oversight and Operations, that work together to deliver its objectives.
The Role
The Board oversees the work of the FCA and holds the executive to account.
This is a dynamic role offering exposure to complex, fast‑moving regulatory and policy issues. As a Non-Executive Director, you will contribute to strategic oversight on matters including consumer protection, operational resilience and emerging risks such as AI and sustainability.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals with:
- Strong understanding of financial services, regulation or public policy.
- Strategic leadership experience in complex organisations.
- Ability to provide independent challenge and sound judgement.
- Experience of retail banking or payments sector.
- Strong consumer focus.
More information about the Board and the governance of the FCA can be found in our Corporate governance of the FCA: October 2025
Commitment and Remuneration
The role requires a minimum commitment of around 50 days per year. Remuneration is £35k per annum.
Submitting an application
The application process has two stages. First, you must create an account on GOV.UK ‘Apply for a public appointment’ website using the link below. Second, you should contact Gatenby Sanderson to submit your application for this specific role.
Step 1
Please visit the Start Application – Start Application – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK website, and either create an account or ‘sign in’ to an existing account, if you already have one. Once you are registered and signed in you can select ‘Apply for this appointment’.
Step 2
Once you have registered with the Public Appointments website, please visit Job - GatenbySanderson to submit:
- A comprehensive CV
- A covering letter (no more than two pages)
Please note: To apply, and for your application be deemed complete, you must complete both of these steps.
The deadline for applications is:
Wednesday 8 April 2026, 12noon (UK GMT).
Your application will be acknowledged after receipt, and you will be informed via GatenbySanderson regarding the progress of your application. Due to the high volume expected with this campaign we will be unable to offer personal feedback if candidates are unsuccessful in their application.
What We Do
We work to ensure financial markets work well for individuals, for businesses and for the economy as a whole. We do this by: - regulating the conduct of approximately 50,000 businesses - prudentially supervising 48,000 firms - setting specific standards for around 18,000 firms We were set up on 1 April 2013, taking over conduct and relevant prudential regulation from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Our Head Office is based in London, and we work across the UK, from our office in Edinburgh and via colleagues in Belfast and Cardiff. Firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by us to carry out certain activities. Before we grant authorisation, firms must demonstrate that they meet a range of requirements. We then supervise these firms to make sure they continue to meet our standards and rules after they’re authorised. If firms and individuals fail to meet these standards, we have a range of enforcement powers we can use. We work alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the prudential regulator of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms.
