Location
National (Edinburgh and Leeds) and London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £49,000 to £65,000 and London from £54,000 to £70,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the Role
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you will play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK financial services. The FCA supports the UK’s position as a global financial centre where consumers have confidence and firms can operate and innovate with clarity and certainty.

Effective communication is central to this mission. Speeches help explain our approach, inform debate and engage diverse audiences on a wide range of issues. The Lead Speechwriter role is key within the Strategic Communications and News department, ensuring our communications are clear, concise and compelling.

As Lead Speechwriter, you will oversee a speechwriting strategy that supports our strategic priorities, crafting clear and effective speeches for the Chief Executive and Executive Team. You will ensure messages land with maximum impact and reach the right audiences. Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, you will shape what they say, when they say it and how they say it, ensuring speeches are compelling, authentic and delivered with confidence.

You will build close relationships with senior stakeholders to capture and reflect their individual voice. As the organisation’s speechwriting specialist, you will provide technical leadership and advice to colleagues drafting speeches across the business, promoting best practice in speechwriting, storytelling, tone of voice and speech delivery. You will also line manage a speechwriter, providing coaching, direction and quality assurance to ensure the delivery of high-quality speeches and written content.

Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually
Hybrid working model with minimum office attendance requirements
Flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

Our values and culture
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture that is free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

Disability confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and support applicants with disabilities and long-term conditions through our recruitment process.

Timeline
Job advert closes: Midnight, 19 August 2026
CV Review/Shortlist: 21 August 2026
Interview: w/c 31 August 2026

Experience
Significant experience drafting high-quality, impactful speeches in a high-profile organisation.
Demonstrated senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across a large and complex organisation.
Previous line management or people leadership experience.

About you
Highly organised, able to manage multiple speech projects and competing deadlines while consistently delivering high-quality work.
Versatile and resilient, able to reprioritise quickly in response to changing circumstances and business needs.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback and translate complex issues into clear, compelling messages.
An interest in and understanding of the FCA's role, its objectives and the wider financial services sector.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated; however, relevant experience and skills are essential.