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Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Director-General

United Kingdom
2406-068L

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank. Its mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate on a safer and more stable world. RUSI is a research-led institute, producing independent, practical, and innovative analysis to address today’s complex challenges.

RUSI undertakes research, encourages debate and brings opinion-formers together for events on a wide range of issues with the aim of contributing to a safer UK and a more secure, equitable and stable world. The Institute is proud of its history and Royal patronage. At the same time, it is committed to expanding its role in assessing emerging threats to national and economic security and the impact of disruptive new technologies.

RUSI is currently seeking a new Director-General who will provide leadership, drive the strategy for the future and crucially be responsible for the delivery of this. Reporting to the Chair and the Board of Trustees the successful candidate will build on the considerable success of recent years, sustain the respectful and integrity-focused culture of RUSI, and identify new opportunities to apply its insights in a rapidly changing security environment. This is a rare opportunity to lead an organisation which informs policy and public debate at the highest level.

The new Director-General will have a proven capacity for inspirational leadership of an organisation with a significant public profile in a relevant field. Qualified candidates will be effective at communicating to a wide range of audiences. They will have a track record of international relationship building at the highest levels of government and business. They will combine this with a keen commercial sense, strong fundraising skills, and a sound instinct for where RUSI can continue to make a distinctive contribution.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on August 13^th 2024.

At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. RUSI welcomes applications from all candidates.

RUSI has retained Russell Reynolds Associates to advise on this appointment. For further information on the position and additional details on qualifications, requirements, and how to apply, please review the Position Specification below.

Position Specification

Financial Conduct Authority
Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges

London, Edinburgh, or Leeds
P2406-031L

At the FCA, we’re creating a fair and more resilient financial system. We’re establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.

The work of the Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) division has a significant impact on UK and international wholesale markets and UK consumers. We use a range of regulatory tools to ensure firms have the interests of their clients and the integrity of the market at the heart of how they run their business. This includes setting the standards we expect firms to meet, exploring and analysing identified risks within firms in our sectors through firm specific and multi-firm work as well as developing greater insight on market risk, informed by data and horizon scanning activities.

Now is an exciting time to join the FCA as we are engaged in a programme of significant regulatory reform which will set standards for UK wholesale markets for years to come.

The FCA are looking to appoint a talented and influential Director to lead the Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate and play a key leadership role within the Supervision, Policy and Competition Division, and wider FCA, as we transform into a more innovative, adaptive, and assertive regulator.

The Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges is an important senior leadership role which has significant influence in UK financial markets. In addition to leading a directorate of over 100 people, covering three departments, the role holder will work alongside the Director Leadership Team within the SPC Division, and report directly to the Executive Director of Markets and International.

Infrastructure & Exchanges (I&E) is a key area of focus for the FCA, and the Directorate is responsible for ensuring the integrity of a key part of the UK wholesale market. This includes the policy and supervision of trading venues, primary markets, secondary markets, post-trade providers, benchmark providers, credit/ESG ratings providers, securitisation markets and regulated covered bonds. In addition, the Director will be responsible for wholesale cross-market conduct issues, such as market abuse and short selling and they will lead on market analysis and risk identification across wholesale financial markets. The role is expected to work closely with other UK regulatory partners, trade bodies and other third parties to help determine and communicate trends, forward views and gauge the horizon of risks in the market.

The FCA has retained Russell Reynolds Associates to advise on this appointment. For further information about the position and additional details on qualifications, requirements, flexible working arrangements, terms and conditions of service and how to apply, please review the Position Specification below.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 29^th July 2024.

Position Specification