Graduate - Policy, Public Affairs and Research - FTC...

Job Title:  Graduate - Policy, Public Affairs and Research - FTC until March 2026

Reporting to (Job Title):  Director of Policy

Objective of role:  We are looking for a highly motivated graduate to join our Policy, Public Affairs and Research team. This is an excellent opportunity to begin a career at the heart of the financial and related professional services (FRPS) industry, working on the issues that shape the sector’s contribution to the UK economy and its global competitiveness.

The role offers hands-on experience across policy development, public affairs, member and stakeholder engagement, and advocacy.

You will support work on priority policy areas and assist in preparing engagement with government, regulators, members, and other stakeholders. You will also help prepare briefing materials for senior colleagues and committees, ensuring they are informed and equipped to represent the organisation effectively.

Closing Date:  4pm on 17 November 2025

We reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

Public Affairs

• Conduct research into political issues and monitor the major parties’ positions in relation to the financial and related professional services industry, to identify challenges and opportunities for TheCityUK and its members.
• Draft letters and emails to political stakeholders on issues of interest to TheCityUK; produce briefings and biographies of stakeholders to prepare the team ahead of meetings.
• Ensure details about all of TheCityUK’s public affairs engagements are promptly input into the CRM system.
  
• Support the team to organise a series of public affairs events with members and stakeholders. Develop a network with interns and researchers in the House of Commons and support our annual researchers’ reception.
• Shadow the public affairs team at meetings with MPs, researchers and other political stakeholders.
• Participate in team meetings and strategy sessions.

Policy

• Provide desk-top research support on key policy issues affecting the FRPS industry, including gathering and analysing information, and drafting written outputs.

• Assist in drafting briefings for meetings with government, regulators, industry stakeholders.

• Assist in the organisation of, and preparation of materials for, meetings of member policy governance and working groups.

• Manage the coordination and delivery of regular updates to cross-organisation planning and communication materials, such as policy lines and consultation responses.

• Support the organisation of, and preparation for, policy-focused events, roundtables and stakeholder meetings.

• Participate in and contribute to policy team meetings.

Wider teamwork

• Draft written correspondence, including letters and emails, on behalf of the Executive Committee and CEO for government ministers, senior officials, and industry stakeholders.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure coordination and alignment between policy, research and public affairs activity.

• Provide ad hoc support to the team, including project coordination and administrative tasks, as required.

Key Relationships & Interfaces

Internal:

• Policy, public affairs and research team
• The events team, when supporting the delivery of our events
• The corporate communications and marketing team, to ensure that our engagements and advocacy activities are promoted effectively on our media, social media and web channels
• The International team, when preparing briefings for political stakeholders with an interest in trade and international issues
  

External:

• Members
• Political stakeholders including politicians, advisers, researchers and officials across the UK’s regions and nations
  

Person Specification

• An interest in public policy, politics and current affairs, and the financial and related professional services industry.

• Research and analytical skills.
• Ability to condense and communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Good self-organisation skills, with the ability to take ownership of tasks to get things done and deliver multiple responsibilities in parallel.
• A collaborative and proactive can-do approach.

Values at TheCityUK

These core set of values are essential for effective performance in our company and provides a common purpose as to how we deliver our work on a daily basis.

• We create value
• We embrace excellence
• We empower each other
• We act with agility
• We work as one team

To find out more about our values and the standards of behaviour, please visit our webpage

Equal Opportunity

TheCityUK is committed to equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender.

We are proud to be a disability confident committed employer and, as such, all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job as set out in the job description and person specification will be guaranteed an interview. Please advise at application stage or discuss in more detail at [email protected]