For graduates and early career applicants there are several graduate and internship schemes particularly with regulators and professional services firms:
Regulators:
- OFCOM graduate scheme and internships
(Early careers - Ofcom Careers) - OFWAT graduate development scheme
(Graduate Development Programme - Ofwat) - OFGEM graduate development programme
(Ofgem Graduate Development Programme | Ofgem) - FCA graduate programmes and internships
(Early careers | FCA) - The Bank of England has a wide variety of early career programmes Our programmes | Bank of England including for PhD students.
Professional services firms:
- Deloitte governance, risk, regulation graduate scheme
(Early Careers Risk Advisory | Deloitte UK) - KPMG risk and regulatory graduate scheme
(Risk & Regulatory) - PwC graduate scheme (within ‘Operate’ division working on risk, regulatory and compliance)
(Operate jobs | Early Careers | Graduate jobs | PwC UK Careers)
For experienced hires, there are a wide range of roles available within all aspects of regulation, whether with the regulatory bodies, specialist consultancies, professional services, financial institutions, or businesses in sectors of high regulation. Visit the careers pages of potential employers as well as using the jobs boards detailed below.
Employers look for knowledge and understanding of the regulatory frameworks that apply to their sector, or a motivation to learn them, as well as broader knowledge of and interest in the relevant sector. They also highlight the importance of strong professional integrity and credibility, analytical skills, problem solving skills, persistence, and excellent communications skills.
Professionals interested in regulation will often focus first on gaining experience, developing specialised sector or technical knowledge, and potentially acquiring professional qualifications, before moving into a regulatory role.