2027 Operational Resilience Graduate Programme - London

We offer you the chance to start your career and make a real difference.
 

Programme Length: Two years

Programme Type: Rotational (Year 1 - 2 x 6 months & Year 2 - 1 x 12 months)

You’ll rotate across teams, gaining exposure to different areas of financial services – from economic analysis and policy to strategic research and regulation. 

From day one, you’ll help deliver important work, expand your capabilities, and start building a career that has lasting impact.

About the Programme

The Operational Resilience Graduate Programme is your opportunity to develop into a resilience professional at the heart of the UK's financial system.

Operational Resilience is about making sure organisations can continue delivering their most important services when disruption happens. Whether responding to a cyber incident, technology failure, severe weather event or other major disruption, resilience professionals help organisations prepare for the unexpected and recover quickly when challenges arise.

At the FCA, Operational Resilience is a strategic priority. As the regulator charged with building resilience across the financial services sector, we are committed to applying those same standards within our own organization. Our goal is simple: to reduce disruption and minimise harm to consumers, firms, markets and the wider financial system.

As a graduate, you'll work with experienced colleagues to help the FCA prevent, prepare for, respond to and learn from operational disruption. You’ll gain practical experience in Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Operational Resilience, helping to protect the critical services that support the FCA’s statutory objectives.

You'll work across the organisation to identify risks, improve resilience plans, support testing and exercises, and contribute to incident and crisis response activities. Along the way, you'll develop valuable skills in problem-solving, risk management, stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking.

If you’re curious, good at adjusting to new tasks and motivated by solving complex challenges, this programme will give you the opportunity to build a rewarding career helping organisations stay resilient when it matters most.

Learning & Development

• We invest in your future from day one. Our two-year rotational programme combines meaningful work experience with a structured learning journey, giving you access to professional development programmes, specialist training and career-building opportunities.

• As you develop your technical and professional skills, you’ll be encouraged to explore a range of career paths, expand your professional network, and build the confidence to contribute across the FCA.

You’ll benefit from:

• Structured learning and development to support your growth 

• Tailored induction and professional training 

• Opportunities to build your network across the FCA 

• Social and networking events with your graduate cohort 

• Access to senior leaders and inspiring career stories

What We Look For

• We’re looking for people who are curious, driven and motivated by the opportunity to learn. You’ll be motivated to develop new skills, build good relationships and use data and evidence to help solve complex challenges. 

• Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we believe diverse perspectives help us make better decisions. Whatever your degree discipline, you’ll be supported to learn and grow through practical experience, structured development and guidance from experienced colleagues, helping you build a rewarding career at the FCA.

What We Offer

• £37,000 salary plus a flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

• Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices 

• 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 

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion

• Wellbeing resources and support

• Sports and social clubs

• Subsidised on-site fitness centre (London only)

• Free eye tests

• Subsidised restaurant

• Interest-free season ticket loans

Application Process

Submit your online application by midnight, Sunday 29th November 2026. We encourage you to apply early, as vacancies may close before the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.

You can only submit one application to an FCA Early Careers programme within a six-month period. Please consider your options carefully before applying.

You have obtained, or be on track to obtain, a 2:1 degree or above in any discipline.

To be eligible for the 2027 graduate programme, you must either have already graduated or be in your final year of study.

Your application and all assessment submissions must be your own work. We do not permit candidates to receive assistance from another person or to submit responses generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools or similar software.

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process or during the programme, support is available through AmberJack [email protected]. 

Right to Work 

Candidates requiring visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. However, sponsorship for our Early Careers graduate, apprenticeship and summer internship programmes is available only in very limited circumstances and is unlikely to be possible.

Candidates must have, or expect to have, the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme. Where a candidate requires sponsorship to meet this requirement, eligibility will depend on Home Office requirements, the programme meeting relevant immigration requirements, the candidate’s individual circumstances, and the availability of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) allocated to the FCA. Sponsorship eligibility can only be assessed once a formal offer of employment has been made.

For the Graduate Programme, a Graduate visa will not cover the full programme duration and the FCA cannot guarantee subsequent sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates relying on a Graduate visa may therefore apply but would need to have an alternative right to work in the UK for the remainder of the programme.

Where a CoS is issued, any visa application remains subject to Home Office approval, and candidates must have valid permission to work in the UK before the indicated programme start date. More information

For queries, contact [email protected]  

Apply now and discover where your potential could take you. Significant Impact. Surprising Careers.