Role: Analyst, Payments and Innovation


Location:
London (50% WFH)
Industry: Financial Services/Public Policy


Salary:
Up to £40,000 + Bonus + benefits

The Analyst, Payments and Innovation will work as a supporting policy advisor on a wide remit of
issues relating to payments and regulatory engagement, but with a focus on issues relating to digital
and innovation. You will co-ordinate activity on key policy issues relevant to domestic and
international payments, such as legislative developments, pertinent activities of the regulators and
other key external stakeholders.

This role will involve working with the wider Payments and Innovation team to develop policy and
advocacy on behalf of our members. The Analyst will have key responsibilities including monitoring
and reporting, undertaking horizon scanning and building relationships with key stakeholders. They
will also provide policy and secretariat support to working groups and committees, ensuring they
receive timely and quality inputs that inform their work and allows effective delivery against agreed
work plans.

Key

responsibilities:

Provide support to key working groups and committees, writing papers and liaising with senior
level members.
Developing a strong understanding of the digital money and payments ecosystem to support
policy and advocacy work.
Providing regulatory coordination for the team, including keeping a record of upcoming
meetings and briefing requirements, and liaising with team members to collate inputs.
Engage closely with and support colleagues and groups working on cross-cutting
projects/workstreams on issues across payments, innovation and digital.
Provide relevant market and regulatory insights in addition to market wide horizon scanning
and monitoring to inform their own business planning.
Responsibility for preparing consultation responses, Committee and Board papers, and
communicating with colleagues both internally and externally.

Skills desired:
Some knowledge of the payments market and how it works would be desirable.
Some knowledge of digital and innovation topics, including new digital money such as
stablecoins, cryptoassets.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, together with the ability to effectively
manage complex stakeholder relationships.
Excellent written communication skills, with experience of drafting documents in a clear,
concise and accurate way.