Public View is a profile-raising event specifically designed to introduce students from minority ethnic backgrounds to the wide range of careers available in the public sector. Through informative presentations, panel discussions and informal networking, the event offers an exclusive opportunity to meet and learn from professionals working at some of the UK’s leading public bodies.
Use the menu bars for more information on the organisations behind the event, and to apply for one of the limited places.
Public View is open to all students from minority ethnic backgrounds. You could be an undergraduate or postgraduate in any degree discipline. Obviously, you’ll also have a real desire to find out all you can about the public sector as well as the wide range of career opportunities on offer.
Held in central London, the Public View event will be attended by five leading public sector organisations: the Bank of England, the FSA, the Audit Commission and the National Audit Office and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Click below for more information on any of them.
Name of firm:
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Number of Employees:
Approx 3,000
Locations:
London, Edinburgh
What we do:
The FSA is the UK’s sole financial services regulator. Our remit covers four key areas: to maintain market confidence; to raise public awareness of the financial system; to ensure consumers are protected; and to target and reduce financial crime.
In today’s financial climate, a robust regulatory stance is crucial. So whether we’re working with banks, building societies and insurance companies or financial advisers, fund managers, mortgage brokers or intermediaries, we apply the same firm but fair standards. Ultimately, we’re here to give a strong lead to the industry, ensure transparency in the system and maintain London’s status as a world-leading global financial centre.
Opportunities for graduates:
We look for people with the potential to develop and the talent to deliver. Our graduate programmes are carefully constructed to give you real responsibility and valuable experience from day one. As well as our generalist programme, we have specialist law, HR, actuarial, economics and management accounting programmes.
Internships and placements:
Our Summer Internship Programme will enable you to experience first hand the responsibility, complexity and buzz of working at the FSA. Over the course of this 10-week programme, you’ll get the invaluable exposure and practical experience necessary to grow your knowledge – both of the way we work as an organisation and of the wider industry.
Why diversity is important to us:
We are totally committed to the principle of equal opportunities and are keen to attract, recruit and develop the most talented and capable individuals – regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, colour, race, ethnic origin, nationality or disability. This year 27% of new hires we made onto our graduate and intern programmes came from an ethnic minority background.
www.fsagraduates.comIf you’d like to attend the Public View event, early registration is recommended. You’ll need to submit a short CV, which should provide details of all your A-level and degree (or equivalent) grades to date. You’ll also need to tell us why you would like to attend. We will endeavour to provide you with a decision within one week. To apply, please Register by 30th October. If you have any questions, please contact Alice on 020 7911 3064.
We will contribute up to £50 towards standard class travel expenses.
