Director, Advocacy

Responsibilities

• Drive AFME’s MIFID/MiFIR related advocacy work: partner with members and policy teams to establish clear advocacy objectives for our work in this strategic area for the organisation, in both the EU & UK. Formulate and deliver tailored positions, supporting analysis and tailored outreach plans with respect to relevant official sector stakeholders and private sector partners.
• Develop and execute advocacy plans in other policy areas depending on the evolution of the financial services policy landscape and the organisation’s priorities.
• Working closely with our communications team, drive public communication strategies across key regulatory issues.
• Actively shape AFME’s strategic advocacy priorities and contribute to AFME-wide initiatives to relay these to senior official sector stakeholders; provide high-level briefings to senior management and relevant member committees as needed.
• Leverage and grow a network of contacts including relationships within the European Commission, the European Parliament, ESMA, Member States, NCAs and UK authorities.
• Build industry collations with trade associations representing the financial service industry and beyond, including the buy-side, financial market infrastructures, corporates and civil society, understanding their positions and objectives.
• Represent the association’s views in various associations, fora, at conferences, etc.
• Contribute to our international engagement as part of GFMA, AFME’s global umbrella organisation.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in European financial services policy acquired within the EU institutions or other relevant authority (e.g. securities regulator, etc.), a top tier financial institution or financial market infrastructure, trade association or similar.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the EU & UK regulatory framework for equities and fixed income trading (MIFID/MiFIR) and of EU & UK legislative/regulatory and/or supervisory processes.
• In depth understanding of European capital markets landscape and the role of AFME’s member banks therein.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and one additional EU language.
• Ability to distil complex, technical issues into briefings for senior management and impactful political and/or public communication.
• Familiarity with the relevant European trade association landscape.
• Highest professional integrity, strong self-motivation, collaborative attitude and intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to function effectively and calmy in a challenging, fast-paced team environment.
• Proven ability to work across a wide range of policy issues and rapidly develop technical understanding of new areas.
• Demonstrated experience of the regulatory/supervisory environment within one or more Member States