Job Description

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented Analyst to support strategic planning for global brand & corporate communications in our Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing (CABM) function. Success in this varied, impact-focused role will require collaborating with a range of teams - including brand, sponsorship, media relations, sustainability, digital channels and content, and people & culture communications - providing considerable opportunities for learning & development.

Reporting to the Head of Strategic Planning within Global Corporate Affairs & Brand, you will work across our business and global footprint to help develop plans that bring to life our brand promise to be here for good, alongside our corporate strategy and financial performance.

This will involve managing important coordination and decision-making processes, such as new global brand & corporate communications planning tools, as well as assisting the delivery and review of some of our integrated campaigns, in support of our collective impact across corporate affairs, brand, and people & culture communications.

You will also support ad hoc strategic projects within the Corporate Affairs & Brand and People and Culture comms teams, including research into external trends and analysis of the value and impact of our activities, that will require strong planning & organisation capabilities and close working with senior internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities
Corporate Affairs & Brand

• Support the Head of Strategic Planning in developing and implementing plans to align brand & corporate communications, including people & culture communications, with the Bank\'s business objectives, and managing shared team planning tools.
• Providing ad hoc planning support to wider Group CABM functions, such as in relation to project management of strategic initiatives related to narrative, messaging, and case studies.
• Working with the Head of Strategic Planning to provide ad hoc advice, research and project support to Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing leadership, in relation to corporate reputation and brand priorities, and analysis of communications activities and approaches.

People & Talent

• Support CABM colleagues to deliver high performance across the team by driving shared visibility of plans and awareness of external trends.
• Look for opportunities to learn from colleagues and join internal and external training programmes and events to build and maintain project management and strategic communications capabilities.
• Build and maintain a network of key stakeholders across the Bank, including within communications teams across the bank\'s major regions of Europe & Americas, Asia, and Africa & Middle East.

Key characteristics

• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong planning, project management and coordination skills.
• Ability to develop effective and collaborative working relationships.

Qualifications

• 2+ years\' experience of supporting global, integrated brand & corporate communications for example through a strategic communications or marketing agency, or related field.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, with ability to synthesise complex information into clear and concise recommendations.
• Knowledge of the financial services industry and experience working in a bank or financial institution would be an advantage.
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders, including senior management and third-party vendors, across multiple locations.
• Project management experience, with a focus on coordinating inputs and feedback from multiple teams and functions.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Creativity
• OKRs
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Manage Projects
• Written Communications
• Risk Management

About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
• Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you\'ve applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

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