Job Description

JOB SUMMARY
The Group's Fit For Growth (FFG) Programme commenced in Q1 2024, with the aim of simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank's processes, to provide a platform for Business growth and to 'make it easier to get things done'. The Programme has $1.5bn of investment funding for distribution to generate $1.5bn of annualised saves. As part of the Programme, a central team, the FFG Programme Office, has been established to help structure, co-ordinate, prioritise, support, and monitor the initiatives that will be selected to deliver the efficiencies and growth opportunities.
As external consulting support rolls off FFG, the Programme Office needs senior, seasoned expertise to cover the following areas:
Drive the overall governance framework of the Programme and the underlying Portfolios. helping to drive the strategic direction of the programme.
Lead the coordination and execution of the AE Steerco and Programme Steering Committee, ensuring robust decision making, alignment with Programme Objectives and help shape the agenda. Continuously enhance the effectiveness of these committees.
Coordinate with second and third line partners, leading efforts on compliance to standards, policies etc. and agree pragmatic solutions that are fit for purpose.
Partner with Portfolio Leads, Initiative Leads and other key stakeholders to connect the dots, share insights and implement robust effective governance of the underlying portfolios.
Support the overall risk and issue management for Programme, identifying, tracking and mitigating Programme and thematic risks and issues. Complete the overall change risk assessment and drive effective risk management across the Portfolios.
Drive continuous improvement of FFG Programme Office processes, including streamlining and optimisation, and enhance overall Programme efficiency and effectiveness.
Support the overall FFG post investment tools (Clarity and SAGE) and drive the accuracy and quality of data across the portfolio. Provide guidance, training and hands on support to allow the Programme to leverage data to support decision making.
The ideal candidate will be very curious, exceptionally numerate and finance minded, bright, enjoy ambiguity and working in a start-up style environment, hands-on with a 'can-do' mentality. Demonstrable strong analytical thinking and story-telling presentation skills a must.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy
Be able to articulate the high-level opportunity for the Bank and the break-down of that by business division and function in order to provide clarity and transparency on the objectives of the programme.
Set clear direction on the long-term productivity and simplification agenda for the Bank.
Drive overall FFG Programme governance and structure, covering all Portfolios, whether Business, Functional or pan-Bank, their teams, programmes, and initiatives.
Business
Working closely with the Portfolio Leads their delegates and teams for a range of workstreams (e.g. S&T, Legal) to ensure that objectives are clear, delivery is tracked and reviewed on a regular basis.
Understanding key Business and Functional opportunities and influence decision making for simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank's processes and overall capability
Understanding in detail one or more of the portfolios, thereby assisting with the identification, monitoring and driving of efficiency and optimisation initiatives.
Proactive delivery of portfolio analysis, scenarios and identifying the 'so what'
Processes
Support the central governance processes and framework to drive effective decision making and continuous improvement.
Supporting the management of the FFG funding clearing house process, ensuring the right opportunities in are reviewed, challenged, and prioritised to receive investment spend.
Identifying additional productivity opportunities.
Understanding the processes and tools for tracking business cases through-out the lifecycle of a Programme to value delivery and realisation.
People & Talent
Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.
Set appropriate tone and expectations and work in collaboration with risk and control partners. Leading through example and helping to build an appropriate team culture and values.
Partnering with a diverse team across different locations to achieve common outcomes
Setting an appropriate tone and expectations and working in collaboration with all stakeholders and partners.
Risk Management
Ensure any recommendations or decisions are made with a full understanding of the risk and control environment in the relevant business or function
Understanding the main risks facing the Group and the potential impact that the Programme could have on the ability of the Bank to manage those risks.
Identifying and communicating FFG Programme risks and issues for monitoring through-out the lifecycle of the Programme.
Governance
Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role
Responsible for delivering 'effective governance'; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner
Understanding the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
Understanding the Change Delivery Standards and Guidance, ensuring approved initiatives are managed in line with the Bank's various governance policies and procedures.
Drive the FFG Programme's governance agenda, including leading with producing materials such as meeting decks and minutes.
Assisting the Portfolio Lead, delegates, and their teams with broader Programme governance-related queries.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key Stakeholders
FFG Accountable Executives.
FFG Programme Director.
FFG Portfolio Leads.
FFG Portfolio Delegates and teams
FFG Finance.
FFG Programme Office
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Accuracy and Attention to Details
Business Case Justification
Communication
Financial Analysis
Industry Knowledge
Project Management
Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in GCFO and across the Fit For Growth Programme
Our Ideal Candidate

• 8+ years of banking experience
• Strong leadership qualities, excellent interpersonal, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent financial literacy is essential - understand financial reports and study daily financial market happenings
• Be detail-oriented and have problem-solving skills.
• Highly inquisitive with an ability to flex approach for different audiences and situations
• Ability to learn is essential - being able to understand the impact across the narrative of the Bank with each new regulation, and strategic decision among others

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Business Acumen
• Impact Measurement
• Change Management
• Business Intelligence

About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 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
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer
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 leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months 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.

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