Job Summary

Develop and execute a comprehensive, best-in-class leadership communications plan for Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong which differentiates it as a preferred employer in the Hong Kong market

Key Responsibilities

• Support the CEO and senior executives of SCBHK in various internal communication engagements including broadcast, speech, presentation writing. Ghost-writing on thought leadership articles.
• Manage and effectively leverage different internal and social communication channels, including but not limited to: the Bank’s intranet, emails, broadcasts, townhalls, facebook, twitter etc.  
• Plan and implement communications strategies for change management, focusing on staff and management communications internally to create engagement and buy-in. Assist management in designing and delivering impactful staff recognition programs.
• Work closely with businesses/functions to support business initiatives and promote success. 
• Work closely with the Bank’s Group Communications team to ensure alignment of local communications objectives with those of the Group.  Support the Group’s internal communication initiatives in Hong Kong. 
• Provide strategic communications counsel and leadership to key executives in Hong Kong i.e., issues management and crisis situations.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related disciplines
• A minimum of 8 years’ relevant work experience, preferably in media relations and social media management, public relations
• Good command of English and Chinese languages, both spoken and written
• Sound knowledge of different media platforms
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills
• Experience in putting forward the company position with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise and manage multitude of issues simultaneously

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Professional background in Public Relations or Communications with minimum 10 years experience gained within media/PR agency and corporate communications of multinational company. 
• Good communication and presentation skills, including good written and spoken English and Cantonese.
• Maturity and credibility to liaise with and influence individuals at the senior levels, including senior management of the Bank.

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.