Job Summary

This role will assist the Group Media Relations team in executing media relations strategies to protect and promote the reputation of the Bank and tell our story to a range of external audiences. The role will provide exposure to a number of global markets and a range of media relations activities at a Group level, including the management of media enquiries and briefing materials, monitoring and reporting of media coverage, drafting news summaries and coordinating media training for senior leaders. The role will suit someone who is interested and enthusiastic about progressing a career in media relations and corporate communications.  

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Communications 
•    Assist in developing and implementing group media relations plans and strategies to promote the Bank’s strategy, key initiatives, products, and services. 
•    Assist in and manage where necessary the development of media relations materials such as briefing notes, key messages, Q&A, news summaries. 
•    Support the team in managing media inquiries including tracking all media engagement.  
•    Monitor and help to manage the analysis of media coverage of the bank and its competitors for reporting purposes and to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges. 
•    Support the delivery of integrated communications campaigns aligned to the Bank’s key media partnerships. 
•    Provide ad hoc support for crisis communications and related corporate affairs projects where necessary.

•    Assist in managing the Bank's media relations processes and keeping necessary logs and trackers up to date with accurate and relevant information. 
•    Assist in managing media engagement schedules, coordinating with colleagues in other geographical markets to track activity. 
•    Arrangement of media training requirements and management of the Group media team’s media training tracker.  
•    Support the team in organising media events such as interviews and roundtables. 
•    Collaborate with other departments and teams to ensure that the bank's messaging is consistent across all communication channels. 
•    Support the preparation of reports and briefings to senior management and other stakeholders on media relations activity, issues, trends. 
•    Manage vendor relationship processes including governance requirements, invoicing, budget tracking. 

Qualifications

•    3+ years experience in corporate communications, PR, journalism, 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

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

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.