JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a passionate and driven Singapore-based graduate to join our Engagement, Development & Innovation team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of people, employee engagement, events, and learning & development within the bank.
As a core member of the team, you will take ownership of developing and running strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing employee engagement, promoting growth and development, and fostering a sense of alignment and belonging within the organization. This role will provide valuable hands-on experience and exposure to cross-functional teams, contributing to programs that align with the bank’s strategic goals.

You will also work closely with the Engagement, Development, and Innovation Lead to support people-focused initiatives, including employee engagement campaigns, cultural, volunteering and wellness events as well as learning and development (L&D) programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy

Support Engagement Initiatives:
•    Assist in the development and implementation of engagement strategies.
•    Help conduct engagement surveys and analyze results to identify areas for improvement.
•    Collaborate with teams to support initiatives that promote a positive workplace culture

Business

Event Coordination and Support:
•    Assist in planning and organizing cultural celebrations, volunteering and wellness events, learning and development sessions such as Drop Everything and Learn (DEAL).
•    Coordinate logistics for events, including scheduling, venue arrangements, and participant communications.
•    Track and manage external speaker engagements, ensuring all necessary approvals are obtained.

Assist in Development Programs:
•    Support the design and administration of development programs aimed at enhancing employee skills and competencies.
•    Help implement leadership development initiatives.
•    Monitor the effectiveness of development programs and provide feedback for continuous improvement.

Communications and Stakeholder Coordination:
•    Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to support engagement, development initiatives.
•    Assist in creating and distributing communications related to events, programs, and initiatives.
•    Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing across different departments.

Processes

Performance Measurement:
•    Assist in establishing metrics and KPIs to measure the success of engagement and development programmes.
•    Help prepare regular reports on the progress and impact of initiatives.
•    Use data-driven insights to support the continuous improvement of programs and strategies.
•    Maintain clear documentation and reporting templates for all program activities and events.
•    Support the end-to-end planning and execution of people engagement and L&D events, ensuring smooth logistics and coordination.
•    Manage internal collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint, MS Teams, Zoom, Pulse, Qualtrics etc)

People & Talent
• Assist the Engagement, Development & Innovation Lead in managing internal engagement and learning initiatives.
• Organize and run people-related events (e.g., townhalls, offsites/ onsites).
• Promote inclusive participation in engagement activities across diverse employee groups.

Risk Management
• Maintain transparency and auditability through accurate record-keeping of event outcomes and budget usage.
• Participate in internal reviews and post-event evaluations to assess compliance, impact, and improvement areas.

Governance
• Ensure engagement activities comply with internal governance frameworks and policies.
• Assist in documenting risk and control considerations for program-related activities, including approvals, data handling, and vendor coordination.

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

•    CXID Leadership Team
•    CXID Teams
•    DDCP organisation

Other Responsibilities
•    Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Client Experience, Insights & Development Team; Perform all other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures. 

Our Ideal Candidate

•    Education - Bachelor’s Degree
•    3 plus years of strong organizational and project management experience.
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•    Ability to think creatively and contribute innovative ideas.
•    Basic understanding of employee engagement and development concepts.
•    Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
•    Event planning and coordination skills
•    Prior experience in employee engagement, events and communications activities are good to have

 Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Project Management
•    Document management
•    Event management

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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