JOB SUMMARY

• The Associate, WRB CEO Office, reports to the WRB Chief of Staff and as part of the WRB CEO Office, provides support in areas such as office administration, event management, communications, and governance.
• This is a hands-on role which involves close collaboration with the BPMs and other direct reports of the WRB Management Team, offering rich opportunities to learn about WRB strategy, segments and products, at the Group level as well as across our diverse markets.
• The Associate needs to possess a can-do attitude, humility, attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to handle ambiguity as well as adapt quickly to changes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Office Administration / General
• Support day-to-day administrative tasks of the WRB CEO Office e.g. consolidate discussion materials for WRB MT meetings and ensure that meeting rooms are set up, collection and exchange of seasonal festive gifts with internal and external stakeholders.
• When needed, provide cover for the WRB CEO's Personal Assistant.
• Prepare briefing notes or speaking notes ahead of key meetings.
• Organise WRB MT volunteering and team building events.
• Provide other ad hoc support as needed.

Event Management / Communications

• Support organisation of WRB MT face-to-face meetings and offsites, business trips by the WRB CEO, staff engagement events (e.g. Leadership Huddle, Global Town Hall), client events, etc
• Support the WRB CEO communications agenda, working with CABM to communicate key messages across WRB business and functions.
• Draft speaking notes and presentation materials for internal and external speaking engagements.
• Governance
• Support governance activities of the WRB CEO Office, such as cost/travel trackers, Power of Attorney registry, HR processes
• Ensure relevant risks and/or issues are brought to the attention of the WRB Chief of Staff

Key Stakeholders

• WRB CEO and Chief of Staff
• WRB CEO Office team members
• WRB MT and their teams

Our Ideal Candidate

• A minimum of Tertiary education qualification
• 3+ years of banking experience
• A proactive can-do attitude, willingness to be hands-on, humility, and eagerness to learn, as the scope of work ranges from administrative tasks to more complex work
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A team player with strong interpersonal skills and collaborative mindset, to influence and work with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Ability to problem-solve and handle ambiguity, including flexibility to adapt to changes and peaks in workload at short notice
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written
• Creative flair and experience with graphic/visual design (e.g. Canva, Photoshop) is an advantage
• Familiarity with WRB is an advantage

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Industry Knowledge
• Organizational Communications
• Operational Functions
• Organizational Governance

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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