Job Summary
The Business Planning Manager (BPM), WRB CEO, reports to the WRB Chief of Staff and as part of the WRB CEO Office, provides support in areas such as strategy, performance management, communications, project management, event management, and governance. This is a hands-on role which involves close collaboration with the WRB Management Team and stakeholders across our markets, to support execution of WRB near-term priorities as well as longer-term strategy. The BPM needs to display strong business acumen, a deep understanding of the WRB landscape in our key markets, strong communication and interpersonal skills, exceptional attention to detail, as well as an ability to think independently and prioritise.
General
• Support the WRB Chief of Staff to manage agendas for WRB Management Team meetings, ensuring meeting materials are submitted on time and decisions and actions are documented and tracked to completion.
• Organise overseas visits in collaboration with local offices and coordinate logistical matters as required.
• Organise global WRB townhalls, leadership huddles and leadership meetings including offsites, driving alignment of shared objectives across business and functions.
• Prepare briefing notes, speaking notes and supplementary research ahead of key meetings.
• Undertake specific business projects and ad-hoc requests as they arise day-to-day, in areas such as costs, transformation, culture and employee volunteering
Key Responsibilities
Communications
• Support the WRB CEO communications agenda, working with CABM on development and execution to ensure effective communication of key messages across WRB business and functions.
• Prepare speaking notes and presentation materials for internal and external speaking engagements.
External relationships
• Ensure the WRB CEO is well prepared for meetings with regulators, government officials, investors, clients, auditors, as required.
People and Talent
• Work with HR Business Partner/team to incorporate WRB people agenda into townhalls and overseas visits.
• Support talent, conduct, culture, and diversity & inclusion initiatives in WRB
Governance and risk management
• Manage and upkeep WRB Management Team collaborative sites and distribution lists
• Ensure relevant risks and/or issues are brought to the attention of the WRB Chief of Staff
• Support all governance and remediation related activities and ensure proper compliance
Special projects
• Support the WRB Chief of Staff in driving special projects as needed, including supporting the WRB CEO’s broader remit e.g. Lifting Participation as MT co-sponsor, Global D&I Council Chair
Key stakeholders
• WRB CEO
• WRB Chief of Staff
• WRB MT and their teams
Role Specific Technical Competencies
· Business Acumen
· Industry Knowledge
· Organizational Communications
· Organizational Governance
Our Ideal Candidate
· Strong business acumen and experienced navigator of the organisation, with a good understanding of WRB business and market landscape, especially in our largest markets
· 5+ years of experience in Banking
· A team player with strong interpersonal skills and collaborative mindset, to influence and work with a wide variety of stakeholders
· Exceptional attention to detail, ability and willingness to take a hands-on approach to getting things done, proactiveness, and ability to anticipate requirements
· Ability to problem-solve and handle ambiguity, including flexibility to adapt to changes and peaks in workload at short notice
· Ability to prioritise and balance between work on broad strategic projects and day-to-day process-oriented tasks
· Expert communication skills – oral, written and visual.
· Inquisitive mind with the ability to structure, organise or simplify complex information
· Experience with event management is an advantage
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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