Job Summary
The Group’s Fit For Growth (FFG) Programme commenced in Q1 2024, with the aim of simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank’s processes, to provide a platform for Business growth and to ‘make it easier to get things done’.
As part of the Programme, a central team, the FFG Control Room, has been established to help structure, co-ordinate, prioritise, support, and monitor the initiatives that will be selected to deliver the efficiencies and growth opportunities. The team will also help to manage the governance, communications and reporting of the broader Programme.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy
· Articulating the high-level FFG opportunity for the Bank, and the breaking-down of that by Business and Function, in order to provide clarity and transparency on the objectives of the Programme.
· Understanding of the overall FFG Programme structure, covering all Business, Functional and pan-Bank areas, their teams, and initiatives.
Business
· Working closely with the Business and Function leaders and elected Programme contacts to ensure that objectives are clear, and delivery is tracked and reviewed on a regular basis.
· Understanding the key Business opportunities for simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank’s processes and capability.
· Understanding in detail one or more key Business, Functional or pan-Bank areas, thereby assisting with the identification and monitoring of cost efficiency initiatives.
Processes
· Supporting the management of the FFG funding clearing house process, ensuring the right opportunities are prioritised to receive investment spend.
· Understanding in detail of approaches, processes or methodologies to identify revenue enhancement opportunities or cost efficiencies.
· Understanding of processes and tools for tracking business cases through to value delivery and realisation.
People & Talent
· Leading through example and helping to build an appropriate team culture and values.
· Setting an appropriate tone and expectations and working in collaboration with all stakeholders and partners.
Risk Management
· Understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the potential impact that the Programme could have on the ability of the Bank to manage those risks.
· Identifying and communicating FFG Programme risks and issues, for monitoring through-out the lifecycle of the Programme.
Skills and Experience
· Understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
· Understanding of the Change Delivery Standards and Guidance, ensuring approved initiatives are managed in line with the Bank’s various governance policies and procedures.
· Assisting the Business and Functional leaders and elected Programme contacts with their governance queries.
Key stakeholders
· FFG Sponsors.
· FFG Programme Director.
· Business, Function and pan-Bank nominated FFG Programme Leads.
· Business, Function and pan-Bank nominated FFG Programme contacts.
Our Ideal Candidate
· 6+ years of experience in Change Management
· Relevant University degree and experience and training in Transformational Change.
· This is a fixed term role with duration of 1 year.
Role Specific Technical Competencies
· Accuracy and Attention to Details
· Business Case Justification
· Communication
· Financial Analysis
· Industry Knowledge
· Project 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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