Associate Director, Corporate Production

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The Associate Director, Report Production is a strong content-creation allrounder, responsible for supporting multi-channel delivery of key content campaigns in the service of the Bank's narrative, including annual and half-year reports.
Our ideal candidate will: Be passionate about storytelling and full of creative and innovative ideas for impactful corporate content.
Be an expert communicator with superior writing skills who can work seamlessly across content formats, from long-form articles to social-media copy, video and infographics.
Have a sound understanding of best practice in corporate content, and stay tuned to latest corporate campaign trends, in the financial sector and beyond.
Be well-organised and a fast learner, with experience of working on complex, timebound, multiple-stakeholder projects.
The Associate Director, Report Production, will help the Bank meet its business objectives, by telling our stories in ways that break new ground, differentiate us as a business, and improve our reputation with our corporate stakeholders, clients and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities Strategy Help position Content & Production as a centre of excellence for best-in-class, global corporate content, keeping an eye on latest industry trends to assist in bringing content innovation into the Bank.
Be curious about reporting regulatory change, trends and future impact to our reporting requirements and planning.
Business During the annual reporting season, support the Director Report Production and wider project-management team (PMT) with writing of key content such as case studies; proofreading and editing for narrative consistency; planning and running meetings; and liaising with internal stakeholders and agencies for smooth delivery.
Content creation/support and stakeholder management for awards and case-study sections of the Annual Report, ensuring content quality standards and deadlines are adhered to.
Assisting the Director, Report Production to develop, and agree internally with CABM leadership, the creative brief and theme for the annual report.
Liaise with external agency to ensure brief is maintained during development and final report production.
Ensure the annual report adheres to our brand objectives and guidelines.
Outside the annual reporting season, support the Head, Content & Production, and the wider team, working with internal and external stakeholders and agencies to develop and deliver content, including articles, social posts, graphics, podcasts and videos.
Proofread, copy edit and revise content, meeting our bar of excellence.
Report on content performance against agreed objectives and key results.
Processes Help to ensure continuous improvement in Content & Production's processes, including planning, performance measurement and reporting.
During the annual and half-year reporting cycles, take ownership of: Control, governance and management of users and software requirements for the online editing system used by the Bank.
Planning and organisation of photography of the Bank's Management Team and Board, and other imagery for the annual report, including retouching and meeting print-quality requirements.
Plan and manage overall reporting timeline to ensure milestones are met throughout the cycle.
Review and control timings challenges with the Director, Report Production and PMT to mitigate project bottlenecks.
Support with key milestone draft submission process.
Planning and management of all key internal stakeholder meetings and external agency weekly status meetings.
Support with end-of-project retros/debriefs to capture lessons learnt and integrate into future report planning and execution.
Support PMT to review and update master annual report handbook at the end of each cycle.
People & Talent Support Content & Production colleagues to deliver high performance across the team.
Look for opportunities to learn from colleagues, and join internal and external training programmes and events to build and maintain excellent content-creation skills.
Build and maintain a network of key stakeholders across the Bank.
Seek every opportunity to build understanding of the Bank's business, strategy, markets and performance.
Be bold, confident and vocal when identifying opportunities to improve/streamline a process, ensuring Content & Production aligns with the Bank's 'Fit for Growth' programme.
Risk Management Support Report Production and the wider Content & Production team in adhering to the Group's operational risk management framework.
Manage for reputational risk, flagging and escalating issues as appropriate.
Be responsible for the safe control and dissemination of confidential and market-sensitive content and data, internally and externally.
Governance Maintain awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, as well as the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
Help ensure continuous improvement and excellence in the governance of content creation and financial-report production.
Manage and own key governance and risk processes for the annual and half year report projects, including stakeholder communications, secure record keeping supporting internal controls and compliance.
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.
Help to ensure the Content & Production team achieves the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles.
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders Internal: Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing (CABM) Leadership Team Corporate Communications Group Media Relations Sustainability Communications Internal Communications Insights, Data & Analytics CSO Office Investor Relations Offices of the Group Chairman, Group Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer Group Corporate Secretariat Group Risk Group Finance Group HR Group Compliance Group Legal External : Content and PR agencies Design and production agencies Distribution company Printing company Legal counsel Other Responsibilities Help embed Here for good and Group's brand and values within the Content & Production team.
Skills and Experience Manage Conduct Manage Risk Creativity Effective communications Planning: tactical, strategic Written communications Establishing and maintaining trust Qualifications Strong planning skills and attention to detail Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience in corporate communications, PR, publishing and/or journalism Ability to develop effective and collaborative working relationships Experience of managing stakeholders, including senior management and third-party vendors, across multiple locations The role is suited to candidates with a background in corporate communications, publishing, digital media and PR, as well as experience of working for a large, multinational organisation.
Banking-sector experience is a plus, but not essential.
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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