V.I.E. Business Management Office & Marketing support

The Macro Economic & Cross Asset Research department consists of nearly 90 economists, strategists, and quantitative analysts globally, who produce many quality studies that need to be promoted to clients.

Within this department, the Business Management Office and Marketing & Commercial team is responsible for organising and managing Macro Economic & Cross Asset Research activities, as well as promoting and selling them.

Business Management

• Ensuring the proper organisation and performance management of macroeconomic research in compliance with regulations
  
• Budget and expense management
  
• Activity reporting
  
• Monitoring controls

Marketing

• Promoting macroeconomic research by organising meetings between the Research team and its institutional and corporate investment clients
  
• Organising conferences, seminars, analyst visits, and video calls
  
• Planning, organising, and following up on events and conferences (both in-person and virtual): preparing invitations, managing RSVPs, and post-event management
  
• Managing roadshows and client visits
  
• Creating webcasts and online presentations
  
• Commercial follow-up of interactions with the Research team’s clients
  
• Updating marketing documents including brochures, reports, and newsletters
  
• Additional ad hoc tasks as required

Due to the VIE eligibility criteria a questionnaire will be provided. Please make sure to answer all the questions for an efficient analysis of your application.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University
• Previous marketing / communications experience within a corporate setting advantageous
• Previous project management experience advantageous

Language skills:

• Fluent in English 

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent command of MS Office
• Advanced data analysis and Excel skills essential
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and work autonomously
• Excellent level of written and verbal English essential

Visa TW-GAE
When applying for the visa, you will have to advance visa fees (less than £1 000) that will be reimbursed by Société Générale London after the beginning of the VIE
To be eligible for this visa used for VIE, you will need to provide proof of the following:
- Graduated within the last 2 years
- English level with a certificate (IELTS - min 6/9 or TOEIC - min 605/990)
- Proof of support Funds (min £ 1 270)
For more information, please refer to Christina Beauviere

The VIE assignment post Brexit
This VIE in London is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. Bear in mind this visa process is new and could take from 6 to 12 weeks and delay the assignment start date.

The VIE will last 12 months. No VIE extension will be possible in the UK due to the visa, but it could be extended for a 2nd year in another country within the Group depending on opportunities.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.