Trainee - Communications & Events Planning

Description of the Business Line or Department

The Communication team at Societe Generale UK ensures:

·       The definition of the communication strategy in the UK, in line with Group Communication.

·       The promotion of Societe Generale’s brand, culture, values, and identity in the UK.

·       The support of its activities, principally in Financing & Advisory, Global Markets and Investment Services, Private Banking and Cash Equities

The Communication team is organised around three interlinked pillars:

·       Press & Editorial

·       Corporate Engagement

·       Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Brand, Sponsorship, Internal Communications, and Events are part of the Corporate Engagement pillar. The Press & Editorial pillar includes Media Relations, Editorial and Social Media. CSR focuses on Community impact, including through staff support.

Summary of the key purposes of the role

The internship offered in the Societe Generale UK communications team allows an 11-month experience (with scope to broaden to 22 months) dedicated to contributing to the promotion of Societe Generale to its internal and external UK stakeholders with a specific focus on events.

Based in London, the role covers a large range of digital and physical events within the UK, along with wider support for internal and external communication activities.

Summary of responsibilities

As part of the Comms Team, the main responsibilities are to:

• Support and work alongside a team of two Event Managers in the delivery of their events.  This will include event planning, budget setting, liaison with suppliers and internal/external stakeholders, on-site management, post-event feedback and budget reconciliation.
• Help a team of two CSR Managers in the delivery of their events. This will include the responsibilities above and involve employee volunteers and external charity clients.
• Administrative support for the matched funding for the SG UK Foundation.
• Manage the day-to-day delivery of our event offering and attend events on a solo basis as required.
• Manage our ticketing responsibilities linked to the Royal Albert Hall and Twickenham (rugby).
• Develop key relationships both internally (business and corporate teams) and externally (venues, suppliers, etc.).
• In addition, support the wider comms team with the delivery of its corporate engagement and press & editorial strategy, as and when required.
• This could include working on staff engagement campaigns, internal events, and assisting with editorial content on the intranet, website, weekly newsletters and through our social media accounts.

Competencies

You will have a strong interest in developing your career in communication and events within the Financial Services sector.  You want to develop your experience by working in a small, busy team. This role offers you the chance to develop your event management and communication skills further by being responsible for delivering events and activities which represent the Societe Generale brand and promotes the bank.

Technical Skills

·       Previous events management experience essential

·       Must be detail-oriented and able to thrive under pressure

·       Able to manage and follow budgets

·       Excellent writing skills

·       Excellent organisational and time-management skills

·       Ability to work on several projects at one time and to prioritise workload

·       Confident negotiator and good relationship building skills

Personal abilities

·       Team player

·       Service driven, adaptable and interested to learn

·       Self-organised and good planning abilities

·       Proactive and forward-thinking

·       Strong relationship building skills

·       Trustworthy and transparent

Note: The position requires flexibility in terms of working out of normal office hours and potential to travel within the UK.

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.