We are seeking a self-motivated, organised and detailed-oriented individual to join our team as a Communications Intern. The individual will assist the Head of Communications for Europe (excluding France and Germany) and the Middle East to develop and implement internal and external communications strategies and action plans across the region.

As an active member of the Communications team, you will assist the team on all matters related to communication activities, showcasing business lines and support functions’ capabilities and success stories internally and spearhead the Bank’s visibility and public awareness via various external communications actions such as client events and social media engagement.

Based in London, the scope of the role covers Europe (excluding France and Germany) and the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities:

Internal Communications

• Assist the Head of Communications in the delivery of internal communication plan and campaigns for business lines and support functions. 
• Coordinate with local and regional stakeholders to collect and create content for regional internal newsletter, intranet, and various market collaterals (staff email, short videos, etc)
• Conduct analysis (surveys/focus groups) on regional newsletter viewership and suggest ways to improve
• Contribute ideas to the yearly editorial calendar to ensure constant content flow
• Organise and support local/regional internal events such as staff town halls, meeting with management series, lunch & learn series
• Complete KPI reporting file & other reporting documents on a regular basis
• Enhance internal communications by using Bank approved multi-media tools: Evenium, CAnnect, Interview, DAM, Streamlike, Massmail, etc.
• Ensure content relevance for regional InsideLive pages and local Mocca site, provide training and troubleshooting to users when needed
• Coordinate with Headquarters on story publication via various internal communication channels including but not limited to InsideLive, 60 seconds, CIB snapdeals, LinkedIn and Twitter, etc.

External

• Events Management
• Coordinate closely with regional offices/business lines/support functions to understand their requirements and manage their expectations for events to be organised
• Prepare action plan, including cost, budget and timeline setting
• Organise external CACIB events:
  - Write and submit briefs to external venues/agencies when looking for venues
  - Liaise with third party providers if required
  - Draft budgets for approved
  - Negotiate where possible on price
  - Be diligent with contracts and ensure all details are covered and signed off by management
• Design event website and manage registration using CACIB’s online registration platform
• Maintain regional events calendar and report regularly
• Assist in content collection and creation for social media publication, including corporate website (ca-cib.com)
• Assist Business Lines on benchmarking and/or marketing campaign

• In order to be considered for this vacancy applicants must have a bachelor degree or equivalent with the minimum classification of 2:1 

• Event management
• Project management
• Media & Social Media engagement
• Prior short-term experience (i.e. Summer Internship) within a marketing or communications role would be advantageous

• Proactive nature with a real "can do" attitude
• Ability to adapt in a fast changing environment
• Flexibility, agility, autonomy
• Accuracy, attention to detail, capacity to work within tight deadlines
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Team player, enthusiastic with an open mind for advices and suggestions
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent organisational & follow-up skills
• Creative, logical, proactive

• Proficient in English, both oral and written
• MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Knowledge of how to utilise social media effectively in a corporate environment