At Natixis, we create tailor-made solutions in Asset & Wealth management, Corporate and Investment banking, Insurance, and payments, with over 12,000 staff members in 35 countries.
At Natixis, you have a great opportunity to join an entrepreneurial, agile and growing organisation, and to be part of an inspiring team. We offer a competitive remuneration package and generous total reward package and as an inclusive employer, we are also open to considering flexible working arrangements. We continuously work to create an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion in all its forms, across gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity and background. We believe this creates equal opportunities for our employees - and better outcomes for our clients and communities.
We are committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruitment process.
Job description
Assist the CEO and the COO of Natixis UK in the preparation, research and preparation of presentation papers and support, and in day-to-day management activities, contribute, coordinate, or lead key firm initiatives, coordinate and document Key Management Committees and assist in coordinating management projects and internal leadership initiatives.
Responsibilities
Working in very close and confidential collaboration with the CEO and the COO/Chief of Staff of the branch, main responsibilities, and duties of the role:
Design & Execution of Branch’s projects:
- Coordinator for branch wide projects in support to CEO or COO, or when relevant in support to the Branch‘s Head of Change Management
- Projects vary from new strategies, new organisation, or new regulatory change, to workspace redesign or crisis management
- Project tasks can vary from stakeholders coordination to more in-depth subject matter analysis and solutions design
- Some projects would require the Intern to lead autonomously the project, and others will require the Intern to be part of the project team
Support to the CEO:
- Provide assistance to SCM in the preparation of presentation
- Produce synthesis and convey straight to the point communication
- Produce swiftly ad hoc report / analysis in a concise way and elaboration of Strategic plans
- Perform any ad-hoc research/study on UK markets activities
Support on Branch-wide regulatory topics:
- Assist the CEO, COO or other business members of the Executive committee in the continuous adherence to financial regulations, such as staying up to date with regulatory news and articles, performing ad-hoc research or analysis on the impacts of a regulatory change
- Participate to the design, coordination or execution of presentations for local or European supervisors, replies to Regulators requests
Contribution to the branch’s Culture initiative:
- Support the CEO and the whole Executive Committee in the design and implementation of initiatives contributing the the promotion of Natixis Culture and Values: Townhall/All-Staff addresses, Branch events, Trainings, Communication, Green & Sustainable initiatives, Diversity promotion, Flexible working…
Support to COO:
- Assist the COO in the financial steering of the COO Area: yearly and quarterly budget preparation, maintenance of head count files, analysis of costs, tracking of internal recharges ; Ad-hoc financial presentations ; Coordination of initiatives leading to better financial efficiency
- Assist the COO in the coordination oft he COO governance, as secretary of the COO Executive Committee ; assist the COO in the execution of leadership initiatives : tracking of strategy execution, communication newsletters, team assembly, team building events…
Support to the Branch governance :
- Documentation of key branch committees: pre-committee research and preparation, support building, minutes of Conduct Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Crisis Management Team
- Coordination of key information gathering for Executive Committee, such as Key Risk Dashboard or Branch projects dashboard
- Preparation of agenda, documentation gathering and minutes of the COO Management Committee
- Coordinate and produce the documentation of the activities performed in the UK branch and maintain governance maps and Terms of Reference of UK branch committees
- Maintain collaborative digital tools hosting management information
Required skills/qualifications/experience
- Good understanding of Investment Banking or Capital Markets activities, ideally acquired through previous internships or apprenticeships in Bank, Asset Management, Hedge Fund, Consultancy/Strategy Group
- Graduate degree or equivalent, ideally, but not restricted to the fields of Business, Finance, Economics, Political Sciences, STEM or equivalent
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- To produce synthesis and convey straight to the point communication.
- Ability to write ad hoc reports / analysis in concise and articulate way
- Able to work autonomously, reliable
- Inquisitive mind and out of the box thinking
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English and another European language would be useful
