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Marketing and Communications Planning Manager

London (Hybrid)

Fixed Term 12 Months (Full Time)

At QBE our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The opportunity

Are you a dynamic forwardthinking individual with a passion for driving marketing & comms commercial outcomes being a strategic partner to the business and understand the importance of embedding operational excellence to achieve this Do you thrive in a collaborative team environment and have the confidence to make things happen Were looking for someone just like you to join our Marketing & Communications team on a full time 12 months fixed term contract.

Your new role

As our Marketing & Communications Planning Manager youll play a key role in shaping how we are planning our activity and ensuring operational excellence. Youll spearhead the development of a seamless integrated planning approach while driving transformation optimising budgets and ensuring robust governance and controls. This role isnt for the fainthearted youll need to juggle multiple projects collaborate crossfunctionally and confidently push forward initiatives that challenge the status quo.

Youll work closely with our Head of Marketing & Communications supporting them in shaping and executing a strategic vision thats both bold and impactful. Your role will be central in aligning shortterm goals with longterm strategy transforming our marketing efforts and ensuring continuous improvement.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop and lead a comprehensive forwardthinking planning approach for the Marketing & Communications function ensuring seamless alignment with business goals and measurable outcomes that drive real impact.
• Take ownership of the quarterly prioritisation process working with key business stakeholders to ensure resources are allocated effectively and in alignment with top business priorities.
• Identify key market trends customer insights and competitive intelligence to guide crossfunctional strategic decisionmaking and keep us ahead of the curve.
• Oversee the budget making sure were tracking spend effectively and delivering the maximum impact and ROI possible.
• Implement robust financial tracking and reporting mechanisms ensuring spend aligns with key priorities and drives measurable results.
• Drive efficiencies and costsaving initiatives while never compromising on the highquality marketing and communications output that defines our brand.
• Collaborate with the wider team to document and optimise key processes ensuring that the necessary controls and governance are in place to support ongoing success.
• Coordinate key strategic transformation projects that enhance marketing and communications effectiveness ensuring theyre successfully delivered on time within scope and with results that speak for themselves.

About You

Youre a gogetter whos confident strategic and not afraid to take the lead.
Youll have an experience in financial services marketing (were looking for that solid industry background).

Skills youll need:

• A multitasker who can spin several plates at once without breaking a sweat.
• A collaborative mindset with the drive to push for transformation.
• A handson approach to driving governance budget optimisation and operational excellence.
• Experience in strategic planning budget management governance and project coordination (experience in marketing and communications within financial services or insurance).
• Excellent knowledge of performance measurement and process optimisation.
• Leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
• Experience influencing crossfunctional teams and navigating a complex matrix organisation

Why QBE At My Best

At QBE we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best thats why we have created At My Best. Its our connection our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesnt fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. Its in the culture of our business our QBE DNA to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

#LIHybrid

Were an international insurer thats building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict whats around the corner but at QBE were asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation https://qbeeurope/careers/flexqbe/.

With more than more than 13000 people working across 27 countries were big enough to make a real impact but small enough to provide a friendly workplace where people are downtoearth passionate and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE visit our careers website.

At My Best QBE Benefits

You are more than your work and QBE is more than a workplace which is why we provide you with the benefits support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all this can include parttime job share and compressed hours.

Pension you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10 of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial environmental and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our netzero goal to achieve yearonyear reductions in carbon footprint by investing more in green businesses than the broader market so your savings are looking after the planets future as well as your own.
CycletoWork benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of 5000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won been a finalist for and shortlisted for include;

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5Star Employer

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter the UN Womens Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE we are promoting an accessible workplace for all which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a netzero economy enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBEs sustainability targets including our netzero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets and our awardwinning impact investment initiative Premiums4Good please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What nextIf you have a passion to contribute to QBEs vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community we encourage you to apply! Simply click the apply button to submit your CV and other relevant documents and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment what if it was yours too

APPLY NOW and lets make it happen!

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