Brand Governance Manager (6 mth FTC)

At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we're looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We're digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

What you can expect from us:
We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to:

• Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work
• Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed
• Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make
• Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best

How do we support our employees:
All M&G plc employees will be supported in the workplace through our M&G Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). If you need counselling, confidential financial or legal advice. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers access to qualified professionals who can provide specialist information, advice and support on many issues. It offers a broad range of services, including help with family issues, maintaining work/life balance and mental health support.

Brand Governance Manager (6 mth FTC)
Sitting within the Brand & Social Media team within Brand & Marketing, this FTC role reports to the Senior Brand Governance Manager and is responsible for delivering Brand Governance projects that support the embedding and ongoing governance of the M&G plc brand portfolio and the primary market brands within it including M&G Investments, M&G Wealth and Pru. A key part of the role will be to drive employee awareness and understanding of the importance of effective brand governance within the organisation. The role holder will help to create and deliver comms and training materials, as part of an organisation-wide programme of training, to ensure employees understand the key requirements under the Brand Policy and tools and support available within the Brand Governance Framework. A core requirement of the role will be to ensure the effective governance and reporting of the Brand Policy as well as gathering evidence to show compliance with the Policy across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• A significant part of this role will involve supporting and managing key end to end workstreams to create and deliver colleague comms and brand training related to the new Global Brand, Trademark and Domain Policy and Brand Governance Framework within M&G plc
• Working with stakeholders across the wider business, including Corporate Affairs, HR, Learning and Risk, to shape, develop and deliver training materials and employee communications that drive awareness and knowledge of the M&G family of brands and how we govern use of our brands
• Providing practical support to business areas to help them put appropriate arrangements in place to enable them to implement and adhere to the Policy on an ongoing basis
• Ensuring that appropriate communication and support channels are in place to enable the M&G plc business areas to understand their Policy accountabilities and raise any brand queries as needed
• Developing reporting related to the governance of the Policy, including evidence gathering as part of the annual Policy attestation
• Supporting wider brand governance processes, for example management of the M&G plc trademarks, and the Trademark team mailbox

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experience in a Brand Management or Brand Governance role in a significant sized corporate environment, ideally with a multi-brand portfolio, in a regulated industry
• A strong and persuasive communicator who would be comfortable presenting and delivering brand training to groups of people at all levels of the organisation
• A proven track record of building successful and influential relationships with key stakeholders
• An ability to identify creative solutions to deliver effective brand training and communications to employees and agencies across the organisation
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to juggle several projects and tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Diligent in completing work to a high standard and level of accuracy, with personal drive to work as part of team, helping to drive change and champion brand within the organisation
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and responsive to change

Recruiter: Amy Curtis
Work Level: Manager / Expert
Location: Edinburgh (hybrid / flexible working)

We live by four behaviours at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

• Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
• Embrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
• Deliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
• Keep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things