Working Student Corporate Communications

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Would you like to work for one of the World's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment?

We are currently recruiting for a Working Student to join our Corporate Communications EU team in Amsterdam (part-time / 2-3 days per week).

MUFG Bank Europe N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest ranked Financial Groups in the world in terms of assets. A world-class set of businesses and more than 120,000 employees in more than 40 markets. MUFG offers stability in an ever-changing market, providing services to high-profile clients worldwide.

For more than 50 years, MUFG has offered corporate and investment banking services to both Japanese and non-Japanese corporate customers in the Netherlands and through its branches. The goal is to be among the top performing foreign-owned banks operating in the Netherlands, providing value-added banking services and excellent operations, fulfilling both Japanese and Global Multinational Corporate customers' needs.

At MUFG we are committed to contributing to a more sustainable future. Thus, we will encourage you to embed environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors in your everyday work and in our culture.

The MBE subsidiary based in the Netherlands is a network of branches across the EU, including Belgium (Brussels), Austria (Vienna), Germany (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich) and Spain (Madrid ), managed from Amsterdam. The EU region also includes offices in France (Paris) and Italy (Milan).

Your impact at MUFG

The Working Student joining our Corporate Communications EU team will be responsible for the creation and delivery of corporate communications relating to the strategic priorities of MUFG in the EU.

Function positioning

The role will bring you to the centre of our business in the EU region, while also working closely with the Europe, Middle-East and Africa Corporate Communications, Brand & Digital team in the UK. You will report to the Head of Corporate Communications for the EU. The role is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

If you’re a student in the Netherlands, studying for a degree in a communications related field, a hands-on self-starter with a creative and innovative mindset, and interested in joining MUFG, get in touch!

The role includes the following:

• Support the delivery of internal communications for MUFG in the EU across the full communications mix.
• Create impactful content in line with MUFG’s purpose, strategy, culture and branding for various channels including the intranet, EU-wide emails and narrowcasting.
• Support event management for online and in-person events including town halls for colleagues.
• Support day-to-day activities, administration and ad-hoc request for the communications, including maintenance of the EU Communications planner and measuring the impact of communications.
• Work closely with the EMEA Corporate Communications team in the UK, stakeholders across the EU, as well as local suppliers
• Display risk practices and behaviours in line with MUFG’s risk culture.
• Complete all relevant and required e-learnings.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Skills and experience:

• The role requires basic knowledge of and experience in working with a variety of communication channels and formats.
• A strong focus on the customer / target audience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are essential.
• Great organisation and project management skills with an eye for detail.
• Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to learn and quickly adapt to change.
• Collaborative mind-set and relationship building skills.
• Proactive, resourceful and enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to work with a broad variety of people from different cultures and disciplines, both internally and externally.

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Besides that we will offer you:

• Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market
• 8% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
• 30 vacation days per year based on a full-time basis. Optional you can buy 15 additional days.
• Commuting allowance based on annual public transport 2nd class, most economical way, or € 0,23 per km with a max of 75km one way.
• €5,00 net remote working compensation per day, with a maximum of €60,00 per month.
• Possibility to order a mobile phone (up to €800,-).
• Possibility to order Office Equipment’s for the home office, (up to €500,-).
• Remote Working Policy i.e. Working From Home (WFH) and Remote Working in another Country.
• Bicycle plan (fiscal benefit).
• Company fitness (fiscal benefit).
• Mental health workshops and budget for external courses (i.e. Dutch language classes).
• Employee contribution towards Pension insurance (max 5%, currently 2%), our pension scheme is based on a defined contribution scheme.
• Training & development possibilities paid by the bank.

Additional information:

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

Please visit our website for more information -https://www.mufgemea.com/mbe

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.