Overview

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Step into a role where you’ll shape the public profile and corporate reputation of the Bank through strategic, high-impact communications. If you enjoy crafting narratives, engaging with media, and influencing brand perception, this role offers a front‑row seat to meaningful storytelling. You’ll work closely with business units to drive communication programmes, strengthen brand presence, and help safeguard the Bank’s reputation.

How it works

Success in this role comes from strong strategic thinking, sharp writing, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You’ll work closely with business units to craft messages, anticipate media angles, and manage sensitive issues with care. Being articulate, sociable, and able to advise stakeholders effectively will help you navigate challenges and ensure balanced, well‑positioned communication outcomes.

What you do

  • Plan, develop and execute media communications strategies to build the corporate image and profile of OCBC Bank. The main responsibilities involve charting out business unit’s communications programme, brand management and corporate communications. 

  • Specific duties include identifying media angles to differentiate OCBC, developing key themes and messages for specific programmes, drafting press releases, holding statements, FAQs, providing counsel and crafting meaningful responses for media as well as customers, brand management and preparation of annual report. 

  • Provide counsel to business units in the areas of customer communications, advertising grid, awards submission and event management. 

  • Help business units to manage media issues in order to minimise impact on the Bank’s reputation.  This involves advising business units on the appropriate message to communicate and influencing the media to report balanced and objective views.

Who you are

  • A pleasant disposition and strong interpersonal skills are essential attributes for the job. 

  • The individual should be articulate and sociable as he/she is required to interact regularly with journalists. 

  • Strong command in English and good writing skills are essential. Possessing a strong command in spoken and written Chinese is preferred.  

  • Able to work both independently and as part of a team. 

  • The individual should be able to handle several projects at the same time. 

  • Experience in corporate communications work is preferred

Who you work with

Group Brand & Communications message is ‘simply spot on’. You’ll make sure it’s executed cleanly, consistently and impactfully wherever you join us: Media Relations & Content, Customer Advocacy & Divisional Compliance, Editorial & Systems or Social Responsibility & Sustainability. And whoever you’re talking to. Our audience is diverse and dynamic. Just like the team you join.

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

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About

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.