Live Marketing-Communication Manager Academic Partnerships (80-90%)

Switzerland - Western Switzerland

Marketing and Communications

Personal & Corporate Banking

Your role

Are you passionate about the innovative power of EPFL for the benefit of society?
Do you want to deliver high quality programs and events for students, start-ups and clients of UBS?
Do you want to use your creativity for UBS clients in organizing events?
Do you excel at storytelling and modernizing our communication?
Are you a team player and used to handle complex projects?

As marketing & communication expert you will support the EPFL-UBS Program Manager in the implementation of the activity portfolio. You will closely collaborate with experts from UBS and EPFL by co-creating, implementing and activating events as well as educational programs. This will particularly include communication measures such as promotions on social media, POS, e-screens or direct marketing as well as event management. You will also ensure the compliance of all activity and communication measures with the UBS standards especially in terms of marketing and branding. In collaboration with the regional sponsorship and events team, you organize client events on topics specific to businesses, institutional clients, and private clients.

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record in marketing communication and event management. The ideal candidate possesses strong organizational- and communication skills coupled with the capacity to connect people, ignite and moderate dialogues. Experience with startups can be an advantage. Furthermore, she / he is comfortable in taking ownership of a variety of different types of tasks and accountabilities, including:
- Manage projects for the strategic partnership with EPFL and EPFL Innovation Park (EIP)
- Plan and operate signature events, both virtual and in-person, including communication activities and content creation, logistics, speaker management, budgeting, reporting, etc.
- Plan, execute, measure and innovate the yearly communication plan around the EPFL initiatives
- Closely collaborate with the EPFL-UBS Program Manager, the regional and central marketing, the academic partnership team and business units to maximize impact of the partnership
- Propose new innovative ideas

Job Reference #

317599BR

City

Lausanne

Job Type

Part Time

Your team

You will have a dual reporting line to the Regional Sponsoring & Event Suisse Romande and the Academic Partnership Team; especially with the local program manager of the partnership with EPFL. You will spend some time at the EPFL premises, but your homebase will be the Regional Sponsoring & Event in Lausanne.

Your expertise

• 5+ years as a Marketing /Communication Manager
• Excellence in event management of all kinds including virtual formats
• Excellence in 360° marketing communication including social media, promotional activities, direct marketing
• Ability to combine strategic and analytical thinking with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to connect people in French and English, solid German skills would be an advantage
• Driven individual who is willing to learn and take up new challenges
• Highly organized, meticulous working style and orientation to detail
• Strong collaboration, people engagement and communications skills especially with teams and individuals outside the core team

About us

UBS is the world-s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We-re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That-s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we-re more than ourselves.

We-re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Contact Details

UBS Business Solutions SA
UBS Recruiting

Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.