Investor Relations Coordination Manager

Pay: Competitive

Our close-knit and high performing Investor Relations (IR) team are recruiting a Coordination/Programme/Corporate Access Manager to sit within the function and manage a number of the core day-to-day operations of the IR team. You will report directly into the Head of Investor Relations.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is a FTSE 100 company and one of the largest and most recognisable hospitality groups in the world, with approximately 375,000 people working across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.

The IR Programme/Corporate Access Manager is a key role where you will directly support the delivery of IHG’s IR activity through excellent team coordination. We need you to provide valuable support in all IR activities to the Head of Investor Relations and IR Team in order to manage external engagement with institutional investors and analysts, together with all other relevant internal and external stakeholders.

While IHG is big, the IR team and the closely-related functions are fairly small, therefore you must have strong interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work independently. Establishing excellent relationships both internally and externally will be key, as will being highly organised and with excellent attention to detail. You must be self- motivated, confident, hard-working and keen to continuously improve processes.

Your responsibilities:

• IR activity and diary management – for all core activities of the IR function such as scheduling external investor and analyst meetings, internal drafting meetings, together with owning the timetable for reporting results, roadshows, and all other IR activity, etc
• Roadshow coordination – preparation of schedules, investor briefing notes, travel arrangements, etc, in close coordination with Executive Management PAs
• IR engagement programme oversight – supporting the Head of IR to balance IR/Exec time across the various requests for engagement, to design the most effective programme and to own responsibility for the overall
• IR calendar of engagement activity
• Investor targeting – via CRM database analysis, previous meeting notes and in-bound enquiries, working with brokers, corporate access teams and external advisers
• CRM system management – updating and utilising the database tool for targeting/roadshow/share register/invite/feedback purposes, and using it to produce relevant and insightful analysis and engagement reporting
• Share register – preparing summary analysis, in coordination with advisers and brokers, and maintaining contact lists/details/processes for key shareholders as well as other investors and analysts
• Investor and analyst communications – issuing RNS and circulating other releases, invites, etc, to IR stakeholder audiences
• Event organisation – manage the logistics for results, trading updates, Capital Markets Events, investor conferences, hotel tours, etc
• Third party supplier management – advisers, webcasters, conference calls, other event support and facilities
• Support to key IR document preparation – results announcements, presentations, Q&As, Annual Report, other external and internal reporting, including helping to prepare verification schedules
• Website input – coordination of the ‘investors’ site and other related sections to ensure content is up to date and engaging; work with in-house team and external provider to drive continuous improvement
• IR best practice and regulation – supported by the IR Society and advisers, provide internal input to shape the function’s operations and strategy
• PA to SVP and other support to the IR Team – eg administrative support for diary and email management, travel, expenses, etc; manage the administration of the IR budget, POs and invoicing; maintaining close working relationship with other teams, particularly the Exec, Finance, Comms, Co Sec

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in Investor Relations programme management (highly desirable)
• Previous training with the IR Society (highly desirable)
• Excellent administrative and coordination skills would be essential
• Understanding of IHG or similar hospitality businesses
• Strong core IT skills, particularly MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Previous experience of managing CRM tools
• Experience contributing to and supporting report writing and presentations
• Keen desire to develop professionally and gain qualifications

What we offer

At IHG we give our colleagues greater flexibility and balance – working in a more hybrid way, blending office and remote working. We like to believe we offer a unique culture, where there’s inclusivity yet room to be yourself. When hard work pays off, it’s positive to know you’re appreciated.

Alongside our great working environment, we’ll offer you a strong package firstly including an industry competitive salary, an annual bonus, healthcare and incredible worldwide hotel discounts. As an equal opportunity employer, IHG is committed to providing a working culture that values diversity and inclusion and is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a barrier-free recruitment process.

The role is based in our new Global Headquarters in central Windsor. You will need to be able to travel on an ad hoc basis to central London and potentially other locations to support delivery of IR activity around the times when IHG is reporting results and engaging with analysts and investors.

Date posted: 12 December, 2024