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Melcrum Events: The Social Media Forum for Internal Communicators

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:17:58 GMT

Two-Day Forum: March 21-22, 2007
London, UK

Early Announcement: Watch this space! Full programme available soon.

Blogs, podcasts, Web 2.0, RSS, social networks, wikis, internet, intranet, SMS, email, instant messaging - the choice for communicators these days is endless!

The Social Media Forum for Internal Communicators is a step-by-step guide on how to integrate these tools into your existing communications strategy.

The 2-day event will be a mix of presentations, hands-on training, group work and round-table discussions to enable you to learn all you need to about new technologies and how to apply them in your organisation.

Melcrum Jobs: Wegmans Food Markets, Communications Coordinator / HR Communications

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:12:58 GMT

Communications Coordinator / HR Communications, Wegmans Food Markets, New York - Atlantic/Eastern

Rate $ Negotiable (contract, long term)

To plan and coordinate Employee Communications' work assignments and projects that communicate clear and consistent messages tied to Wegmans positioning statement and tied to Wegmans philosophy.

Some Responsibilities and Duties�
* Works with executives, store managers and other Wegmans representatives to identify and gather business information to be communicated
* Partners with Marketing and Merchandising to connect employees with our primary business helping make great meals easy so our customers can live healthier and better lives / Partners with HR to promote our culture as an employer of choice
* Ensures that messages are communicated creatively and effectively according to Wegmans' employee identity and design principles reinforcing our companies philosophy
* Oversees the content and design of newsletters and product promotions for employees that relate to our business
* Manages multiple assignments under high-pressure deadlines with minimal supervision
* Understands and recommends communication for specific HR programs to include Benefit Communications and Recruitment

Melcrum Jobs: Nestle, Internal Communications Manager

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:00:58 GMT

Internal Communications Manager, Nestle, Croydon - London

Rate: � 35,000 to � 45,000 (full-time, permanent) + 7 p/c incentive scheme, pension scheme, health plan

Due to an internal restructure we have an exciting vacancy that has arisen within the Internal Communications Department in Croydon, for an Internal Communications Manager.

You will be responsible for contributing to overall Nestle UK internal communications strategy and providing a dedicated internal communications service to designated Divisions, Business Units and Functions, namely Beverage and Food Services.

Your main areas of responsibility will be:

* Managing, creating, implementing and reviewing Internal Communication plans and strategies to support management objectives
* Working with senior management, line management and factory management teams to advise on communications best practice
* Managing the Nestle UK and Ireland Line Manager Briefing system, ensuring that all line managers are provided with timely and relevant business updates
* Managing the design and communication plan for the Talkback Employee survey

Jobs at Melcrum: Online Writer

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:25:58 GMT

Online Writer - Melcrum, West London, UK

Rate: � 25,000 (full-time, perm) + company bonus

Do you know your RSS from your SEO? Do you have experience writing snappy, engaging content for the web? Would you like to work in a dynamic environment and help us embrace new media?

If your answers are all yes, you could be the person we�re looking for.
We are an international publisher with an award-winning online network seeking a technology-savvy writer to help grow our web presence. We offer a generous bonus scheme, comprehensive training and development and the opportunity to work on a variety of exciting new projects.

If you have at least two years' experience writing for the web and can help us produce engaging e-zines, blogs and podcasts, get in touch. Dreamweaver or HTML knowledge is an advantage.

Jobs at Melcrum: Managing Editor

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:10:58 GMT

Managing Editor - Melcrum, West London, UK

Rate: � 30,000 to 35,000 (full-time, perm) + company bonus

Are you an experienced editor with a great track record in new product development?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, market-leading, global publisher to help grow our research division. Working closely with freelancers and authors, you will project manage new launches from commissioning through to press day. You will also play a key role in delivering exclusive research for members of our elite Research Forum of FTSE 100 companies. You will have at least five years' editorial experience and be adept at spotting new trends and hot topics. An awareness of management issues and international business is an advantage, but above all, you must have the drive to deliver top-quality research and bring new titles to market.

Melcrum Training: Masterclass - Effective Measurement

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:50:58 GMT

When: 29-30 November, 2006 or 14-15 March, 2007
Where: Hendon Hall, London UK

Measuring your internal communication efforts can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What does the process actually entail and how can you guarantee success?

In this practical two-day masterclass, Susan Walker will take you through the complete research and measurement process, step by step. Practical, actionable advice from a measurement expert, you'll come away armed with the templates and techniques you need to make measurement work for organisation.

Melcrum Webinars: Linking Communication Measurements to Business Goals

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:27:58 GMT

When: Thursday, 2 November, 2006
1 pm to 2:30 pm US Central Standard Time

This session will help you get beyond communicating just for awareness or understanding of broad organizational messages, to communicating more specifically and concretely to deliver business results by measurably influencing your audience's behaviors.

A communicator who has spent half her career on the corporate/non-profit side and the other half in consulting, Angela Sinickas speaks plain English and gives practical, actionable advice.

Melcrum Jobs: Rolls-Royce NA, Communications Manager

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:23:58 GMT

Communications Manager, Rolls-Royce NA, Reston, VA - Atlantic/Eastern

Rate: $ Negotiable (full-time, perm)

The successful candidate will:

1) Design, develop and execute external and internal communications plans, to include strategy, audiences, vehicles, frequency, etc.
2) Manage internal and external websites to include content, design, maintenance and feedback response
3) Draft, edit and secure approval for external and internal releases
4) Place advertisements in trade journals, to include selecting and approving images and copy
5) Manage external vendors associated with collateral, graphics, tradeshows
6) Support sales team through design of standard templates and presentation materials
7) Provide guidance around use of company logo and other materials

Melcrum Jobs: British Airways, Internal Communications Manager

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:15:58 GMT

Internal Communications Manager, British Airways, London, Heathrow

Rate: � Negotiable (full-time, permanent)

Job Brief: At British Airways, information technology is pivotal to our business operation across the global marketplace. We communicate every day to people all over the world through every medium. Using your internal communications expertise, we want you to design and implement our employee communication and involvement strategy.

Working in line with and contributing to the formation of the IT business plan, you'll provide communications support for all internal and face-to-face events, and develop a communications plan in close conjunction with our corporate media relations team.

Melcrum Events: Comms Canada

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:20:58 GMT

Two-Day Conference: November 8-9, 2006
Plus 2 Practical Workshops: November 7, 2006
Sheraton Center, Toronto: Toronto ON, Canada

1 Provide fresh perspectives on ongoing communication interests, such as employee engagement, senior leadership communications, measurement, and change management.

2 Offer leading - edge views on the issues that are rapidly changing the communication field, such as increased corporate transparency, emerging technologies, and new communication models.

Melcrum Research: The Pulse - Essential data on internal communication budgets, salaries and trends 2006/07

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:38:58 GMT

Benchmarking data for the internal communication function is hard to come by. So how can you compare what you're doing with the rest of your industry if you haven't got anything to measure it against? The answer is, you can't.

The Pulse is the brand new report from Melcrum, which is packed full of robust data on internal communication functions worldwide. Based on a survey of over 1,100 professional communicators, the report presents detailed information on budgets, salaries, structures and trends in internal communication. The data is also broken down so that you can benchmark with other functions in your industry and region.

To download your free executive summary of key findings from The Pulse please read on.

Melcrum Events: Productivity Partnership: How a Small Team Can Make a Global Impact on Employee Engagement

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:27:58 GMT

When: Thursday, 19 October, 2006
1 pm to 2:30 pm US Central Standard Time

American Standard Companies has the world's biggest bath and kitchen business - which faces some big challenges, from market pressures to soaring energy and materials costs. How is the business using communications as a tool to help mobilize employees in more than 30 ceramics plants in 15 countries to drive productivity, quality and safety improvements - without any on-site communication professionals to help?

An employee communication team of two is working in partnership with operations and human resources leaders across the business to deliver a plant-by-plant solution to meet this global employee engagement need.

Podcast: Strategic Communication Management Summit pre-event interview - Euan Semple

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:40:58 GMT

In the first of two pre-event podcast interviews, Mandy Thatcher speaks to social media expert, Euan Semple, ahead of his opening keynote presentation at the UK SCM Summit, 17-19 October 2006.

Podcast: Strategic Communication Management Summit pre-event interview - Mike Love

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:40:58 GMT

In the second of two pre-event podcast interviews, Mandy Thatcher speaks to Mike Love, senior director of corporate communications at Microsoft, ahead of his presentation at the UK SCM Summit, 17-19 October 2006.

Melcrum Jobs: Director of Employee Communications, Brussels

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:10:58 GMT

Director of Employee Communications, Brussels, Belgium - Rest of World

Rate: � 60,000 to � 70,000 (full-time, permanent) + Excellent benefits package

Job Brief: Our client is a market leading manufacturer of well known household goods, employs some 13,000 people in Europe, and is the subsidiary of an American owned multi-national.

This is a new appointment, designed to drive effective employee communications across Europe to support the business vision, changes and goals. It will involve advising senior management teams, developing strategy and key messages and managing delivery via print, internet, video and face to face presentations.

We are seeking candidates with extensive experience in internal communications and change management, excellent writing and project management skills, and some international experience. Knowledge of other European languages in addition to English would be an advantage.

Melcrum Jobs: Westminster City Council, Account Executive

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:06:58 GMT

Westminster City Council, Account Executive, SW1 - London

Rate: � 25,000 to � 29,000 (full-time, permanent) + 6 month contract

Job Brief: We're looking for someone with a proven talent for internal communication to join Westminster City Council's award winning in-house team. The successful candidate will help us engage our staff, inspire our managers and provide information for our directors on the views of our employees. They'll have a highly varied workload, doing everything from: organising briefings for our CEO to editing our staff newspaper to measuring staff opinion.

You'll have experience at account executive level, understand how to engage employees and create a high performance working culture.

Melcrum Guides: Embed employee engagement as a real process in your organization

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:06:58 GMT

Most organizations realize the importance of employee engagement as a key contributor to business success. So how can you take your engagement efforts forward and produce real deliverables? How do you convince senior leaders that it's worthwhile? What are the metrics to use to produce reliable scores?

You'll get these answers and more with Melcrum's multimedia CD-ROM, The Internal Communicator's Guide to Employee Engagement.

Melcrum Jobs: Rolls-Royce, Communications Officer

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:44:58 GMT

Rolls-Royce, Communications Officer, Derby - North of England

Rate: � Negotiable (full-time, permanent) + �Competitive Salary + Benefits

Job Brief: We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our busy Civil Aerospace communications team. You will work in conjunction with the Internal Communications Manager to develop and deliver key elements of the Civil Aerospace internal communications strategy. This role entails supporting the existing communications plan, project management and delivery of communications activities, as well as the maintenance and development of the Civil Aerospace intranet. Our intranet will be a key communication channel in the future and we need to develop it to ensure that it is effective, meaningful, and promotes two-way communication.

Melcrum Jobs: KCR Solutions, Internal Communication Manager

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:33:58 GMT

KCR Solutions, Internal Communication Manager, Midlands

Rate: � 60,000 to � 70,000 (full-time, permanent)

Job Brief: Our client, a leading player in its field in the UK, has an excellent opportunity for a an Internal Communications Manager. The main purpose of the role is to lead, develop and deliver the strategy for all Retail Internal Communications - in order to deliver Retail business objectives.

Key Activities:
* Develop and deliver a coherent strategy for all Retail Internal Communications that supports the objectives of the Retail Business and the needs of business areas
* Managing the transition and development of the IC function into a centre of excellence - creating a lean, professional, high performing team
* Build close connections with the Retail MD and the Retail Board to identify and maximise positive internal communications opportunities, and to identify and manage effectively potential risks
* To be seen as providing internal communications consultancy, coaching and leadership throughout the Retail Business, through a team of IC Business Partners and Internal Communication Executives
* People management and development/coaching of the IC team and coordination/reallocation of IC resources depending on the ongoing needs of the business
* Building and maintaining relationships with peers/teams in the wider organisation
* Manage evaluation of all Retail Internal Communications activity including how it relates to the development of company profile with UK employees
* Management of cross-company internal communication projects which may be delegated as appropriate