Call for proposals: Digital Platform for Sphere Handbook
phere is seeking a company to design and develop a digital platform being the Single Source of Reference (SSOR) for all output channels of the Sphere Handbook (print, web and mobile) and a new interactive web-version of the Sphere Handbook (Interactive Handbook).
Communications Intern – Oak Foundation
About Oak Foundation
Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. Oak has its main administrative office in Geneva, Switzerland and a presence in eight other countries: Belize, Bulgaria, Denmark, Tanzania, India, the UK, the US and Zimbabwe.
About the internship
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the Communications Intern will report to the Head of Communications. The paid internship will be for eight months with the possibility to extend up to one year, and will begin after the winter holidays. The internship is part time (approximately 15 hours per week and 100 per cent during the summer); a schedule will be established depending on the intern’s courses (exact dates to be confirmed).
To be considered for the internship, candidates must be authorised to work in Switzerland and enrolled in university during the internship. Applications close on 24 November 2017. Please send your CV and a writing sample in English as soon as possible to: human.resources@oakfnd.ch
Responsibilities and Duties
The intern will help the Communications Department by:
- drafting articles for our website, intranet and publications;
- assisting in updating the Foundation’s Twitter account and website;
- developing graphics and assisting in the layout of reports using Adobe InDesign;
- video-editing;
- organising images and content for our various projects; and,
- assisting in any other communications-oriented tasks as they may arise.
Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
- excellent written and oral skills in English;
- experience using Adobe suite;
- experience working with other organisations on communications;
- experience using web-based development tools and social media;
- willingness to learn new things and be a part of a creative team;
- ability to work under deadlines; and,
- authorisation to work in Switzerland and be enrolled as student during the internship.
GCN lunch seminar 9 Nov 2017 wrap-up
Thanks to the some 50 participants at our lunch workshop last Thursday on “Why Your Organization Needs a Community” – and special thanks to our speaker Kelly Hungerford of CommunityWorks for her interesting and engaging presentation!
Many thanks also to the photographer Geraldo Pestalozzi for the great images of the event below.
Media Relations Manager – Nespresso International
New job opening at Nestlé Nespresso SA:
We are currently looking for a Media Relations Manager to help us further enhance the reputation of the company. You will create content to increase understanding among key audiences of the company’s strategy, purpose and achievements, and translate this into compelling stories that you pitch to your media contacts. You will manage the corporate website and support the team with issues management.
Key responsibilities
- Proactively seek out media opportunities by developing and maintaining contacts with Swiss and international media
- Manage all media relations related to Nespresso’s three production centers in Switzerland
- Manage the corporate website
- Manage issues by working independently and cross-functionally with internal stakeholders
- Develop content for corporate materials
- Support Nespresso’s markets with issues management and media relations
Education and experience
- University Degree
- At least 5 years of experience in corporate communications, media relations and Brand PR
- Network of Swiss media would be a strong asset
- Excellent writing skills with an ability to transform information into engaging copy
- Mother tongue French with fluency in English, ideally bilingual
Show us that you have exceptional written and verbal communications skills. Your experience in delivering media relations and corporate communication campaigns in a complex, crossfunctional and multinational environments will be highly appreciated. If you are passionate about this position and want to make a difference to our performance, apply at www.nestle.com/jobs
Junior Communications Manager – Trafigura, Geneva
Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources, stores, transports and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil and refined products and metals and minerals) to clients around the world.
Main Purpose:
This role has been established to support the Corporate Affairs team in the development, management and timely delivery of a diverse range of communications-related projects and materials to an exceptionally high standard.
Key Responsibilities:
Internal communications
• Supporting the Head of Marketing Communications and Head of Media Relations in creating news stories, picture stories, competitions, etc. for the company’s newly launched intranet
• Supporting the roll-out of internal communications campaigns throughout the company
Social and Digital Media
• Supporting the Head of Marketing Communications in keeping the companies’ websites up-to-date
• Supporting the company’s digital/social media efforts including developing content ideas for the company’s Twitter, Flickr and LinkedIn accounts and helping to create and generate content for the company’s new Instagram account
Marketing collateral
• Supporting the Marketing and Communications Manager in the production and timely delivery of marketing brochures, tender documents and PPT presentations, often against tight deadlines for Trafigura Group companies with the help of our external creative design agency
• Accountable for working with suppliers to order, print, store, keep track of and deliver collateral to offices worldwide
• Accountable for the high quality translation of documents by co-ordinating with translation agencies and internal language experts
Brand Management
• Support the Head of Marketing Communications in the implementation and policing of the brand worldwide
• Accountable for the development and deployment of corporate merchandise
Event Management
• Responsible for the arrangement of and logistics associated with occasional large internal meetings and stakeholder events organised by the Corporate Affairs team
Finance
• Timely processing of invoices / payments and allocation of costs according to budgeting protocol for the Corporate Affairs team. Keeping the Corporate Affairs budget tracking spreadsheet up to date
• Supporting the finance team in the registration of new suppliers
• Keeping track of payments made for the Corporate Affairs team occasional purchases on the company credit card
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
• 1-2 years’ experience in a communications/media role
• Positive, dynamic and enthusiastic individual
• Proven ability to write in a range of styles including news stories, articles and marketing materials
• Experience working with digital media, particular idea and content generation
• Excellent organisational and project management skills and ability to solve problems
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with authority at all levels of seniority
• Interested in communications, media, marketing, CSR and sustainability issues, as well as of current affairs
• Absolute mastery of written and spoken English, with a good knowledge of French preferred; other language(s) an advantage
• Can work independently and productively in a fast‐paced, team‐oriented environment
• Competency with all Microsoft packages
• Education to degree level
Competencies:
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Drives results
• Plans and aligns
• Action oriented
• Manages complexity
• Customer focus
• Instils trust
• Being resilientKey Relationships:
• Corporate Affairs team
• Book leaders, country general managers and department heads
• Financial controllers
• Facility Management and receptions worldwide
• External stakeholders
• Suppliers
Short term editing contract – IDMC/NRC, Geneva
Editing of documents from January 2018 to December 2019
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is looking to establish a group of editors/editing agencies with whom to enter framework agreements for ad hoc work over a two-year period.
Requirements:
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council in Geneva invite you / your company to provide a general offer for the following services:
- Editing of IDMC products in British English following the house style, by a given deadline.
Professional competencies:
- Attention to detail, mastery of the English language, impeccable spelling and grammar
- Proven experience in editing documents about internal displacement contexts, migration, environmental change, disaster risk reduction, conflict and other topics related to displacement
- Familiarity with the humanitarian sector, its language and key actors
- Responsiveness and flexibility
Please provide your CV and 3 samples of editing work (including the original text) on the topic of internal displacement and / or another social science topic.
Your offer should clearly indicate the following:
- Cost per hour in Swiss currency / CHF (payment can be made in another agreed currency based on exchange rate at www.oanda.com)
- Rates inclusive and exclusive VAT
- Specification of your standard time for delivery for edit of 1,000 words
- Your company name (if applicable) and contact person
- Your company registration or confirmation of status as an independent editor
- Your / your company’s registered address, name plus email and phone number of contact person
Please submit your quotation by email to Rachel Natali: rachel.natali@idmc.ch
Deadline for submission of quotations is 1 December 2017 9:00 CET.
Are you leaving money on the table because you’re not using LinkedIn to get new clients?
Ten years ago I followed a LinkedIN Challenge to understand how to get more from the platform.
I loved the challenge and after the ten days my profile views went from around 2 a month, to more than 20 a day!
Better still, in the month after the challenge, I attracted three new clients who over the course of the next 12 months brought me more than chf 50,000 in income (and they stayed clients for a lot longer than that too!).
So I’m delighted to announce that my friend Sarah Santacroce, an independent LinkedIn Specialist, will be running her annual LinkedIn Challenge again on 10th November, which will be bigger and better than ever – and until the 7th you can get a special Early Bird price!
You can save your place at the 2017 LinkedIn Challenge here!
The 2017 Challenge will be Bigger and Better than ever!
Over the last decade Sarah has helped more than 1800 professionals (and me!) get more from LinkedIn and this year, her 11th edition, will be bigger than better than ever!
What I love about this particular challenge is that besides all the valuable LinkedIn & Online Presence strategies you get, is that it’s a team effort.
Every year, Sarah gathers a world-wide group of leading LinkedIn experts to participate and share their best LinkedIn strategy. And this year, she’s expanded the field and included a Personal Branding, a Storytelling, a Livestreaming and a Online Image Expert.
Click the link below for the registration details & to save your spot NOW! Sarah offers an Early Bird Price until November 7th
2017 LinkedIn Challenge – Save your place here!
Did you know this about LinkedIn users?
- They are NOT all job seekers! Most are fellow businesses looking to grow their business
- They have a HIGHER average income than Facebook users
- They are in work mode when browsing LinkedIn
This is why you should be using LinkedIn to get clients. Because they’re on there already. If you’re not active on LinkedIn, you’re handing a percentage of them over to someone else who is!
During the 10-day LinkedIN Challenge you will:
- Learn why you absolutely need to use LinkedIn to get clients (how discover how!)
- Find out that your LinkedIn Profile is boring – and how to improve it 😉
- Grow your network significantly
- Learn how to proactively identify, search for and connect with your ideal customers!
- Learn how to be more visible on LinkedIn & get clients to contact you!
Plus much more!
I will definitely join Sarah’s challenge again this year. See you there!
Call for Proposals – Graphic Design – Sphere, Geneva
Designing the Sphere Handbook 2018 – Call for proposals for graphic design services
Sphere is seeking a skilled graphic designer with both print and web design experience to produce the new version of the humanitarian community’s flagship manual, the Sphere Handbook 2018.
Background
The Sphere Handbook (www.sphereproject.org) brings together the fundamental standards for life-saving assistance with dignity in the humanitarian sector. It is currently being fully revised, bothin content and structure. The final text will be ready for sign-off by end January 2018.
The Handbook is composed of eight chapters, five of which follow the same basic structure with some variations. This is primarily presented through the following elements, some of which appear as tables or charts:
- Title page
- Chapter contents page
- Graphic presentation of the chapter’s standards
- Chapter introduction
- Section introduction
- Standard:
- Standard title
- Standard text
- Key Actions with sub-action bullet points
- Key Indicators with additional information bullet points
- Guidance notes
- Appendices
- References and further reading for the full chapter
Deliverables:
1. Interim (15 December) Set of design elements, in any suitable format.
2. Full set of elements (12 January) All digital files (InDesign or similar).
3. All finalized and validated files, ready for online and print publication (max. 28 February): Complete digital files (InDesign or similar); ready-to-print files (press quality PDF); cascading style sheet containing the equivalent design information for use for the online version of the Handbook.
Submissions
Freelancers and agencies may apply.
Proposals should include:
a) A résumé, inclusive of your language skills (Fluent English or French required); summary information on all team members if several professionals are associated to the proposal;
b) Portfolio of past design work and (if possible) initial suggestions for the Sphere Handbook design;
c) Recommended file formats in which you will submit both the print and online deliverables;
d) An explanation of how the following will be achieved:
- Clear, simple and attractive design that is easy to navigate by first-time users;
- Consideration given to all the text elements listed above.
e) Proposed budget.
Pease send your proposals to recruitment@sphereproject.org by 15 November 2017.
To see the full job advert, consult the Sphere website.
Tender for communication strategy and new website
The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) is looking for a dynamic and open-minded company to collaborate with in order to develop our organization’s website and communication strategy.
GANHRI is a membership based no-profit organization, with a varied mandate, a large range of activities but above all a complex and vast network of members.
If you are skilled at simplification and have solid experience with no-profit organizations, we are interested in receiving your proposal.
As you will find in the tender notice, they are mainly looking for 3 outputs:
- 1. A clear communication strategy, where roles, processes and guide lines are identified and outlined (internal and external communication, conventional channels and social media);
- 2. A tool-kit of templates and key messages (including vision and mission statement);
- 3. A new website to promote our members, their achievements as well as our own.
The deadline for application is December 1st.
For further information and to apply:
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For further clarification, contact : info@ganhri.org