Communications Specialist, The Global Fund, Geneva
Communication Specialist – Publications & Design, UNOPS, Geneva
Event Specialist, World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva
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The next Performance Web conference will be held on 20 May 2016 at the Theatre de l’Espérance in Geneva (Centre de l’Espérance, Rue de la Chapelle 8, 1207 Genève).
The one day conference will include 15 speakers and 13 sessions, focusing on topics linked to web performance and search engine optimisation (SEO). The conference will be in French.
Early bird tickets are now available for CHF 120.-
UNAIDS and the Rudra Béjart School of Dance are pleased to invite you to join special guests HRH Princess Tessy of Luxembourg and H.E Dr Raymonde Goudou-Coffie, Minister for Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS of Côte d’Ivoire, to celebrate International Women’s Day with us.
Monday, 7 March 2016, at 18:00
The Ball Room, Hotel InterContinental Genève,
Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 7-9, 1209 Geneva
Performance by the dancers of the renowned Rudra Béjart School from 18:30 to 19:15 under the artistic direction of Michel Gascard.
Reception from 19:20 to 20:30.
Tickets for the performance and reception: adults, CHF 70; 13–18-year-olds, CHF 40; free entry for children aged 12 years old and under. Purchase online: https://www.amiando.com/TIEAENW.html
Proceeds will benefit an organization of Women living with HIV.
Web Writer, WIPO, Geneva – nine month contract
Internship Web Content designer/communications (in French), Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S)
Digital Content Specialist Internship, World Organisation against Torture (OMTC) Geneva
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Thank you to all the participants who joined our workshop day on Friday 29th of January 2016 at Webster University Geneva. It was a successful day both for the trainers and the GCN members who attended. We would also like to thank the trainers as well as Webster University Geneva for hosting the event.
Our next event will be a lunchtime seminar. Look out for an announcement soon.
Three new workshops from Sarah Clark of Clear thinking – Clear communication:
NEW evening workshop: De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
Lausanne, Tuesday 23 February, 18.00–21.00
For anyone curious about this powerful method and how it can help you to strengthen critical thinking, run productive and collaborative meetings, take effective decisions, and explore issues more quickly to generate creative solutions.
Further information(pdf)>>
Registration deadline: Tuesday 16 February.
NEW evening workshop: Boosting personal and team effectiveness: an introduction to Belbin Team Roles
Lausanne, Tuesday 22 March, 18.00–21.00
For professionals in all fields who’d like to learn how the Belbin Team Roles approach can help in developing self-management skills, understanding the unique contribution each person can make to a team, and building productive working relationships.
Further information(pdf)>>
Registration deadline: Tuesday 15 March.
Visual language and graphic facilitation
Lausanne, Wednesday 11 & Thursday 12 May, 9.00–17.30
An introduction to the techniques of using hand-drawn visuals in a range of professional contexts, including group facilitation, coaching and training. You will learn the basics of visual language and how to use a mix of simple drawings, colour, words and metaphors to develop and share ideas, record presentations and meetings, and engage and energize groups.
Thinking that you can draw is absolutely not a prerequisite— if the techniques interest you and you’re prepared to experiment, please join us. We will spend a large proportion of the day practising and sharing within the group. Engage both your right and your left brain and have fun!
Further information(pdf)>>
Registration deadline: Sunday 24 April.
Inspiration, creativity and outstanding craftsmanship are the qualities that distinguish the Swiss Poster Award prize winners. The Swiss Poster Award underscores the importance of the poster in intermedia competition and recognises the high quality of poster design. Whether in classical or digital form, out-of-home advertising has come of age as a creative platform that unites cost efficiency and strength of impact.
The winners of Switzerland’s most prestigious poster awards will receive their prizes at the “APG|SGA Poster Night” in the Maag Halle, Zurich, on 10 March 2016.
The following tender may be of interest to communication consultants:
The purpose of the tender is to develop a communication strategy and related action plan to assist the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO in achieving its overall organizational objectives, engaging effectively with relevant stakeholders, demonstrating the impact of its work and changing behaviour and perceptions where necessary.
The Contractor will initially develop a draft (of about 15-20 pages) and a final version of a time-bound (~3-4 year) IOC Communications Strategy and related Action Plan. The duration of the work would be of the order of 2 months. This Strategy should be scoped to fit the available resources at IOC, prioritizing the actions. The Strategy and Action Plan will be presented to IOC governing bodies in June 2016.
Before submitting your tender proposal, please read carefully the tender instructions document and some background information on IOC.
Type of contract: Consultancy. Duration: 2 months.
Deadline: 1 February 2016 (noon, Paris time).
Submit application to: j.barbiere(at)unesco.org (following tender instructions).
OWIT event on Women and Career Negotiations to be held 14 Jan 2016, 18:00-21:30:
Women & Career Negotiations: Powerful techniques to make women more effective and confident
Do you believe that women and men behave in the same way when negotiating? Building on the research on this topic and our speaker’s vast negotiation experience, we will be exploring some of the differences between men and women, with a focus on how women negotiate. In particular, Giuseppe will share with us his HARMONY framework for effective career negotiations for women.
About the Speaker
Giuseppe Conti is a recognized expert in the field of Negotiation and regular lecturer at Business Schools, such as ESADE, HEC Geneva, HEC Paris, IMD, INSEAD, Oxford, RSM, and SDA Bocconi. Managers from over 90 different countries have attended his highly interactive and pragmatic workshops. He is a seasoned negotiator combining academic content with a rich practitioner experience from his senior procurement and commercial leadership roles with blue chip multinationals (Procter & Gamble, Novartis, Firmenich, Merck). He runs custom negotiation workshops for leading multinationals in Europe and Asia.
When – 14 Jan 2016 18:00 – 21:30
Location – Le Courtil, Centre de séminaires & BnB, Rue du Port 14, 1180 Rolle
Registration – Member – 40.00 (CHF), Non-member – 65.00 (CHF)
Agenda for the Evening :
18.30 – 19:00 Registration/ apero /networking
19:00 – 20:30 Presentation
20:30 – 21:30 Optional informal discussion / networking
Register at: http://owit-lakegeneva.org/event-2102287
We are happy to announce our next workshop day!
Workshop day : Friday 29 January 2016 at Webster University Geneva – featuring three workshops (Note: you can only attend one workshop in the day!):
Cost: 480 CHF for GCN members, 600 CHF for non-members
(includes a buffet lunch and tea/coffee)
Location: Webster University Geneva, Route de Collex 15, 1293 Bellevue, Switzerland. Public transport; train from Cornavin main railway station to Genthod/Bellevue train station (5 minute walk); Bus V from Cornavin; By car – free parking available at venue.
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Workshop 1: Communicating through images
With current technology producing and disseminating an image seems very simple. But how do we choose the right subjects? How do we frame the image? And which are the best channels for disseminating the image to generate effective results? Through both theory and practical exercises, this workshop will offer elements of image/photo composition, framing and post-production, together with technical hints for communications professionals.
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Workshop 2: Advanced social media
In the current, multi-channel communications environment, strategically managing social media is a must for every organization or corporation. And that goes far beyond tactical postings and interaction with individuals or groups, even if they belong to your defined target audiences. Indeed, social media must be embedded in the organizational strategy at multiple levels, ranging from communications and marketing to HR and operations. With this multi-purpose approach to social media, different aspects regarding engagement strategies, channel selection, tone of voice, management tools, evaluation and measurement have to be taken into consideration.
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Workshop 3: Writing for the web
Writing for the web is different. People who visit and use your website or Intranet have different needs and expectations to those who read your messages through other channels. In this workshop you will discover how to write great content that meets these needs and keeps your visitors coming back.
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