Julia Scheffer Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

AltoPartners is the global alliance of independent executive search and leadership consulting firms with offices across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. As Global Director : Business Development, I work with teams across the global alliance to leverage cross-border / international business activities

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

AltoPartners is an international alliance of independent executive search and leadership consulting firms. Established in 2006 by a group of entrepreneurial companies, the alliance now spans 55 offices in 35 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Global

Johannesburg, Sandton

Jenni Newman Public Relations (JNPR) is one of South Africa’s leading PR and communications companies. JNPR offers a full range of public relations services. We have a team of highly skilled professionals across all market sectors. Strategically focused and extremely pro-active, we have exceptional media contacts at a high level. Media relations forms the core of many of our campaigns and we have achieved outstanding success for clients in this area.

Johannesburg

With our understanding of communications strategies and objectives, we are able to effortlessly and creatively translate your strategy into a compelling story, which will appeal to a multitude of audiences across multiple communications channels. Our expertise in design, DTP, Flash animation, digital signage and digital platform creation allows us to create content with a strategic activation and communication approach.

Brunswick is an international corporate communications partnership that helps businesses and other organizations address critical communications challenges. We started in London in 1987 and have grown organically into a private partnership in more than 16 cities around the world

I was responsible for preparing the lectures and lecturing the subject of Marketing Communications to approximately 300 Second Year Students. In addition to preparing the lectures and lecturing, I was responsible for the administration associated with the course as well as the setting and marking of all test, assignments and exams

Lecturing in the fields of Corporate Communication and Marketing Communication

Compliation of Internal Comunication strategies, internal communication auditing, project management

Communication Lead on Project Management Team (Microsoft Xchange Project for Absa Bank)Areas of Responsibility for this Xchange Project:Part of team which conceptualised the vision and mission statements for the project.Communication liaison between the Project Office, Absa Bank Management and employees.

Communication Lead on Project Management Team (AST-DTS NT2XP Migration Project for the retail sector of Absa Bank)Areas of Responsibility for this Software Standardisation Project:Design of the project's logo and conceptualisation of its slogan, vision and mission statements (brand building);Communication liaison between the Project Office, Absa Bank management and employees and AST-DTS IT management and technicians;Drafting of communication plans for the project's launch, implementation and completion phases;Communication activities with the express aim of creating awareness of the importance of the project;Sourcing of suppliers for corporate gifts and information folders;Preparation of information packs and PowerPoint presentations for the NT2XP Technical roadshows

Communication Lead on Project Management Team (Microsoft Exchange POC Project for Absa Bank)Areas of Responsibility for this Exchange POC Project:Communication liaison between the Project Office, Absa Bank Management and employees.Drafting and dissemination of communication to Absa employees pertaining to the migration of users onto the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

Communication Lead on Project Management Team (Microsoft and AST-DTS SafeHouse Project for the non-retail sector of Absa Bank)Areas of Responsibility for this IT Security Project:Conceptualisation of the project's slogan;All marketing and PR activities which up-held the established project vision, mission and values;Communication liaison between the Project Office, Absa Bank management and employees and AST-DTS IT management and technicians;Drafting of communication plans for four areas of the project;Communication of all project related security policies and procedures to Absa Bank management and employees and AST-DTS IT management and technicians via e-mail, flyer drops, and articles in the ABACUS and Fast News publications;Communication activities, which aimed to increase awareness of the project, to highlight the importance of the project and to encourage the evolution of an IT security aware culture within Absa Bank and AST-DTS.Adhering to a specific Marketing Budget;Sourcing of suppliers for corporate gifts and information folders;Preparation of information packs, CDs, DVDs, and PowerPoint presentations for the SafeHouse Technical roadshows, which were held throughout the non-retail Absa Bank Regional Offices. This involved extensive travel throughout South Africa;Conceptualisation of the SafeHouse Project websites on both the Absa Intranet and the AST-DTS Specialist Knowledge Portals;Editing of all project documents;Coordination of the End of Project Function, which included sourcing and decorating the venue and purchasing gifts, and creating and sending out unique invitations.

Master'S Degree, Communications

Honours, Business/Corporate Communications

Ba Hummanities, Communication And Media Studies

Matric

Primary And High School