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United Kingdom

Experts in internal communications and employee engagement. We power conversations that connect, engage and motivate your people to deliver great business results. It’s what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us switched on all day, every day. We’re fervent in our belief that great conversations among your people give you better competitive advantage, shareholder value and bottom line results.

York, England, United Kingdom

I help women thrive in business by creating clarity, increasing confidence and taking decisive action. Let's clear on your vision, establish the right mindset and build an action plan to propel your ambitions to life.

York

York

Public Affairs Manager interpreting and implementing global Nutrition, Health and Wellness initiatives for the UK market.Responsible for leading the development and implementation of Nestlé UK community projects; devising bespoke communications strategies that promoted the brand effectively to the target audience.Preparation of issue management communications for external audiences, effectively responding to complex and sensitive issues whilst maintaining and further promoting a positive brand reputation.Supporting members of the Consumer Services team, advising on appropriate and effective external communications.Management of corporate charity including responsibility for budget allocation, developing effective and inclusive fundraising strategies whilst ensuring employee engagement, providing regular progress reports to Nestlé’s senior leadership team and securing continued executive level support.Interpretation and management of Nestlé’s global Healthy Kids initiative in the UK.

York / Gatwick

Creation and development of presentations and communications for delivery by the CEO to internal and external au-diences, stakeholders, industry groups and community organisations.Key member of the core project team managing the high profile Nestlé SA Executive Board visit to the UK market; solely responsible for the compilation of the market presentation delivered to the board by the UK executive team and speeches delivered by the CEO.Responsible for the communications, event management and employee on-boarding strategies during Nestlé’s global acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition in the UK.Preparation of briefs for the executive team and key business spokesman for internal and external audiences; including media interviews, employee briefings and stakeholder events.Co-ordination and attendance of the Nestlé UK monthly board meetings and quarterly Market Co-ordination Committee meetings; including management and preparation of agendas, presentations and recording and circulation of minutes.

York, United Kingdom

Planning and delivery of the Nestlé UK Blueprint Conference attended by the top 200 managers; interpreting the business strategy, working with the executive team to communicate their core messages, designing agendas and ensuring conference flow and presentation consistency, managing third party suppliers for audio visual, catering and accommodation.Responsible for the Nestlé UK Blueprint cascade to all employees across multiple sites and disciplines; creating an abridged and accessible version of the Blueprint presentation, introducing and managing cascade champions, providing all materials and resources, collating feedback and providing a post-campaign report to the executive team.Editor of Nestlé UK & Ireland employee magazine; responsible for sourcing stories and artwork, agency management, proof reading, achieving print deadlines and distribution to all sites (7,000 employees).Design and implementation of CEO communication strategy to improve employee engagement and raise profile; including drafting of content and event organisation.Drafting and editing content for all internal channels and providing copy for external use.Responsible for Nestlé Confectionery’s Internal Communications strategy including internal brand launches and organisation of the Confectionery Blueprint Conference and quarterly updates.Creation, design and distribution of iTalk, Nestlé’s first Internal Communications App.Development of sustainability communications including the Cocoa Plan and UK Palm Oil, including creation of the Cocoa Plan Ambassador scheme.Development of digital communications including filming and editing of video content.Development of change management communications on key projects including factory closures.Management of photographers and film crews.

York, United Kingdom

Responsible for the attraction and recruitment of new employees to Nestlé across various disciplines, including the design and copy writing of attraction campaigns.Stakeholder management of graduate champions, modern apprentice and recruiting managers.Maintained and renovated Nestlé Graduate website including introducing and implementing podcasts.Organised, attended and represented Nestlé at National Gradate Fairs & university careers fairs.Liaised with external suppliers to secure advertising and publicity.Built key relationships across the breadth of the business including commercial teams, factory sites and sister companies.Successfully conducted primary and secondary research into the on-boarding and induction of new employees, the findings of which were presented to the Nestlé senior leadership team.