Social Media in HR conference – still time to book

Looking for a ‘ more connected and collaborative workplace’? The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development wants HR department and resources managers to try engaging in social media and using it to advantage within their companies.

With this in mind the one day ‘Social Media in HR’ conference is due to take place in London next week on the 7th December. With senior HR professional from PepsiCo and Save the Children as guests, seminar topics include areas such as ‘Organisational Approaches to the use of social media internally’ and ‘Making a business impact due to the professional use of social media tools’.

Conference organisers list several areas that can benefit from engagement with social media including planning and acquiring manpower, communicating with employees and managing talent pipelines.

To book a place visit the CIPD website at www.cipd.co.uk/cande/social-media-in-hr

Need ideas to improve team dynamics in the office?

Do you need ideas to improve team dynamics in the office to motivate yourself and everyone else? What about a list of 30 of them ranging from ensuring birthdays are celebrated to training for a charity race together?

Jane Sunley, CEO of a talent management specialist company, puts forward all these ideas to explain how office team dynamics are 'seriously enhanced by having fun' which is why the list also includes 'learning to dance together' as well as 'avoiding taking stuff too seriously". However she also emphasises that everything is about balance - "you don't want to turn it into a comedy club."

Such ideas are proposed against the background of understanding team dynamics and an individual's motivation. Her article on the Growing Business website, also recommends using psychometric tests as a fast way to understand team dynamics. It might just help to work out which of the many ideas to choose for your team. www.growingbusiness.co.uk

Is moving into management right for you?

Is the grass really greener on the other side? As a professional administrator, have you reached your career goal or do you have desires to move on into management?

An article in the latest issue of US magazine, Office Pro, discusses the pros and cons of moving into the boss's chair and other areas of management. In the article 'Is moving up the corporate ladder right for you?', author Kenya McCullum talked to some employees who found that some of the skills valued in the administration role didn't always translate into a management. Elsewhere, interviewees found that the time was right to take on more responsibility and commitment. McCullum highlights a number of factors to consider if you're planning the leap including your work/life balance and how you will be perceived in your new role. Read the full article at http://officepro.iaap-hq.org

"The new workplace currency" - latest report from Cisco

It’s not just money that makes the world go round for many graduates according to Cisco.

The ‘Cisco Connected World Technology Report’ has found that 1 in 3 college students and young graduates “would prioritise social media freedom, device flexibility and work mobility over salary in accepting job offers.” 1 in 4 of the employees surveyed, from all over the globe including the U.K., said “the absence of remote access would influence their job decisions including leaving the company sooner rather than later." The report entitled “The Future of Work: Information Access Expectations, Demands, and Behaviour of the World’s Next-Generation Workforce” makes very interesting reading for human resource managers.

If you’re planning a recruitment drive, the report also looks at current attitudes of college students. 2 out of 3 plan to ask about the use of work and personal mobile devices at their job interviews. To get prepared read the full report at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html

Bid Executive - South Yorkshire

Job Description

Bid Writer / Managers

Location - South Yorkshire

Salary 30,000 - 40,000 - + bonus (approx 10,000)

Description: Our South Yorkshire based client is seeking two bid managers to further expand their bids and tenders department

Profile Job Title: Bid Writer / Managers

Location: Sheffield

Salary inc bonuses: to 30,000 - 40,000 basic + bonus (approx 10,000)

Work experience required: Previous bids and tenders experience essential. Any industry background is acceptable but preference will be given to people who have bid into public sector environments.

Key personal objectives: Follow defined 7 stage process (prepare - plan - design - write - QA - submit - evaluation ) to create bid document - on time and to quality standards, working with the bid lead and corporate / operational colleagues; Develop and produce winning narrative to address the specified requirements within Invitation to Tender Agree with Business Development colleague the ownership of specific actions as relates to the bid by opportunity Responsible for storing / maintaining all new business documents (e.g.: ITTs, impact analysis, bid drafts) in contract library. Provide input and analysis of opportunity to board, to inform risk assessment process To contribute to development of delivery proposals / model, in conjunction with business development and operational colleagues, Process manage at least two individual bidding projects to submission per calendar month.

To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by line manager.

Research Carry out desk based research as required to inform content of bids. To understand delivery of programmes, issues, risks, and good practise, to form a comprehensive database of delivery information, case studies etc. to improve submissions. This will include on-site operational visits and other training.

Quality assurance Ensure that the Quality Assurance process is adhered to during developing and submission of every bid.

Communication Work collaboratively across the Business Development and operations teams to develop best practice. To support colleagues in the design of innovative delivery solutions.

Project Management To steer each new business opportunity through from Bid evaluation and Approval to Bid Creation and Bid Submission using the full range of resources available (operational colleagues, BDM, Bid Managers,, Central team colleagues, sharepoint) to ensure submission of high quality bid documents every time. Create project plan for each opportunity to submit bid documents within BD timescales and to allocate resource for future evaluation and cost benefit analysis.

To make an application please email nikki@employment-enjoyment.co.uk

Hot Job - IT Project Engineer - SC or DV Cleared

Job Description

IT Project Engineer - SC Cleared

Location - Brise Norton / Tewkesbury

Salary - 38,000

IT Project Engineer required for a large defence communications company based in Oxfordshire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for: leading complex bids and projects with an ICT environment for a broad range of defence, broadcast and educational sector; provide technical advise to support ongoing IT projects, installation and integration relating to hardware / software, networking and security; writing technical specifications for integrated hardware and software solutions, including change management controls.

Essential experience includes: Qualified to degree level in a technical discipline; able to grasp complex IT networking, security and software issues, and able articulate them at a business level within bid documents; strong experience of designing and building IT networks; extensive experience of ICT solutions within secure environments; good technical and bid writing skills; working knowledge of MS Office suite including project and visio; qualification to MCSE or CISCO, CCNA/CCDA; knowledge of Prince 2.

For more information please call or email your CV to nikki@employment-enjoyment.co.uk

A warm welcome to Helen Robinson

We have recently expanded our team, sticking to our principles of only employing very experienced recruitment professionals:

General Commercial - admin, secretarial and PA, customer services, HR and training.

Helen Robinson

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Sales, Business development and Finance recruitment:

Anthony Perez

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IT and Technical recruitment

David Townsend

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Creative, Marketing and Design recruitment

Nikki Gardner

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Temporary & Interim recruitment

Claire Caldarone

clairec@employment-enjoyment.co.uk

Our specialist divisions attract permanent and contract staff with creative, IT and technical, finance and sales experience. We also maintain a varied selection of registered candidates within administration, secretarial & PA, customer services, HR and training.