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Communications Specialist - GE Security - EMEA

Posted 2008-05-12

General

GE Security, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a leading supplier of security and life safety technologies, with operations in more than 35 countries and $1.8 billion in annual sales. GE Security offers one of the industry's broadest product portfolios, covering explosives and narcotics detection, intrusion and access control, video surveillance, key management, and fire detection. GE Security's products are used to protect people and property across a wide range of industries, including aviation, law enforcement, banking, education, healthcare, mass transit, residential and retail.

GE Security was honored with Frost & Sullivan's 2007 Global Market Leadership Award for Container Security Devices for its CommerceGuard container security solution. For more information about GE Security and our products, please visit www.gesecurity.com.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive and effective internal communications campaigns to advance strategic business objectives and key initiatives
• Plan and manage key communication events including all-employee meetings, audiocasts, and other communications vehicles such as webchats/webcasts/news updates
• Support PR and Marketing leaders in the implementation of external PR/marketing plans in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to raise GE Security's profile in trade and business media
• Drive and maintain content for intranet including success stories, business collateral, and announcements
• Provide GE Security employees with relevant information to continuously improve performance and position the organization as an "employer of choice."

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, Marketing, or related field
• 3-5 years communications experience
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong execution skills consistently meeting deadlines
• High creativity and problem-solving ability
• Strong command of the English language

Desired:

• Six Sigma trained and certified
• Global experience
• Security industry experience/knowledge

Interested applicants should send their cv to: andrea.bearcroft@ge.com.