Karen Munro

Current

• Recruitment Consultant, BBC World Service at BBC

Past

• Office Manager & PA to Head of BBC Information & Archives at BBC
• Facilities Manager at BBC
• Personnel Assistant at BBC

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Connections

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Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• My Website

Karen Munro’s Experience

• Recruitment Consultant, BBC World Service

  BBC

  (Public Company; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2002 — Present (7 years 2 months)

  Responsible for providing a first class consultative recruitment service to the BBC World Service Spanish & Americas Division and the World Service Trust.
  
  The Span Am Division covers BBC offices across Latin America, Russia, Brazil, Ukraine etc.
  
  The BBC World Service Trust is the independent, international charity set up by the BBC. It uses media and communications to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. In any given year the Trust engages and interacts with more than 100 million people - in their local languages - in over 40 countries. It does so by creating innovative media campaigns - on television, radio, online, mobiles and village outreach. Our five focus areas are: Health, Learning and Livelihoods, Governance and Human Rights, Humanitarian Response and Environment.
  
  The charity is funded by grants from international development donors such as the Department for International Development (DFID), the European Union, UN Agencies and US Foundations.
  
  If your interested in working for the BBC World Service, let me know. All our jobs are advertised on www.bbc.co.uk/jobs

• Office Manager & PA to Head of BBC Information & Archives

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 1998 — October 2002 (3 years 11 months)

  Responsible for the management and development of 12 administrative staff across 6 sites. Representing the Head of Department and liaising with members of the public, outside organisations and suppliers on behalf of the BBC and I&A.

• Facilities Manager

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)

  October 1995 — December 1998 (3 years 3 months)

  Managed BBC Worldwide’s in-house travel contract with American Express with a contract value of £2m per annum. Negotiated annual travel deals for BBC WW with British Airways, British Midland and AmEx to return discounted rates back to the business. Represented BBC Worldwide’s Board of Directors travel requirements . During this time I took a 12 month secondment within Premises Management.

• Personnel Assistant

  BBC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  August 1990 — October 1995 (5 years 3 months)

Additional Information

Karen Munro’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• My Website

Karen Munro’s Groups:

•    International TV Professionals
•    Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
•    Chinwag
•    Interaction Design Association
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Project Management Link - www.pmlink.org
•    EMEA recruiters - knowledge sharing group
•    Project Manager Networking Group
•    Expat Network
•    RecruitingBlogs
•    The Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers (The FIRM)
•    The Recruitment Network
•    Interactive / Media / Design, Royal Academy of Art
•    H.R. Professionals
•    Special Public Communications Group
•    Human Resources Professionals Worldwide - www.HRProWorld.com
•    Radio & Television News Directors Network
•    International Development
•    Devex (The Development Executive Group)
•    INTERACTIVE GROUP
•    The Global Business Development Network
•    Fundraising Professional Group
•    British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service
•    Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters.
•    DreamDesigners
•    INTERACTIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP
•    Marketing & Communication Network
•    Information Design
•    United Nations (UN) - Open Link
•    Foundation Network - MojaLink
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    Recruitment Community Europe
•    BBC alumni
•    Sudan Business and Professional Network
•    Khartoum Business Club
•    NonProfit Media
•    Analysts - UK
•    Internal Recruiters/Managers (In-House)
•    Non Profit & Philanthropic Job Board
•    Russian speaking professionals - international recruitment
•    PMJobShop
•    Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting
•    SEEBS SIIJ Serbia : Ideas, Investment and Jobs
•    International Business Development - Open Networkers Group
•    Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections!
•    Europe Jobs
•    Broadcast Management
•    The Recruitment Preferred Supplier Network

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