CAROLE MALECZEK
Hook,Hampshire
Summary
Communications professional with expertise in strategic communication, change management, and leadership messaging. Proven ability to develop impactful campaigns and engagement initiatives that enhance organizational success. Skilled in stakeholder influence and collaboration, promoting a culture of sustainability and engagement.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of Corporate Centre Communications
Bauer Media Group
London / Hamburg
05.2023 - 03.2026
- Leading a team of six communication managers
- Business Partnering the CPO, CFO, CTO and Group Leadership Team
- Providing strategic communications support to key functions including Finance, People /HR, Technology, Legal and Governance
- Providing Change Communications support for key transformation initiatives within the Support Functions
- Leading for all company-wide communication messages and campaigns from concept development through to execution
- Accountable for embedding BMG’s new Group Leadership Team across the organisation, strengthening employee awareness, alignment, and engagement.
- Responsible for the development and delivery of BMG’s 150th anniversary multi-channel campaign reaching over 12,000 employees across Europe throughout 2025 resulting in a 40% uplift in positive employee sentiment
- Leading communications for the launch and integration of BMG’s new Corporate Brand across 16 markets and our global communication infrastructure
- Leading communications for the launch, and embedding of BMG’s first Corporate Sustainability Plan.
Freelance Communications Consultant
Bauer Media Group
Remote
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Played a leading role in developing Bauer Media Group’s first company-wide ESG strategy
- Supported the development and roll-out of BMG’s first Group-level People Code of Conduct, ensuring stakeholder understanding of compliance procedures and processes for reporting and managing potential misconduct.
- Developed and delivered a 12-month communications plan to embed the new business strategy across the organisation, including its core business areas and key partners.
Global Senior Communications Manager, Youth Activist Engagement and Employee Advocacy
Unilever
London
04.2020 - 11.2022
- Led the development and delivery of Unilever’s global youth activist engagement strategy and employee advocacy programmes.
- Led Sustainable Living Content, a global behaviour-change initiative (with the Behavioural Insights Team) exploring how social media content could influence behaviours around food waste and plastic use.
- Worked with key NGO partners to design and deliver campaigns, including the World’s To-Do List with Project Everyone, achieving over 24M impressions across Unilever’s social channels.
- Led the global Youth Power Hacks initiative with Restless Development and Project Everyone, upskilling young activists and reaching more than 100,000 young people worldwide.
- Developed ongoing digital content to demonstrate the social and environmental impact of Unilever’s sustainability approach to priority audiences.
- Produced annual progress reports to measure the performance and impact of key sustainability campaigns and content, including contributions to Unilever’s Annual Report.
- Designed and implemented employee advocacy recruitment and engagement plans in partnership with the Unilever Pride Community, supporting Diversity & Inclusion objectives.
- Managed and developed team members, including recruitment, coaching, mentoring, and supporting apprentices and industrial placement students.
Global Senior Communications Manager, Campaigns
Unilever
London
01.2018 - 04.2020
- Led global, multi-stakeholder sustainability engagement campaigns and events to build trust and position Unilever as a leader in sustainable business.
- Built strategic partnerships with major NGOs, including UNICEF, Project Everyone, Save the Children, Oxfam and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
- Managed multiple agencies to design, execute and measure high-impact campaigns across priority markets.
- Engaged, influenced and briefed senior leaders—including the CEO—on campaign strategy, narrative and creative execution.
- Delivered Unilever’s annual Sustainable Living Plan progress update, translating complex data into accessible reports, films, digital assets, and in-person/virtual events for global audiences.
- Directed Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, engaging 40,000+ young innovators worldwide.
- Led the global internal launch of Unilever’s new business strategy to 150,000 employees, including the largest internal engagement event in company history.
- Designed and implemented a company-wide internal recognition and awards programme across 90 markets.
Foods Category Communications Business Partner
Unilever
10.2012 - 12.2018
- Details on request
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Dietetics
Kings College London
09.2005 - 09.2006
MSc - Nutrition (with Merit)
Kings College London
09.2004 - 09.2005
BSc - Biology (Upper second class honours)
University of Southampton
09.2000 - 07.2003
Skills
Strategic communication development and implementation
Change and transformation
Leadership communications and stakeholder influence
Campaign development
Culture and engagement communications
Sustainability communications
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Head of Corporate Centre Communications
Bauer Media Group
05.2023 - 03.2026
Freelance Communications Consultant
Bauer Media Group
11.2022 - 05.2023
Global Senior Communications Manager, Youth Activist Engagement and Employee Advocacy
Unilever
04.2020 - 11.2022
Global Senior Communications Manager, Campaigns
Unilever
01.2018 - 04.2020
Foods Category Communications Business Partner
Unilever
10.2012 - 12.2018
Post Graduate Diploma - Dietetics
Kings College London
09.2005 - 09.2006
MSc - Nutrition (with Merit)
Kings College London
09.2004 - 09.2005
BSc - Biology (Upper second class honours)
University of Southampton
09.2000 - 07.2003