About you

You will be able to demonstrate your substantial knowledge and experience of:

• Managing complex media relationships and achieving positive outcomes
• Journalism and / or public relations at a senior level
• Leading and developing a corporate communications function through transformation in a fast moving, agile environment
• Establishing and successfully implementing an organisation wide communications strategy
• Leading large projects and change programmes
• Reporting into exec level and supporting, coaching and influencing senior executives and leaders
• Identifying and leading initiatives including digital, to improve current and future performance of the organisation and the corporate communications function to deliver significant organisational benefit
• Leading the corporate communications elements in major incidents

You will be:

• Degree educated or equivalent experience
• NCTJ , CIPR or equivalent
• Legally trained in media law (NCTJ or equivalent)
• FOI practitioner qualification

WMP is a large and diverse organisation where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in an encouraging and flexible environment.  We're able to offer you a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); increasing to 33 days after five years’ service;
• access to a Corporate Health Care Plan and wellbeing website;
• an agile modern working environment in central Birmingham;
• the opportunity to save on travel costs through a senior management car lease scheme
• the option to join the Local Government pension scheme

Are you ready to take your next step and join us?

If so, we'd like to hear from you.

To request a copy of the full role profile please contact Beth Passey, HR Business Partner, b.passey@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Dan Barton, Assistant Director Corporate Communications @ daniel.barton@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

To apply for this position please complete our online application form.

West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions. The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. 

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

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