Corporate Communications Manager

Driving through a national campaign that makes children   think twice before playing on the railways. Scrambling to the scene of a   major incident and having the confidence to deal with both the demands of the   media and police officers. Writing crime appeals and creating innovative   content directly aimed at local people in the Midlands. Sound interesting? If   you think so, we’d like to hear from you.

At British Transport Police (BTP), we’re looking for a Midlands Corporate Communications Manager on a fixed term 12 month basis. The   job is based in Birmingham but we’d also like you to come and help out on the   national press desk in London on a regular basis.

BTP is the national police force for Britain’s rail   network. Every day we ensure the safety and security of over six   million passengers and railway staff throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

As a Corporate Communications Manager for the Midlands, you will be required to:

• Act as a senior advisor on all aspects of media relations (traditional, social and digital)
• Be responsible for developing and delivering communication strategies and campaigns, both in the local area and nationally
• Lead and manage media relations activity during emergencies, major and critical incidents
• Promote BTP through media activity – writing news stories, handling the social media accounts for the Midlands, promoting good cases and regularly meeting with officers on your patch

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful Corporate Communications Manager will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Ability to be self-driven, recognising great opportunities and acting on them
• Ability to write press releases, articles, other content and digital material to a high standard and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a busy environment, as both an individual and part of a team
• Be flexible and willing to work outside normal office hours and throughout the country if needed, including London on a regular basis
• Knowledge of media law
• Experience of working with national and local media
• Ability to use social and digital media, and drive forward innovation in both

Interviews to be held week commencing 8 May 2017. The 12 month contract is to begin in August.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Annual salary £28,863.78 per annum
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Final salary pension
• Various salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work/childcare) and retail discounts
  
  

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves so we welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You must have the right to remain and work in the UK and you must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (6 months) for current substantive posting.