Description Corporate Communications Manager Permanent Grade 6 - £50,788 - £62,801 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week Job role To lead the internal communications team, supporting the delivery of the communications strategy and to enhances the reputation of the council internally. To ensure that all of the internal team’s planned objectives and outcomes are delivered on time and on budget. To identify and maximise all opportunities for budget saving and income generation across the team and wider teams across the council. To support the leadership and vision to establish a strong reputation for the communications team both internally and externally and one based on results and outcomes. About Us The position will sit in the Corporate Communications team. The Communications team sit at the heart of the organisation creating press releases, marketing campaigns, social media, internal communications and more. The team are driven and experts in their fields. The communications team reputation is known through the local area and internally, for the level of professionalism, accuracy and creativity. The successful applicant will be a core part of this award winning team. About You We are looking for an ambitious, motivated and experienced communicator who is able to work under their own initiative as well as taking direction and advice from the wider communications team and council. A can-do, team player attitude is a must as well as the ability to deliver communications content and more for marketing campaigns and press enquiries to required deadlines. As a Corporate Communications Manager you will collaborate with the wider team, supporting the Assistant Director of Communications and Head of Communications and using your creative thinking to ensure all initiatives meet deadlines and objectives of the client. You will work with the existing corporate communications team to support the growth of the business, while building relationships across the council to understand the organisations requirements. Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. For any informal enquires please contact: eleri.robertsbirmingham.gov.uk We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.