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Vacancy Notice - Communications Manager
West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

Pay Band: Crown Servant Band C2
Department: Employer Engagement/Communications
Reports to: Line Manager: Head of Engagement
Job location: Tennal Grange, Tennal Road, Harborne, Birmingham B32 2HX

Overview
West Midland RFCA (WM RFCA) is one of 13 autonomous RFCAs.  The RFCAs are arms-length bodies of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with Crown status.

The West Midland RFCA role is to provide first class support to the tri-service Reserves and MOD-sponsored Cadet Forces across the six counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.  With some 70 permanent staff, tasks include:

• Maintaining a Regional network of Volunteer Members and influential stakeholders.
• Providing property, asset and facilities management of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Estate comprising over 150 sites and 400 buildings throughout the region.
• Widely promoting the Armed Forces.
• Conducting Employer Engagement to persuade employers to support their employees in their Reserve service and Cadet Force adult volunteering, whilst sustaining supportive Employers.
• Supporting the MoD Cadets and Youth programme as appropriate, including the employment of a full-time professional staff for the Army Cadet Force.

The Communications Manager will work 37 hours per week to support the Marketing and Public Relations of WM RFCA activities, as well as the region’s local Reserve and Cadet units, supportive employers and veterans news.

Tasks and Responsibilities
Working to the Head of Engagement the appointment’s Main Tasks in outline are:

• Coordinating the Marketing and Public Relations of WM RFCA activities, as well as, the region’s local Reserve and Cadet units, supportive employers and veterans news.
• Assisting on engagement events such as Gold and Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Awards, unit conferences and Association events such as the AGM and briefings.
• Line manage the Communications Administrative Officer.

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Regional Specific Additional Tasks
Responsible for effective delivery of WM RFCA key messages into the West Midlands.

Competences Required for the Post

Essential Competences:

• Extensive road travel is inevitable. The post holder must be in possession of a full driving licence.  Where a private car is used on duty, an appropriate remuneration is available.
• Considerable knowledge of and experience in media and communications.
• As the successful candidate may have access to MoD restricted information, he/she will be required to pass appropriate security checks.

Terms and Conditions
The salary is £37,720 p.a.  A standard working week is 37 hours. The incumbent maybe required to work additional hours in the evenings and at weekends, which may be compensated.

Annual leave, excluding public holidays, is 25 days rising to 30 over 5 years (30 days immediately if  candidate has qualifying previous public service).  An attractive career average (CARE) Pension Scheme is available.

An Association pool car is available and applicants must hold a current driving licence.  They should be prepared to travel extensively across the region.

The successful candidate will need to gain Enhanced DBS clearance.

The appointment is for an initial probationary period of six months, continuing as a permanent position thereafter.

Application
Applicants should forward a covering letter together with a CV, each of no more than two pages, demonstrating how they meet the essential requirements of this role and why they consider themselves suitable, indicating their interest and motivation, and current notice period/availability.

Applications should be sent to the Head of Support Services at: wm-info@rfca.mod.uk by midday on Friday 21^st November 2025 with the subject title ‘Communications Manager’.

Interviews will take place on Friday 28^th November 2025.

West Midland RFCA reserves the right to close this position early in the event that they receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

If this interests you and you think you may be suitable, we would love to hear from you.

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