Senior Community Safety Manager – Thematic

Overview

As Senior Community Safety Manager – Thematic, you will steer citywide safety priorities and govern the Birmingham Community Safety Partnership to deliver evidence-based outcomes. You’ll shape themes such as Violence Reduction, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Organised Crime, driving cross-agency collaboration and policy impact. You will influence senior leaders and showcase measurable improvements in residents’ safety and wellbeing. This role offers the chance to lead meaningful, data-informed change in a diverse, ambitious city.

Pay / Benefits

• West Midlands Pension Fund membership
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days (with service length)
• My Rewards Scheme – discounts
• Health and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and governance of the BCSP and ensure compliance with statutory duties
• Drive delivery of thematic priorities using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches
• Oversee policy development, long-term plans, and the Strategic Needs Assessment with data-led decision making
• Manage performance, financial frameworks, and commissioning/ external funding opportunities
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders and partnership boards and represent the Council at key forums
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary, high-performance team

Key requirements

• Significant experience in community safety or public protection within complex partnerships
• Proven track record delivering strategies, policies, and large-scale programmes with positive outcomes
• Experience managing commissioning, budgets, procurement, and external funding
• Strong relationship-building and influence with senior leaders, elected members, and partners
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management at a strategic level
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into decisions
• Understanding of applicable community safety legislation (e.g., Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Modern Slavery Act 2015)

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Influence and negotiation
• Data-led decision making
• Performance management
• Policy development

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