Graduate Commercial Activity Officer in Birmingham

Are you a commercially minded graduate with a passion for innovation, marketing and creating new opportunities?

Do you want a role where your ideas can make a real impact from day one?

We are looking for a Graduate Commercial Activity Officer to join our newly established Commercial Activity team within Transport for West Midlands (Tf WM).

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your commercial skills while helping identify new ways to generate income that supports better, more sustainable transport services across the region.

What you'll be doing.

This is a varied role where you'll gain exposure to every aspect of commercial activity.

Working alongside experienced colleagues, you'll help develop new income‑generating opportunities, support commercial partnerships and contribute to projects that improve services for the people and businesses of the West Midlands.

• Explore new commercial opportunities through research, market insight and data analysis.
• Support projects that generate income through advertising, commercial partnerships, retail, events, filming and photography across the Tf WM estate.
• Help develop marketing materials and commercial proposals that showcase our opportunities to potential partners.
• Build relationships with colleagues and external organisations across a range of sectors.
• Support project planning, reporting and performance monitoring.
• Contribute ideas that improve the way we work and help deliver better value for money.
• Gain practical experience in financial processes, commercial administration and stakeholder engagement.

About you

• A minimum 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent Level 6 qualification), ideally in Business, Marketing, Advertising or a related discipline, gained within the last five years.
• Experience working as part of a team through university, volunteering, internships or part‑time work.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with the confidence to build positive relationships.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills and an eye for detail.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• The ability to manage your time, work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
• A genuine interest in commercial development and how public sector organisations create value for communities.
• A commitment to completing the WMCA Graduate Development Programme.
• Location

This role is based at our offices – 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD.

We currently operate a hybrid working model, which means splitting your days across the office and home, subject to work demands and agreement with your line manager.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace

WMCA holds diversity accreditations, including the RACE Code Quality Mark and Armed Forces Covenant (Gold status), and has been recognised as one of the Inclusive Top 50 Employers and The Times Top 50 Employers for Women.

We are a Disability Confident Employer with Leader status, committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet all the essential role criteria.

We proudly support Ban the Box employment, meaning we do not ask about criminal convictions at the initial application stage and only do so after an offer has been made as part of our onboarding checks.

Right to Work in the UK

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.

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