Impact Manager - London

at  BBC

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: 19551
Band: C
Location: London
Contract: Continuing
Salary: £31,600 - £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. London Weighting may be applicable.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

BBC CHILDREN IN NEED EXISTS TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK.

BBC Children in Need is currently looking for a Continuing Impact Manager for the London region. This role will support the Head of Impact – South with all aspects of the team’s work. It will also autonomously line-manage Impact Officers, playing an important role in implementing the Charity’s UK-wide Grants Strategy at a local level.

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This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

This role supports the vision to enable even more effective and sustainable positive change for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. By supporting the Head of Impact - South, the Impact Manager will provide leadership, management and support for the grant-making and grant management process in the London region and will play a key part in implementing the UK-wide Grants Strategy, currently in development, and supporting the annual BBC Children in Need Appeal.

• You will act as a contact point across the voluntary and community sector and for key stakeholders throughout the BBC, across the BBC Children in Need fundraising community and beyond.
• You will also take responsibility for monitoring and reporting of grant management information and escalating issues to the Head of Impact for the South region as appropriate. This includes escalating risks to the Head of Impact – South as appropriate.
• You will also be responsible for line-managing the London team’s Impact Officers, chairing and facilitating grant decision-making meetings and managing a geographical area and grant portfolio, working with stakeholders to facilitate the development and delivery of solutions for change for children and young people.
• You will be expected to travel within the London region on a regular basis in order to have face to face time with the team, to attend project visits and meet with key stakeholders in the region
• You will be expected to play a key role in contributing to the development and implementation of the grant making strategy