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Job Requisition ID: 47590
Job Closing Date: 8th July 2026
Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH
| Carlisle, GBR, CA3 8BB
| Liverpool, GBR, L1 3DS
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
LOCATION: Salford, Liverpool, Carlisle - this is a place-based role where we expect the successful candidate to be based in the region.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,710 - £35,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Reporting into the Impact Manager, the Impact Officer will be the first point of contact for existing and newly funded organisations and will manage their own grant portfolio. You will be integral to the grant making process and will provide support for these processes within the wider Impact Team and specifically across North West England. Alongside this, you will play a key part in supporting the BBC Children in Need Appeal and this includes acting as a point of contact across the voluntary and community sector and for key stakeholders throughout the BBC, across the BBC Children in Need fundraising community and beyond.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
At BBC Children in Need, we fund vital support for children and young people struggling with challenges caused by mental health, poverty, social inequality and family related issues. This role supports our mission to focus on funding inspiring ideas that provide effective and sustainable positive change for disadvantaged children and young people in North West England (Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Isle of Man, as well as Shropshire and Derbyshire).
The successful applicant will play a significant role to meet the aims of Children in Need. They will manage a grant portfolio, working with local and national stakeholders to facilitate the development and delivery of solutions for change for children and young people.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Grant Making: Promote and support grant applications through outreach, advice and feedback, including handling enquiries and supporting the full application process, including making grant recommendations.
Grant Oversight: Manage a portion of the active grant portfolio, monitor reporting, and identify risks and learning opportunities.
Relationship Building: Conduct project visits, foster deeper relationships with grantees and apply a relational approach to support effective outcomes for children and young people.
Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Actively participate in meetings, supervise volunteers and maintain regular communication with your line manager. Contribute to the broader BBC Children in Need strategy whilst ensuring a high-quality external interface with all stakeholders – including applicants, grantees, fundraisers and volunteers.
Continuous Improvement: Contribute and present to training seminars and events and support ongoing improvement initiatives.
External Liaison: Share good practice, build local profiles in North West England, maintain relationships with voluntary/statutory organisations, and support influencing activities.
Appeal: Build and maintain BBC regional relationships all year round, liaise with BBC teams, external providers, funded organisations, fundraisers and volunteers to support the Appeal and coordinate regional fundraising activities, events and broadcasts.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Experience in grant making, working within the voluntary sector and/or children and young people spheres including understanding the current voluntary and statutory sectors across the North West of England.
Strong communicator with proven ability to engage diverse audiences and build effective relationships across all levels.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload, manage priorities under pressure and effectively to tight deadlines.
Ability to work flexibly positively and autonomously in a small and often remotely located team.
Aligned to the values of the BBC and BBC CiN.
DESIRABLE :
Proficiency with Windows-based software, including the ability to use grant-making and grant-management database systems.
Experience presenting to a range of audiences.
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Disclaimer
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.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
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Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
