Impact Officer

Job Details

• Job Band: B
• Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
• Department: BBC Children in Need
• Location: Norwich, Cambridge, Suffolk, Lincoln - Hybrid with regular travel across the East of England and occasional travel to offices across England.
• Proposed salary range: £28,700 - £35,000 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.
• Flexible working: 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.

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 Central England. Alongside this you will play a key part in supporting the BBC Children in Need Appeal and act 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.

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 Central England (Cambridgeshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Rutland, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Midlands (Met County), Worcestershire).

The successful applicant will play a significant role to meet the aims of Children in Need. They will manage a grant portfolio across the East of England (and surrounding areas), working with local and national stakeholders to facilitate the development and delivery of solutions for change for children and young people.

• 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 training seminars and events and support ongoing improvement initiatives.
• External liaison:
  Share good practice, build local profiles in Central 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, internal providers, funded organisations, fundraisers and volunteers to support the Appeal and coordinate regional fundraising activities, events and broadcasts.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 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 East 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…