Senior Impact Officer

Description:

As Senior Impact Officer, you’ll lead BBC Children in Need’s grant-making and management in Scotland, making sure our funding delivers the best possible outcomes for children and young people facing challenges in their lives. You will lead the local team, and represent BBC Children in Need in Scotland.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You’ll work with a team of people who are passionate about positive outcomes for children and young people – and you’ll play a key role in making this happen. As well as addressing local need in Scotland, you’ll get the chance to work on projects and programmes across our portfolio. You’ll also collaborate with teams from across the UK to continuously improve how we assess, award and manage grants.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
 

• Deliver best-practice grant-making and grant management across Scotland, ensuring funding achieves the strongest possible outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensure all activity aligns to the Scotland team’s local funding priorities, responding to local need and emerging insights.
• Lead, coordinate and support Scotland team planning and contributions in the run-up to the BBC Children in Need Appeal each November.
• Work as part of a UK-wide peer group to drive continuous improvement in our grant-making approach and end-to-end grant management.
• Provide inclusive, effective leadership to a small team; building trust, transparency and continuous learning through clear direction, coaching and feedback.
• Build and strengthen partnerships across the children and young people’s and grant-making sectors to increase the reach and local impact of BBC Children in Need.
   

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
 

• Demonstrable experience of grant-making and/or grant management.
• Proven experience working with voluntary and/or community sector organisations.
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships across multiple teams.
• Experience of creating high performing teams, including motivating and supporting others through coaching and constructive feedback.
• Experience of facilitating panels and/or committees to support robust grant-making decisions.