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Job Introduction

BBC Children in Need is currently looking for a 6-month FTC Impact Manager for the London region.
This role will support the Head of Impact for the South with all aspects of the team’s work and line-manage the London team’s Impact Officers, playing an important role in implementing the Charity’s UK-wide Grants Strategy at a local level. BBC Children in Need exists to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

Main Responsibilities

By supporting the Head of Impact for the 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.

This includes acting 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. This role supports the vision to enable even more effective and sustainable positive change for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

You will also take responsibility for monitoring and reporting of grant management information and escalating issues to the Head of Impact for the South as appropriate. The role will involve overseeing the London team’s management of complex grants and escalating risks to the Head of Impact for the 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.

Additional job specific responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector in the London region, relevant to children and young people, is essential
• 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

Are you the right candidate?

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing grant-making or grant management processes. Your excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills will allow you to communicate appropriately with people of all types and at all levels. The ability to organise a large workload and to work quickly but calmly to tight deadlines is critical. You will be able to work flexibly, positively and autonomously in a small and often remotely located team.

A high level of personal resilience is required to be successful in this hugely rewarding position where you give back to the community and change the lives of children and young people across the UK. You will be supported by a friendly team environment.

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Package Description

Band: C
Contract type: 6 month FTC
Location: London

Salary: £30,906 - £38,633 (+ London weighting)

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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.