Impact Officer - North West England in Salford

JOB DETAILS

• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full‑time
• DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
• LOCATION: Salford, Liverpool, Carlisle – place‑based role; candidate must be based in the region.
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,710‑£35,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Flexible working will be discussed at the 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. They 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. They will also play a key part in supporting the BBC Children in Need Appeal, acting as a point of contact across the voluntary and community sector and for key stakeholders throughout the BBC and the broader fundraising community.

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.

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.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.