Advisory Committee Members - Greater London

ACF; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization in Greater London is looking for a voluntary Committee Member to advise on grant awards. As a committee member, you will help maintain the charity's integrity through objective evaluation of grant applications and participation in meetings to review grant portfolios. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children or the voluntary sector. This role requires a commitment of approximately 3-5 days per year and offers travel expense reimbursement.

Benefits

All travel expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector and social services.
• Understanding of grant applications and evaluation processes.

Responsibilities

• Attend at least two Grant Allocation meetings per year.
• Review and discuss grant applications with staff.
• Participate in Planning and Portfolio meetings.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Objective evaluation

Job description

Advisory Committee Members - Greater London

Summary

Voluntary Committee Member

Application Deadline

12/21/2025

Job Description

The Committee Member RoleBBC Children in Need requires Committee Members from Greater London.Advisory Committees advise the Trustees of BBC Children in Need on grant awards across the UK. Committee members are highly valued, help to maintain the integrity of the Charity and help to achieve a balanced portfolio of grants, based on our strategic priorities, policies, guidelines and criteria.Each Advisory Committee member is part of a small team, who collectively bring a range of skills, knowledge and experience including: working with children and young people; the voluntary sector; disability; social services; equal opportunities; business planning and finance; the rights of the child, and lived experience of some of the challenges we seek to address.An Advisory Committee Member must be able to work as part of a team, communicate effectively and evaluate the merits of a grant application in an objective manner. Grant applications are reviewed by local Children in Need staff and assessed by a team of assessors. They then go to the Committee who review and discuss the applications with staff representatives during the Grant Allocation meeting.In addition to the Grant Allocation meetings, two Planning and Portfolio meetings will be held each year for Advisory Committee members to collectively review the National or Regional grant portfolio and plan.Time CommitmentAt present, Committee Members are expected to attend at least two Grant Allocation meetings and a minimum of one of the Planning and Portfolio meetings each year. The total time commitment for this will be around 3-5 days per year. This includes time spent reading and absorbing the overview summary of all applications in readiness for participating in the discussion and decision-making process as part of the Grant Allocation meeting and the Planning and Portfolio meetings.It is expected that the Grant Allocation meetings will be a mix of Teams or face-to-face and take around three hours. Where held face to face, this will usually be at a BBC location within the region you are a member, and travel, overnight and other related expenses will be recompensed.Planning and Portfolio meetings will ideally be held face-to-face usually at a BBC location in the region, and travel, overnight and any other related expenses will be covered. Provision for the meeting to be held over Teams will be made, if required.Committee members are also expected to take part in a minimum of one additional meeting during the year to undertake relevant training and development activities.Appointments are of a voluntary nature and would be for an initial three-year term, starting in Winter/Spring 2026.Candidate ProfileBBC Children in Need requires Committee Members from Greater London.We are keen to receive applications from people with knowledge/experience of any of the issues facing children and young people, and / or knowledge of the voluntary sector.

Location

London

Working from

Hybrid

Remuneration

Voluntary role - all travel expenses reimbursed.

Hours

How to apply

Please provide an up-to-date CV and a covering statement (no more than 2 pages of A4) explaining why this role is of interest, and the knowledge, expertise, insight and experience you will bring to the role.Please submit this by email to [e-mail] with the subject line of Impact Committee Application.