Impact Officer - Scotland

BBC Group and Public Services; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

BBC Group and Public Services in Glasgow–Hybrid is seeking an Impact Officer to manage a portfolio of grants across Scotland, supporting organisations from application through to monitoring and learning.

The role blends relationship management, assessment and decision‑making to ensure BBC Children in Need funding reaches the children and young people most in need, while contributing to the annual CiN Appeal and events with partners across BBC teams.

Qualifications

• Experience of grant making and/or grant management with assessment, monitoring and funding recommendations.
• Strong understanding of Scotland’s third sector, public sector, and funding landscape for children and families.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making and organisational skills to assess evidence, identify risks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement with diverse organisations and communities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team and use digital tools including MS 365 and databases.

Responsibilities

• Grant Making: Support organisations through the funding process from enquiry to assessment, providing advice and feedback.
• Grant Portfolio Management: Manage a portfolio of funded organisations, monitor progress, review reporting, identify risks and capture learning.
• Relationship Building: Build and maintain relationships with applicants, funded organisations and partners; conduct project visits.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work with the Scotland team and wider UK charity to support continuous improvement and decision-making.
• Appeal: Contribute to the annual fundraising appeal by sharing stories and working with BBC colleagues and funded organisations at events.

Skills

Grant making experience

Grant management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Digital skills (MS 365, databases)

Tools

Grant management software

CRM database

Microsoft 365

Job description

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
LOCATION: Glasgow - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,000 - £36,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

This is a place-based role where we expect the successful candidate to be based in the region. Interviews are expected to take place on the 1st of October in Glasgow.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Impact Manager, the Impact Officer manages a portfolio of grants across Scotland, supporting organisations throughout the funding lifecycle from application through to monitoring and learning. The role combines relationship management, assessment and decision-making, helping ensure BBC Children in Need funding reaches the children and young people who need it most.

Alongside grant-making responsibilities, contribute to the annual BBC CiN Appeal by supporting local fundraising activity, identifying and sharing stories that bring the impact of our funding to life, and working with BBC colleagues, fundraisers, volunteers and funded organisations at events throughout the year.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

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 Scotland.

The successful applicant will play a significant role in helping BBC Children in Need achieve its aims across Scotland. Combining grant making, relationship management and sound judgement, they will work alongside colleagues and sector partners to ensure funding reaches organisations supporting children and young people facing the greatest challenges.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Grant Making:Support organisations through the funding process, from enquiry to assessment, providing advice and feedback, analysing applications and using sound judgement to make evidence-based funding recommendations.
• Grant Portfolio Management:Manage a portfolio of funded organisations, monitoring progress, reviewing reporting requirements, identifying risks and capturing learning to understand and maximise the impact of BBC CiN funding.
• Relationship Building:Build and maintain strong relationships with applicants, funded organisations and partners, undertaking project visits and applying a relational approach while maintaining an understanding of emerging issues affecting children and young people across Scotland.
• Collaboration and Communication:Work collaboratively within a small Scotland team and across the wider UK charity, contributing to shared continuous improvement, presentations, learning and decision-making while taking ownership of your own portfolio and priorities.
• Appeal:Alongside grant-making responsibilities, contribute to the annual Appeal by supporting local fundraising activity, sharing stories that demonstrate the impact of our funding, and working with BBC colleagues, volunteers, fundraisers and funded organisations at events throughout the year.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of grant making and/or grant management, including assessment, monitoring and making funding recommendations.
• Strong understanding of Scotland’s third sector, public sector and funding landscape, particularly in relation to children and young people, with a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making and organisational skills, with the ability to assess evidence, identify risks, prioritise competing demands and work independently to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building and maintaining effective relationships across a diverse range of organisations, partners and communities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small team and contribute to wider organisational objectives, supported by strong digital skills and proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and database systems, and alignment with the values of BBC Children in Need.

DESIRABLE

• Experience presenting information or delivering training to a range of audiences.
• Experience using grant management systems, CRM database or other data management tools.
• Experience of working with children and young people or organisations supporting children and young people.

This role requires a relevant PVG/DBS check to be undertaken by the BBC at the appropriate level, at the point of offer of a contract of employment. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment 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.

Disclaimer

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.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

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Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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