Partnerships and Programmes Manager, BBC Children In Need

BBC; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Partnerships and Programmes Manager for their Children In Need initiative, focusing on mental health for children. The role involves managing national grants and fostering partnerships across communities. Ideal candidates will possess strong programme management skills and knowledge in mental health interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing programmes focused on mental health for children and young people.
• Experience in managing partnerships and contracts.
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the mental health impact theme.
• Manage effective delivery of national and strategic grant partnerships.
• Lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of mental health programmes.

Skills

Mental health knowledge

Programme management

Partnership management

Contract management

Communication skills

Job description

Partnerships and Programmes Manager, BBC Children In Need

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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full-time till 29 June 2026

DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need

LOCATION: Main UK Hubs with travel to BBC sites as required - Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £38,500 - £46,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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

The Programmes and Partnerships Manager leads BBC Children in Need’s A Million and Me Programme focused on early intervention in mental health for children and young people. It is responsible for managing a portfolio of strategic, national grants; leading programme design for the next phase of work in this thematic area; and supporting cross organisational work on mental health including an annual campaign, content, networking and convening.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will be joining a high performing, values driven team experienced in delivering complex, multi-year, multi-million pound programmes across a range of thematic areas including mental health, poverty, inequality, youth work, and youth social action. Our programmes build in a commitment to participation, learning, convening and influencing and we work across the organisation to bring in expertise in insight, marketing, content, fundraising, and beyond. There is significant potential for learning and collaboration both internally and through our wide external network of partners in the voluntary and grant making sectors.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• To provide strategic leadership for the mental health impact theme
• To work within the UK Grants, Partnerships and Programmes Team to manage and maintain effective delivery of national and strategic grantmaking partnerships.
• To lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of all mental health programmes
• To lead key external relationships and partnerships with organisations in the voluntary, community, public and philanthropic sectors.
• To lead the internal partnerships required to deliver against the mental health impact theme, including a Mental Health Impact Board, the BBC Wellbeing Working Group etc.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge and experience of work focused on mental health for children and young people
• Experience managing programmes or partnerships - including managing contracts, programme budgets, embedding safeguarding and risk management
• Experience of programme design
• Experience of the partnership lifecycle including selection of appropriate techniques for delivery.
• Good knowledge of the grant making, voluntary sector and/or the children and young people’s field
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
  
  

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [e-mail]

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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