Job Description
BBC Children in Need are looking for a Head of Impact to manage our UK Portfolio for a permanent contract. Location is flexible with regular travel expected to Salford and across the north & south regions.
The role will ensure we are driving our charitable ambition of having the greatest impact for children and young people across the UK. Our new Grant making Strategy and long term income development strategy are focussed on our sustainability and our impact and we need strong and visible leadership to develop further collaboration, partnerships and income generation within the foundation sector and wider. This is critical to insuring that our income diversifies, our impact is amplified by working with others and we explicitly highlight our expertise as an organisation.
Main Responsibilities
The Head of Impact, UK Portfolio will report into the Director and will be responsible for:
Providing senior, strategic leadership across the grant-making and management activities based in the nations and regions
Leading CiN’s place-based funding programmes – shaping strategy, driving continued learning and insights, and ensuring the effective management of a complex and interconnected portfolio of programmes
Leading the place-based regional and national teams - building skills and capacity, and inspiring, managing and coaching teams in the delivery of our ambitious goals
Driving closer working across the Charity, including with teams leading on strategic partnerships, design and delivery, communications and engagement, evidence and impact, and finance and operations
Ensuring the effective governance of our place-based funding and playing a key role in developing the Charity’s vision, strategy and culture, as well as delivering our operational plans and other core responsibilities
In addition, the role will directly line manage Impact Heads across Scotland, NI, Wales & English regions (North, South, Central & Wales)
Are you the right candidate?
We are looking for someone with:
Experience of leading large and geographically dispersed teams and line managing others to develop and grow
Experience of building and maintaining a high performing team culture and getting the most from a multi-disciplinary team
Extensive experience of grant making at a senior level, with a strong understanding of wider funding mechanisms in the grant making sector
Experience and understanding issues affecting Children and Young people, and of large and small organisations and community groups working in a place based way within this sector
Experience of developing national or regional priorities or plans which reflect the diversity of communities but rema