Job Description
BBC Children in Need are looking for a Impact Senior Manager for a permanent contract based in London or any other suitable location in our southern region.
Working into the new Head of UK Portfolio, the primary purpose of this role is to provide senior leadership across the Children in Need North grant-making teams, leading and optimising all of BBC Children in Need’s grant-making and management within this geographic patch.
The role will ensure we are driving our charitable ambition of having the greatest impact for children and young people across the UK by strengthening our place-based and localised response which is critically important to us and something which we all believe make us more effective.
Main Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the Impact Senior Manager will be
To provide strategic oversight and support to teams across the Southern patch, coordinating activity and supporting staff, Committees, Assessors, the children and young people’s sector and the BBC.
To help ensure cohesion, shared and embedded learning at local, regional, national and UK levels
To work with senior colleagues in ensuring continuous improvement and development in grant making and grant management policy and practice.
To contribute to delivering simple, safe and effective solutions in the design and delivery of grant-making and management functions, with a focus on continuous improvement, consistency, flexibility (e.g. to respond to the needs of different geographical areas across the UK) and embedded learning
Are you the right candidate?
The Impact Senior Manager will have
Proven ability to work at strategic level
Excellent knowledge of the voluntary and community sector and/or the children and young people field
Outstanding communication, presentational and team working skills
Experience of communicating to a high standard with a wide range of stakeholders
Strong experience and excellent understanding of grant-making at an operational and strategic level
Experience of working within the UK-wide or geographically dispersed context