Impact Officer - Northern Ireland

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need

LOCATION: Belfast – Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,700 - £35,000 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Children in Need exists to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. 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 Northern Ireland.

The successful applicant will play a significant role to meet the aims of Children in Need. They will manage a grant portfolio across Northern Ireland, working with local and national stakeholders to facilitate the development and delivery of solutions for change for children and young people.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Reporting into the Impact Manager, the Impact Officer will be the first point of contact for existing and newly funded organisations and will manage their own grant portfolio.

You will be integral to the grant making process and will provide support for these processes within the wider Impact Team and specifically in Northern Ireland. Alongside this you will play a key part in supporting the BBC Children in Need Appeal and this includes acting as a point of contact across the voluntary and community sector and for key stakeholders throughout the BBC, across the BBC Children in Need fundraising community and beyond.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Grant Making: Promote and support grant applications through outreach, advice, and feedback, including handling enquiries and supporting the full application process, including making grant recommendations.

Grant Oversight: Manage a portion of the active grant portfolio, monitor reporting, and identify risks and learning opportunities.

Relationship Building: Conduct project visits, foster deeper relationships with grantees, and apply a relational approach to support effective outcomes for children and young people.

Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Actively participate in meetings, supervise volunteers, and maintain regular communication with your line manager. Contribute to the broader BBC Children in Need strategy while ensuring a high-quality external interface with all stakeholders — including applicants, grantees, fundraisers, and volunteers.

Continuous Improvement: Contribute towards and present at training seminars and events, and support ongoing improvement initiatives.

External Liaison: Share good practice, build local profiles in Northern Ireland, maintain relationships with voluntary/statutory organisations, and support influencing activities.

Appeal: Build and Maintain BBC regional relationships all year round, Liaise with BBC teams, external providers, funded organisations, fundraisers and volunteers to support the Appeal and coordinate regional fundraising activities, events and broadcasts.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Experience in grant making, working within the voluntary sector, or children and young people spheres including having an understanding of the current voluntary and statutory sectors across the Northern Ireland.

Strong communicator with proven ability to engage diverse audiences and build effective relationships across all levels.

Ability to organise and prioritise workload, manage priorities under pressure and effectively to tight deadlines.

Able to work flexibly, positively and autonomously in a small and often remotely located team.

Aligned to the values of the BBC and BBC CiN.

This is a placed based role where we expect the successful candidate to be based in the region.

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.