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Posted 07 July, 2026
BBC

Senior Impact Officer - Scotland

BBC
Glasgow, GBR, G511DA Full Time
Salary: £32,000 to £39,900 Annually
Reference: 48522

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
LOCATION: Pacific Quay, Glasgow
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,000 - £39,900 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.

Interviews will take place on 29 / 30 July 2026

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As Senior Impact Officer, you’ll lead BBC Children in Need’s grant-making and management in Scotland, making sure our funding delivers the best possible outcomes for children and young people facing challenges in their lives. You will lead the local team, and represent BBC Children in Need in Scotland.


WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You’ll work with a team of people who are passionate about positive outcomes for children and young people – and you’ll play a key role in making this happen. As well as addressing local need in Scotland, you’ll get the chance to work on projects and programmes across our portfolio. You’ll also collaborate with teams from across the UK to continuously improve how we assess, award and manage grants.


YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

  • Deliver best-practice grant-making and grant management across Scotland, ensuring funding achieves the strongest possible outcomes for children and young people.
  • Ensure all activity aligns to the Scotland team’s local funding priorities, responding to local need and emerging insights.
  • Lead, coordinate and support Scotland team planning and contributions in the run-up to the BBC Children in Need Appeal each November.
  • Work as part of a UK-wide peer group to drive continuous improvement in our grant-making approach and end-to-end grant management.
  • Provide inclusive, effective leadership to a small team; building trust, transparency and continuous learning through clear direction, coaching and feedback.
  • Build and strengthen partnerships across the children and young people’s and grant-making sectors to increase the reach and local impact of BBC Children in Need.


YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

  • Demonstrable experience of grant-making and/or grant management.
  • Proven experience working with voluntary and/or community sector organisations.
  • Ability to build and maintain productive relationships across multiple teams.
  • Experience of creating high performing teams, including motivating and supporting others through coaching and constructive feedback.
  • Experience of facilitating panels and/or committees to support robust grant-making decisions.


DESIRABLE:

  • Experience working within the UK children and young people’s sector.
  • Proficiency with Windows-based software, including the ability to use grant-making and grant-management database systems.
  • Experience presenting to a range of audiences

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.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.