Job Description
Grant Making
To ensure that our external interface is of the highest standard with all stakeholders including potential applicants, applicants, grantees and fundraisers.
To provide effective promotion, outreach and development support to potential grant applicants through a variety of means. To advise on enquiries from grant applicants/recipients and ensure appropriate feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
To support and deliver the grant application and grant process.
To make recommendations on decisions for grants, based on standard processes.
Responsible for analysing the application and grant portfolio for trends, quality and scope, and providing feedback on findings to colleagues and committee as appropriate. To contribute to BBC CiN’s learning and evaluation activities to build up knowledge from grant-making.
In conjunction with Impact Manager, and as appropriate, support and manage the recruitment, induction, training and support of committee to maintain a skilled, well-informed and diverse team.
Grant management
To provide follow up on grant issues and take responsibility for a proportion of the active grant portfolio, ensuring that grants are reported on in a timely manner and providing staff commentary on the reports.
Actively seek to identify and manage risks and learning in the grant portfolio, including investigating problems that may arise with specific grants, referring up as needed.
Develop deeper relationships, including through project visits to contribute to and share BBC CiN’s knowledge and learning.
Demonstrate a relational approach in grant management activity, which supports effective outcomes for children, young people and the wider sector.
Undertake contact, including through project visits, with grant recipients with a view to monitoring, assessing and discussing progress.
Actively explore feedback regarding BBC CiN’s approach and processes to support a continuous improvement approach.
Provide input at BBC CiN training seminars, convening events and similar activities for grant applicants and recipients.
External liaison and relationships
Identify good practice in the work that BBC CiN funds with children and young people and support sharing of it with others in the field.
Regularly provide updates on designated area to both shape and inform the Regional plan.
Build relationships and a local profile for BBC CiN and foster good relationships with local voluntary and statutory organisations and other funders in the Region.
Initiate, organise and support BBC CiN’s influencing activities as required, based on learning from grant-making/management.
To actively support the engagement of children, young people and those with lived experience in the work of the impact team, in line with agreed initiatives and the Impact Strategy and Business Plan.
Take initiative in undertaking development work with groups where appropriate.
Work with colleagues across the organisation to help deliver strategic