Are you someone who enjoys turning stories, data, and outcomes into meaningful evidence of social value impact? Do you have experience in funding, reporting, or helping organisations demonstrate their value and secure resources to grow? Does Make’s social mission resonate with you, supporting people, culture, creativity, and regeneration across the Liverpool City Region?
Make CIC is looking for an interim Impact & Funding Officer for an 8 month maternity cover to join our team in a critical role and take the lead on coordinating funding applications, managing impact reporting, and helping us evidence the difference our work makes in communities across the region.
About the Role
This is a varied and dynamic role that’s vital to the success of Make CIC’s mission. As Impact & Funding Officer, you’ll be responsible for collecting, processing, and reporting the impact data generated through Make’s day-to-day work, ensuring we meet the expectations of our funders, partners, and stakeholders.
You’ll manage reporting schedules linked to grants, contracts, and partnership agreements, coordinate funding applications, track opportunities through the funding pipeline, and support the organisation to better understand and communicate its impact. You’ll work closely with the CEO, project teams, and external partners to develop strategies, build relationships, and ensure Make continues to secure the resources needed to deliver innovative place-based regeneration projects.
Person Specification
This role requires someone who is organised, analytical, and able to see the bigger picture. You’ll be comfortable working with both data and people, able to communicate impact clearly, and motivated by helping communities and organisations thrive. You’ll be proactive, detail-oriented, and confident managing multiple projects and deadlines at the same time.
Required:
- Competent with spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software.
- Able to collect, analyse, and present data clearly and accurately.
- Strong written communication skills, including report writing and funding applications.
- Able to communicate effectively by phone, email, and in person.
- Able to manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines.
- Comfortable working with a range of stakeholders and partners.
- Passionate about community-led regeneration, culture, and social impact.
Desirable:
- Experience in fundraising or grant application writing.
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and impact reporting.
- Experience working in the voluntary, community, arts, or social enterprise sectors.
- Experience producing annual reports or board reports.
- Knowledge of public, charitable, and social investment funding opportunities.
- Experience supporting engagement activities, workshops, or community consultation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Identifying funding opportunities and tracking application deadlines.
- Coordinating and supporting funding applications.
- Managing Make’s funding and reporting calendar.
- Collecting and analysing impact data from projects, events, and programmes.
- Reporting outcomes and impact to funders, partners, and stakeholders.
- Writing impact reports for the Board of Directors.
- Leading the development of Make CIC’s annual report.
- Supporting colleagues to embed impact measurement within their projects and daily work.
- Maintaining and updating Make’s resident and stakeholder databases.
- Organising meetings, learning opportunities, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Supporting strategy development alongside the CEO.
- Working with the Partnership & Regeneration Co-ordinator to maintain and develop relationships with partners and funders.
- Drawing up project plans and supporting design and engagement processes.
- Contributing to the wider operational running of Make CIC and its hubs.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of Make CIC’s work. You’ll play a key part in securing resources, demonstrating impact, and supporting innovative regeneration projects that put people, culture, and creativity at the heart of positive change across the Liverpool City Region.
Apply Now
If you think this sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you.
🗓️ Deadline to apply: Sunday the 5th of July at 11:59pm
📩 To apply:
- Read the Job Description: Carefully review the job description to ensure you’re a good fit for the role.
- Send your CV and a cover letter to hello@makecic.org
- Fill out this short application form
Applicants will need to be available for interviews being held on the 13th of July.
If the role sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you.
