Person specification – inHope, Bristol

Job Title

Partnership Facilitation Lead

Pay Band:

Tier 5

Reports to

Head of Finance and Operations

Pay Tier Range:

£33,000

Occupational Requirement(s): Active Christian Faith

Status:

Fixed-term 12 month

DBS Requirement:

Enhanced DBS check

Work pattern:

37.5 hours per week

Job Purpose

To help inHope to fulfil its vision of ending homelessness and hunger in Bristol by facilitating
and enabling partners to access and use inHope facilities for purposes that align to its
strategy.

Outcomes
• Greater provision for people experiencing homelessness in Bristol.
• Increased use of the Wild Goose and other inHope venues during weekdays, evenings and weekends through effective
partnerships that further the charity’s cause.
• Partners are enabled to deliver their activities safely and efficiently.
• Lessons learnt from pilot schemes to feed into longer term solutions.
Outputs
• Effective operational systems enabling external partners to deliver services safely and efficiently.
• New partnerships established and formalised through appropriate agreements.
• All partners demonstrate how they meet agreed standards (e.g. safeguarding, health and safety)
• Partners have a reliable point of contact within inHope for practical support.
Reporting on practical implementation of partnership service delivery that feeds into future partnership strategy.
Key Tasks
• Establish partnership delivery
o Liaise with prospective partner organisations in collaboration with Service Team Leaders.
o Negotiate terms of usage of inHope premises with prospective partner organisations.
o Ensure partner organisations have necessary policies and procedures in place to use facilities safely and legally.
o Arrange and deliver induction for partner organisations.
o Provide on-site support as partner service delivery starts.
• Monitor/support
o Be on-site if required when partner organisations are using inHope premises outside of normal working hours.
o Support partner organisations to access training opportunities.
o Ensure ongoing compliance and monitoring against partner agreements.
o Work with partner organisations to collect data that demonstrates impact.
• Develop
o Explore ways to link partners with other services both within inHope and with third parties.
o Continually look for ways to improve delivery to improve outcomes for clients.
• SWEP
o Work with Service Management team to develop inHope’s response to Severe Weather Emergency Protocol.
• Interface with partners
o Represent the Christian values of inHope to external partners
• Evolve role
o In collaboration with the Services and Operations Team, develop and co-design the remit of the role, including the
potential to network and connect with as yet unidentified prospective partners.
• General Duties
o Christian pastoral care for colleagues within inHope.
o To participate in, and sometimes lead, tasks and other activities that further the work of inHope from time to time.
Key Attributes
• Person Statement
A motivated initiator, keen to work at the forefront of the response to homelessness and hunger in Bristol. This role would
suit someone who is keen to take initiative and is excited by establishing effective ways of working that benefit all parties:

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partners; inHope and clients. It is a new role that the successful applicant would take hold of and steer with the potential of
it leading to a permanent position subject to further funding.
• Essential Attributes
o Flexible, adaptable and resourceful
o Organisational skills
o Interpersonal skills
o Relationship building
o Contracts and compliance awareness
o Facilities management experience.
o Willingness to work at evenings and weekends as required and to be on-call at specified times.
o Intermediate competence in using M365 apps and cloud-based tools.
• Desirable
o Has an understanding of inHope’s client groups, their needs and hopes, and approaches to providing services that meet
needs.
o Experience of collecting service impact data.
o Health and Safety training/awareness.
Key Relationships
• Teams
o Member of the Finance and Operations Team
o Working closely with the Services Team
Primary Relationships
o Line managed by the Head of Finance and Operations, with regular review meetings to discuss progress against role
outcomes, outputs, personal and team wellbeing and development.
o Working very closely with Service Team Leaders and Head of Services.
o Maintain close working relationships with the Provisions Team Leader and other relevant service staff to coordinate
shared use of the Wild Goose facilities
o Fully participative member of the staff team attending staff meetings, prayer times and events, establishing good and
supportive working relationships.

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