Job Description
As the Partnerships & Development Officer, you will nurture our existing partnerships and identify and develop relationships that will add value to our programme of support at Hope Street. You will work closely with the Community Director and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure Hope Street is embedded within the Hampshire and Thames Valley service landscape and identify and secure funding and commissioning opportunities to support our team to deliver tailored support to justice involved women and their children at Hope Street.
You’ll work with others at Hope Street, such as our Fundraising & Development Officer and our Systems & Impact Manager, in contributing to a strong community of support and advocacy for our mission, to change the justice system for women and children. You’ll be based at Hope Street, but you’ll be building relationships with key stakeholders, in our local community and beyond. You’ll be motivated and energised by strengthening relationships with people.
Ideally, you’ll have previous experience of working within the justice sector and the issues facing justice involved women, however, if you have strong experience of partnership building, commissioning and fundraising,, we’d also love to hear from you. You’ll need to be comfortable with managing your own workload, whilst collaborating with others to make the most of every opportunity to add value to our offer for women and children. This role will be hybrid, based at Hope Street in Southampton.
We offer the following employee benefits:
• We are a Real Living Wage Employer
• 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays – pro rata
• A day off on your Birthday
• Long Service Award – extra holiday for 3+ years’ service
• A comprehensive induction and training programme
• An unlimited counselling service through our Employment Assistance Programme “OpenUp”, which you can also extend to 3 members of your family.
• Enhanced Company sick pay scheme
• Team member of the month awards
• Refer a Friend Recruitment Bonus
• 5% employer contribution to your NEST Pension, increasing after 3+ years’ service
• Learning & Development opportunities relevant to each role
• Blue Light Discount Scheme
• Team building activities
• Regular collaborative team days
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter/personal statement to recruitment@onesmallthing.org.uk. Visit our website for more details and our recruitment pack.