Who We Are

Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is a national charity that addresses dying, death and bereavement in Ireland. Our vision is an Ireland where people facing end of life or bereavement, and those who care for them, are provided with the care and support that they need.

Through advocacy and education, and the provision of services such as Nurses for Night Care and the Bereavement Support Line and our national programmes such as Hospice Friendly Hospitals, Dying Well at Home and Caru – Supporting Care & Compassion at End of Life in Nursing Homes, Adult Bereavement Programme and Irish Childhood Bereavement Network, IHF works to ensure that every person in Ireland can die and grieve well, whatever their age and wherever the place. 

About the Role

Job Purpose: To maximise the reach of public and workplace engagement programmes at IHF by overseeing the development and maintenance of a panel of facilitators, to include quality assurance and support

As demand for IHF public engagement, grief in the workplace and other programmes increases, IHF has decided to expand reach using facilitators. The facilitators will convene groups and run IHF training associated with ongoing programmes on conversations about dying, end of life care and grief and bereavement.

The facilitator model works in two ways – embedded facilitators training and running sessions within their own organisations, with their organisation’s full support; and a smaller panel of core IHF facilitators who will operate as external trainers/ facilitators. The role of Facilitator Panel Coordinator will develop and oversee the ongoing implementation of this initiative which will include the establishment of a Train the Trainer programme.

Salary: €45,101 - €53,060 depending on experience

Contract Type:Three years fixed term contract – 37 hours a week.

Job Location: Our offices are based on Nassau St., Dublin 2. We have a hybrid work model in place (a minimum requirement of 2 days a week in the office).

Reporting to: Director of Bereavement and Education in the first instance

Responsibilities:

Devise a three-year project plan including deliverables for roll out of a facilitation panel model at Irish Hospice Foundation.
Coordinate the set up and ongoing operation of the panels
Liaise with external organisation representatives to develop partnerships for hosting facilitators/training champions of IHF programmes ‘Think Ahead’ and ‘Developing compassionate workplaces: grief in the workplace’.
Establish memoranda of understanding for organisations where embedded facilitators will train and support colleagues using IHF end of life and grief initiatives
Set up and manage an organisational procedure for embedding pairs of facilitators in selected national organisations (recruit, select, train, supervise)
Set up (eligibility criteria, recruitment, selection, training, supervision) and manage a freelance panel of facilitators for ‘Developing compassionate workplaces: grief in the workplace training’ and ‘Think Ahead’
Develop a quality assurance protocol, tracking and reporting mechanism for the facilitation panel
Liaise with relevant programme leads in the design and delivery of training and the production of training materials/manuals
Liaise with Metrics and Evaluation staff at IHF in defining, collecting and reporting core impact data
At times, directly provide training to organisations/ cohorts, with reference to programme leads
Oversee and support the work of an administrative assistant
Routine input to organisational and team activities
Any other tasks as may be assigned by the manager or designated person

Qualifications and Experience

IHF is open to applications from candidates who have experience in most but not all of the following areas. The successful candidate will be supported through their induction to increase their knowledge and ability to deliver on the responsibilities outlined here. Further training and ongoing support will be available.

Essential:

Excellent project management skills
Third level qualification or relevant work experience (3- 5 years)
A qualification in training and/or education/ adult education
Awareness of and interest in working in the field of death/grief education
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
A demonstrated ability to develop and implement quality assurance systems
Excellent written skills
Proficient use of IT
Experience working with organisations/ developing processes

Desirable:

A track record in evaluation and monitoring
Worked in voluntary sector
Experience of running train-the-trainers programmes or panel systems in another location

The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved, and, consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post that may be assigned to them from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Benefits Include:

Pension

As a member you will be required to make a pension contribution of 5% on your gross annual salary. IHF will contribute 10% on your behalf to a company contributory pension scheme.

Death in Service

4 times annual salary

Income Protection

75% of salary and cover pension contributions

Annual Leave

23 days per year (increased with service)

Additional Leave Days

Closure of the office on Good Friday, half day Christmas Eve and time between Christmas and New Year

Sick Pay

Up to 6 months certified sick leave

Hybrid Work Arrangement

2 days working from the office

Maternity Leave

26 weeks fully paid maternity leave (less social welfare benefits)

Adoptive Leave

24 weeks fully paid adoptive leave (less social welfare benefits)

Paternity Leave

2 weeks fully paid paternity leave (less social welfare benefits)

Sabbatical Leave

Opportunity to take Sabbatical leave after 5 years of service

Opportunities for training and workplace development

Flexible work options

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Travel (bike-to-work schemes/tax saver commuter tickets)

Application Procedure

Closing date for applications is 5pm Monday April 20th 2026

Applicants should submit a CV (max. 2 pages), detailing relevant experience, along with a covering letter outlining the reasons they believe they are suitable for this role.

Applicants will be short-listed based on information supplied.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Should the person recommended for appointment decline, or having accepted it, relinquish it, or if an additional vacancy arises, IHF may, at its discretion, select and recommend another person for appointment on the results of this selection process.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Ireland at the time of application.

If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process, or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact us.

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