Single Homelessness Prevention Service (SHPS)

Andrew is Co-Founder of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships and Executive Director of Operations, Innovation and Learning. He is a Director of Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership, GM Homes Partnership, Homelessness Support, the Single Homeless Prevention Service and is a Trustee of West London Zone.

Prior to Bridges, Andrew was Managing Director of a social enterprise “Baobab” in Madagascar, and a non-Executive board member of two other financial inclusion social enterprises, in Senegal and China.

Conor, Director at Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, has been working with Bridges for the last 7 years – during which time he has designed and implemented a number of Outcomes Partnerships related to housing, employment and refugee support.

He was previously a member of the Impact Management team at Bridges Fund Management, where he advised and supported investment teams on all aspects of impact management throughout the investment cycle. Before joining Bridges, Conor worked for a health services NGO in Ecuador, leading a project to set up budgeting and reporting processes. He began his career as a management consultant at Deloitte, specialising in financial analysis and process improvement.

Conor holds a BSc in Economics and is a qualified Management Accountant.

Amarjit is the Programme Lead for outcomes partnerships in London, including homelessness prevention and refugee services.

She is a senior leader with extensive experience of delivering strategy, operations and transformation in both the private and public sectors. She is well-versed at collaborating across diverse and multiple stakeholders, with a proven track record of delivering growth of businesses to ensure positive, successful social value and commercial outcomes.

Amarjit has held leadership roles for more than a decade, managing local and central government contracts, leading teams in social housing and the private sector. She is also the Vice Chair at Coin Street Community Builders and Commonweal Housing, an action learning charity.

Amanda is the Programme Manager for Norfolk SHPS, delivering a prevention and relief service to those who are at risk of homelessness. The service supports households to sustain an existing tenancy or secure new accommodation, offering up to 8 months tenancy sustainment to empower households and avoid long term homelessness.

She has worked in the housing sector for 13 years, delivering services to those who are at risk of homelessness or seeking housing advice. Before joining Bridges Outcomes Partnerships Amanda worked for Norfolk County Council within Children’s Services, working with key partners across Norfolk to establish a positive pathway for care leavers as they transition to independence, including managing a service for care leavers with complex needs.

Rianna is a Senior Impact Analyst for the Single Homelessness Prevention Service across both the London boroughs and Norfolk, and for Kenya Better Outcomes Partnership, providing analysis to support the performance management of the services.

Prior to joining Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, Rianna worked for a biotechnology company conducting data handling and analytics.

Rianna holds a BSc in Geographical Sciences from the University of Bristol.