Job Description

- Development Coordinator

Job title:

Development Coordinator

Reporting to: Development Lead

Work base: Hybrid including Oxford OX2

Travel required: A hybrid role including in the office in Oxford OX2 with some travel for donor and stakeholder engagements, events, and training days.

Salary: 34,314 - 37,035 FTE, pro-rata 3 days a week & contributory pension scheme. A 2-year fixed term contract.

Days worked: 3 days a week. must include Wednesdays.

The Prison Phoenix Trust

The PPT are the leading experts in yoga and meditation in prisons in the UK and Ireland. Since 1988 we have supported the personal development and rehabilitation people living in prison through meditation and yoga. We do this through 121 mentoring, group yoga classes, peer support newsletters and resources such as books and DVDs that help people practise yoga and meditation in their cells. We deliver the British Wheel of Yoga's accredited training Teaching Yoga in Prison.

A small staff and volunteer team based in Oxford works with a network of self-employed yoga and meditation teachers across the UK and Ireland.

This new role is part of an expansion of the staff team to build the capacity of the charity to meet the growing demands for its services and the income to support this.

The role

At an exciting time for the expansion of the charity's fundraising activities, the Development Coordinator will play a pivotal role in driving and expanding the charity's income from individual donors while leading the development and execution of community fundraising initiatives and events. This role is pivotal in building and nurturing long-term relationships with individual donors, cultivating new donor prospects, and developing innovative community engagement strategies, working with The PPT's Development Lead.

The ideal candidate will be an energetic and passionate professional with expertise in donor relations, event management, and community fundraising. They will be skilled at creating impactful experiences that inspire both individual and collective action, making a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

1. Individual Fundraising

Implement an audience segmentation approach to building individual, regular and legacy giving, drawing on accurate analysis of data, using The PPT's Access database. Project manage delivery of quarterly postal appeals including segmentation and targeting of messaging, mail-merge and printing, dispatch by volunteers or mailing house. Email marketing, including use of Mailchimp to segment audiences and target messages. Optimise The PPT's use of JustGiving and other fundraising platforms, regularly reviewing performance. Optimise fundraising functionality of The PPT's website and support colleagues in the development and procurement of a new website.

2. Community Fundraising

Manage and plan the growth of The PPT's community fund raising activities, with a particular focus on yoga groups and faith groups. Review and develop cost-effective levels of support for fundraisers

3. Donor Care

Manage relationships with current and prospective donors and fundraisers by ensuring timely acknowledgment of gifts. Refine use of automated systems, such as Mailchimp and JustGiving to automate acknowledgement of gifts where appropriate, while ensuring optimum levels of personalisation, such as hand-written cards and notes. Fulfil established donor journeys, ensuring donor led and annual stewardship is met.

3. Data management, analysis and reporting

Maintain and update The PPT's supporter database, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date. Initially using Access and adapt with the move to a new database/CRM programme. Track, monitor and report quarterly on results of FR activities Support colleagues in the development and procurement of a new database and/or customer relationship management system.

4. Event Coordination

Plan and project manage delivery of The PPT's public facing, fundraising and donor stewardship events including planning, promotion, logistics, and follow-up. Integrate donor care into event planning, ensuring that donors feel personally valued and appreciated before, during, and after events. Work with Communications Coordinator in producing printed and display materials for events. Plan and project-manage delivery of The PPT's presence at networking events for example in yoga, faith and criminal justice communities.

5. Communications and Marketing

Contribute to development of social media audiences to meet charity's profile-raising and fundraising objectives. Craft compelling messages and content for supporter communications that highlight The PPT's mission and impact.

Terms and Conditions

2-year fixed term contract 3 set days a week, which must include Wednesdays Starting salary 34,314-37,035 Full Time Equivalent depending on experience, pro-rata 3 days a week & contributory pension scheme. Flexibility of work includes occasional early starts, longer days travelling and orchestrating events, for which there is time off in lieu. Paid leave: Staff are entitled to 20 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time roles. In addition, staff are entitled to leave on any normal working days falling between Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Pension: The charity operates a contributory pension scheme.

Applications are due as soon as possible to meet a rolling recruitment programme. Apply by sending a CV and covering letter about interest in and suitability for the role, to recruitment@theppt.org.uk.

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the organisation. The post holder will work at all time in a way which is consistent with the organisation's commitment to equality and opportunity.

The PPT operates an equal opportunities policy.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 34,314.00-37,035.00 per year

Expected hours: 21 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person