Campaign Director

Description

Summary

The Campaign Director provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management for the successful planning and execution of Duchesne’s You Hold the Key fundraising campaign. Working in close partnership with the Head of Advancement and Community Development, along with the Advancement staff team and campaign volunteer leadership, the Campaign Director is responsible for coordinating campaign strategy, driving major gift activity, and ensuring effective implementation of all campaign initiatives.

This position serves as the central point of coordination for campaign planning, volunteer engagement, prospect strategy, and progress monitoring. The Campaign Director ensures accountability across the campaign structure, relieves senior leadership of day-to-day campaign management responsibilities, and maintains clear and consistent communication with campaign volunteers, committees, and staff.

 Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and management for the campaign’s planning, strategy, and implementation.
• Serves as a strategic partner to the Head of Advancement and Community Development in advancing campaign priorities and major gift strategy.
• Coordinates campaign leadership structures, including campaign chairs, committees, and volunteer fundraising teams.
• Drives campaign progress by monitoring fundraising activity, prospect movement, and volunteer engagement Works with major gifts staff to develop and execute prospect strategies, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Manages the campaign timeline, milestones, and overall campaign work plan to ensure progress toward goals.
• Oversees campaign operations, including prospect tracking, reporting systems, and campaign communications.
• Coordinates activities for campaign volunteers involved in leadership and major gift solicitations.
• Monitors campaign budget and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Oversees prospective donor development processes, including identification, research, evaluation, and portfolio management.
• Attends campaign-related meetings and major donor visits as appropriate to support leadership and advance solicitations.

Requirements

Minimum Education/Prior Experience/Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of three to five years of experience in development, fundraising, campaign management, advancement, or related field
• Demonstrated understanding of major gifts fundraising and campaign strategy
• Experience working with fundraising databases and prospect management systems
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Work, Excel, PowerPoint)

Core Competencies

• Strong commitment to philanthropic values and mission-driver work.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders, volunteers, donors, and colleagues.
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced campaign environment.
• Professional demeanor with strong judgement and discretion.
• High-level of initiative, accountability, and follow-through.

Upon Hire

• Successful completion of fingerprint-based background investigation and sexual offender registry checks.
• Successful completion of Safe Environment training.
• CPR certification.

Essential Expectations

All faculty and staff members at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart are expected and required to do the following: 

• Overtly support and act in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of the Society of the Sacred Heart; this expectation includes attendance at and applicable participation in faith-based practices. 
• Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment. 
• Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that contributes to a healthy school culture. 
• Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation and fulfill routine responsibilities in a thoughtful and timely manner. 
• Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, professional courtesy, discretion, punctuality and attendance at all required meetings and events. 
• Appropriately carry out specific duties as determined by the Head of School and/or supervisor. 
• Maintain professional credentials and complete required training. Participate in and provide documentation for at least one professional development opportunity per year in addition to those required and provided by the school.  
• Respect the confidentiality of the school, its employees, students, and families. 
• Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the faculty and staff handbook. 
• Authentically engage in the school’s self-reflection process that requires written goals and measured progress towards them.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts Duchesne’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This position is at will, which means that either the employee or Duchesne may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender), age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.