Campaign Director

About This Role

The Campaign Director will lead the planning, management, and implementation of all capital and comprehensive campaign activities for Westfield State University. This role involves developing and executing a major gift prospect solicitation program, managing day-to-day campaign operations, and reporting on progress.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to manage, update, and implement a strategic plan for the campaign.
• Monitor the status of marketable gift opportunities and advise on progress towards goals.
• Review University needs and prospect potential to inform solicitation strategies.
• Monitor tables of gifts to ensure pipeline alignment and reassess strategy as needed.
• Integrate news on campaign milestones into ongoing communications and marketing.
• Oversee a robust pipeline of potential contributors and drive cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Serve as a key representative in high-level campaign discussions and lead major campaign negotiations.
• Enhance systems and procedures for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects.
• Identify staff training needs and develop, implement, and evaluate training programs.
• Develop a comprehensive national campaign volunteer organization with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising and development
• Leadership level experience with comprehensive capital/comprehensive campaigns
• Highly developed collaboration, communications, interpersonal, managerial, motivational, and strategic thinking skills

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a related field
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising and development, preferably in higher education, with leadership-level experience in comprehensive capital/comprehensive campaigns.

Nice to Have

• Experience in higher education

Benefits