Campaign Manager

About the role

The Campaign Manager will lead the day-to-day implementation of JF&CS's new fundraising campaign, serving as both a project manager who keeps the campaign moving forward and a relationship builder who helps cultivate the partnerships essential to fundraising success. This is a high-visibility and high-impact, full-time position with a hybrid schedule, requiring a minimum of 2 to 3 days per week of in-person work. This position is initially funded through August 2029, with the potential to evolve based on organizational needs and campaign progress.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor campaign workplans, benchmarks, budgets, projections, policies, and reports
• Provide clear, accurate, and regular campaign updates and analysis to senior staff and volunteer leadership
• Manage and cultivate a personal portfolio of campaign prospects as the primary relationship manager
• Manage the campaign pipeline and moves management process across all fundraisers working on the campaign
• Identify, research, qualify, and prioritize prospects
• Develop cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
• Prepare donor profiles, briefings, proposals, solicitation plans, donor correspondences, and meeting materials
• Coordinate and support donor meetings and follow-up
• Oversee the maintenance of accurate records in Raiser's Edge NXT
• Train, support, and equip campaign committee members and other volunteer leaders to participate confidently in cultivation and solicitation activity, including creation of materials
• Coordinate volunteer meetings, communications, assignments, and follow-up
• Coordinate campaign stewardship and recognition opportunities
• Support the planning and execution of cultivation, recognition, and fundraising events
• Collaborate with advancement, finance, program, and executive leadership to align campaign activity with organizational priorities
• Represent JF&CS at donor, community, and campaign-related events
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Significant experience in fundraising, advancement, campaign management, project management, or related experience
• Experience working on a capital, comprehensive, endowment, or major fundraising campaign strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and deadlines
• Experience leading and supporting major gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, donor engagement, and moves management
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders, donors, volunteers, board members, consultants, and colleagues
• Experience with Raiser's Edge NXT or comparable fundraising database preferred
• Commitment to the mission and values of JF&CS and to serving people of all faiths, backgrounds, cultures and abilities

About JF&CS

For more than 150 years, Jewish Family & Children's Service has been helping individuals and families build a strong foundation for resilience and well-being. We intentionally serve and employ people of ALL faiths, backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We have a strong culture of professional development, work-life balance, and promotion from within.