Campaign Manager

We’re seeking an experienced, intentional and engaging fundraising campaign expert to optimize campaigns that accelerate our mission. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Campaign Manager is responsible for managing the operational, administrative, and strategic aspects of the organization’s comprehensive campaign.

This position plays a critical role in ensuring the campaign’s success through strong project management, volunteer coordination, pipeline management, and campaign operations oversight. The Campaign Manager serves as the principal liaison to the Campaign Committee, manage all campaign logistics and tracking, and help guide Moves Management activities for prospects and donors throughout the giving cycle. This position works closely with the Development Team, campaign consultants, and volunteer leaders to implement cultivation events, manage campaign communications, oversee donor recognition, and ensure accurate campaign reporting.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston’s core values - Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation - which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.

Primary responsibilities include, and are not limited to:

Campaign Operations & Planning

Serve as the central campaign operations manager, ensuring all moving parts, including communications, reporting, donor cultivation, and volunteer coordination, work cohesively.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive fundraising operating plan that aligns with the organization’s mission and supports an integrated campaign model (annual, capital, and endowment).
• Oversee campaign timelines, deliverables, and internal systems to ensure smooth execution and progress toward goals.
• Collaborate with the CDO and Development Team to ensure alignment of campaign strategies with overall fundraising objectives.
• Manage the campaign budget, tracking expenses and resource allocation.
• Prepare and maintain campaign documentation, reports, and analyses for the CEO, CDO, and campaign leadership.

Campaign Committee & Volunteer Engagement

Serve as principal liaison to the Campaign Committee, coordinating all meetings, communications, and follow-up actions.

• Manage coordination with campaign consultants, ensuring the organization maximizes their expertise and deliverables.
• Schedule and manage Campaign Committee meetings, including preparation of agendas, presentations, and materials.
• Record and track campaign committee outreach, leads, and follow-up activities to ensure momentum and accountability.
• Engage and support volunteer leadership, Board members, and staff to advance donor relationships and move prospects through the pipeline.

Moves Management & Prospect Strategy

Serve as the primary Moves Manager for the comprehensive campaign, ensuring consistent strategy and tracking across all major gift prospects.

• Facilitate bi-weekly prospect review sessions with development staff, campaign leadership, and consultants.
• Maintain and monitor the prospect pipeline in coordination with the Major Gift and Development Teams.
• Develop and implement data-driven systems to track donor engagement, proposals, and solicitations using Salesforce or equivalent CRM.
• Produce and maintain tracking and reporting systems for campaign progress, including gift totals, prospect movement, and engagement metrics for internal and external stakeholders (CEO, CDO, Campaign Co-Chairs, Campaign Committee, and Board of Trustees).

Research, Proposals & Gift Administration

Prepare and coordinate prospect research, visit briefings, and background materials for the CEO, CDO, and volunteer leaders.

• Draft gift agreements, pledge documentation, and proposal templates for campaign gifts.
• Manage and update the organization’s naming opportunity inventory, serving as a strategic tool for cultivation and stewardship of major and transformative donors.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in campaign recordkeeping and gift documentation in accordance with organizational policies.

Donor Engagement, Recognition & Events

Collaborate with the Donor Relations and Events teams to plan and execute cultivation, recognition, and stewardship events, including donor salons, groundbreaking ceremonies, and dedication events.

• Partner with Donor Relations to ensure all campaign donors receive appropriate acknowledgment, recognition, and impact reporting.
• Coordinate the creation and maintenance of donor recognition tools such as plaques, honor rolls, and campaign impact reports.
• Develop and implement campaign-specific communications in collaboration with Marketing/Communications staff, including newsletters, digital updates, and promotional materials.

Strategic Support & Leadership Collaboration

Participate in strategic planning, policy formation, and budget discussions related to campaign activities.

• Provide strategic staffing and support for campaign task forces, initiatives, and working groups.

This full-time, salaried position offers a comprehensive benefits package, a supportive work environment with a hybrid work option for some administrative duties, and a competitive starting salary range between $80-90K annually.

The salary offered will ultimately be determined by relevant qualifications, experience, and JCC's internal equity.

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or fundraising certification preferred. Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible fundraising or campaign management experience, including experience in comprehensive campaign planning and execution. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted at the JCC’s discretion to meet this minimum hiring criteria. Demonstrated success managing complex fundraising projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Experience working with volunteer leadership, campaign committees, and high-level donors.

Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted at the JCC’s discretion to meet this minimum hiring criteria.

Skills and Abilities:  

Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and strategic professional who thrives on collaboration and excels at managing complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders.

·         Must have proficiency with Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar donor management systems and strong computer skills: social media literacy, proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel.

·         Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

·         Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to translate goals into operational plans.

·         Requires a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality in all matters.

·         Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.

·         Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through.

·         Ability to analyze data, create reports, and translate information into actionable insights.

Physical Requirements:   This position primarily involves standard deskwork and computer usage; work is performed in an office environment with no extreme conditions. Must be able to sit or stand for prolonged periods. Able to work well in a busy, dynamic and sometimes noisy environment involving multiple tasks and priorities. This position requires on-site presence at least once a week and operates in a hybrid work environment; while some tasks may be performed remotely some require in-person or on-site presence. Evening and weekend hours may occasionally be required for donor meetings, events, and campaign activities.

ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these criteria for knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation and using some other combination of skills and abilities.

JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.