Job Title: Campaign Director
Organization: CCS
Location: Nationwide
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
FT Regular
 
Job Description:
CCS is a leading fund-raising and management firm established in 1947.
Headquartered in New York, CCS conducts campaigns worldwide, with offices in
San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Fort
Lauderdale, Boston, Detroit, Seattle, Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. The
companys projects span the globe in cities and towns throughout North and
South America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Continental Europe, Africa and
Asia.
 
CCS provides full-time, resident fund-raising counsel and campaign
management services to the most recognizable brands in philanthropy, serving
over 300 organizations a year. We have counseled leading academic
institutions, national and international charities, medical centers,
religious bodies, civic and human service organizations, and cultural
institutions in pioneering fund-raising efforts. CCS fund-raising goals
under consulting and management total over $5 billion.
 
Our services include:
 Capital and endowment campaign planning, management, and direction
 Board development, orientation, and training
 Feasibility and planning studies
 Development audits and assessments
 Prospect research and screening services
 
Job Description:
Campaign Directors provide full-time, onsite fund-raising and management
consulting services and work collaboratively with CCS executives and client
leaders to identify, design, and implement management and development
methodologies to prepare for and conduct successful fund-raising campaigns.
Responsibilities and client assignments depend on a proven track record of
success, demonstrated ability, and sustained initiative. Typical CCS
assignments may include:
 
Conduct Campaign Planning Studies and Development Assessments:
 Conduct personal interviews with key internal and external constituents
 Track quantitative and qualitative findings
 Analyze campaign feasibility and case for support; development
organization, structure, and strategies; staffing, resources, and budget;
volunteer structure; and, donor information systems
 Prepare written analysis and recommendations
 Present findings to institutional leaders
 
Direct Capital Campaigns:
 Serve as onsite counsel on a major institutional campaign
 Develop campaign plans and design campaign strategies
 Craft individual cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
 Prepare all written campaign documents, operating materials, and
publications
 Set campaign direction and manage day-to-day campaign operations
 Oversee prospective donor development (identification, research,
evaluation, tracking)
 Direct campaign meetings with staff, Board members, and volunteers
 Supervise client staff
 Lead volunteer committees, activities, and training programs
 Brief institutional leaders on campaign progress
 
Qualifications:
The firm seeks talented professionals with capital campaign or major gifts
experience as well as executives with transferable consulting,
communications, marketing, and strategic planning experience to join our
dynamic consulting team. Other qualifications include:
 Philanthropic values and a commitment to service
 Superior written and oral communication skills
 Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with
all levels of staff, volunteers, donors, and prospective donors
 Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
simultaneously
 Computer proficiency
 Professional demeanor
 Strong work ethic, enthusiasm, and confidence
 Ability to temporarily relocate for regional assignments may be required
 
Our Directors report the best aspects of working for CCS are the diversity
of projects, relationships with leading non-profits and philanthropists, and
performance based career paths. CCS offers competitive benefits, a dynamic
training program, resources, career advancement, mentoring, and networking
opportunities. Outstanding candidates bring a diverse background, an
interest in philanthropy, and ambition.
 
Diversity:
As a leader in the philanthropic community, CCS represents organizations
from a full spectrum of cultures and non-profit sectors. Our firm is
committed to ensuring that our employees are culturally competent and
capable of providing counsel of the highest caliber. CCS maintains a
collegial environment that respects and celebrates the variety of life
experiences each employee brings to the firm, providing internal cultural
awareness programs, and encouraging professionals of all backgrounds to
consider opportunities in philanthropy. CCS also seeks to build partnerships
with organizations that recognize the importance of promoting greater
diversity within the philanthropic arena.
 
 
How to Apply:
To apply, please visit our Web site: www.ccsfundraising.com/Careers
 
CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Organization Web Site: www.ccsfundraising.com
 
Email replies to: careers@ccsfundraising.com