Campaign Director at Catholic Relief Services – Baltimore, Maryland

Position title: Campaign Director

Location: Baltimore, MD, United States | (Remote)
Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Minimum 8 years’ of fundraising experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience directing the execution of complex, high-profile events.
• Documented experience in the development and implementation of integrated digital marketing, communication, and content/event plans.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of Catholic Church and its teachings.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Broad knowledge of and/or experience with fundraising campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team setting as leader, participant, and facilitator.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team setting as leader, participant and facilitator.
• Ability to coach a team to increase level of performance.
• Exceptional representational skills to interact with volunteer leadership, high profile donors and internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional collaborator with strong team management style and creative problem solver.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques relevant to Major Gift fundraising, Annual Giving fundraising and Planned Gifts.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques relevant to donor engagement and stewardship.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Good decision-making skills, tactful, good listener, willingness to search out answers, ability to recognize when others need to be involved in activities or decisions.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent organization skills, detail oriented.
• Ability to work with a wide range of individuals.
• Strategic planning and agile project management skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to learn and work with computer systems and digital communications tools, including fundraising database systems.

Required Languages: English

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

What we offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Salary and benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

CRS is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Selection and hiring decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, veteran status or any other protected area.