Campaign Director - South Asia

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Campaign Director

Summary:
This position is charged with the authority and responsibility to see that the Campaign vision is developed, managed and successfully funded through vision-donor partnerships.

Essential Duties:
A. Case Development

- Ensure the campaign case is complete and includes all key components, especially the budget section and the gift plan.

- Invite the Young Life Communications department to bid on case material.

- Include a planned giving goal.

- Ensure that all presentation tools for funding the campaign flow from the case statement and are personalized to target constituencies (e.g. individuals and families, foundations/corporations, churches, etc.).

B. Funding Campaign Operations

- Ensure that a campaign budget is developed and includes the cost of development, communication and data management and is approved by the Chief Development Officer (CDO).

- Include a Development Cost Recovery (DCR) factor of 12% (6.5% for campaign and 5.5% for Development department).

- Place any excess revenue for campaign operations in an account for ongoing fund development work at the camp.

C. Campaign Management

- Oversee a feasibility study to determine the financial goal for the campaign.

- Ensure strategies for donors in the software are kept current.

- On an ongoing basis, clarify in the software what the next step is, who is responsible, when it will take place and how it will be reported.

- Work with the primary caller, field staff and other campaign directors to assess whether donors have other Young Life interests in order to ensure a seamless and coordinated approach with every major donor (15k and up).

- Set the timetable for the campaign and the monthly targets to be met to reach the goal.

- In terms of accountability for the campaign, decision-making is always the campaign director’s (CD) responsibility, and the CDO is responsible for supporting the CD to make sure tasks are completed on time and reported to the appropriate staff and/or volunteers.

D. Ongoing Responsibilities

- Develop prospects and when appropriate act as a primary caller or a secondary caller available to participate in donor solicitation meetings.

- Participate in the recruiting of the needed committees and volunteer positions. Lead, train, supervise, s