Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

 

Relay Recruiting is proud to partner with McQuaid Jesuit on the search for a Campaign Director — a mission-driven leader to help guide the largest campaign in school history.

 

**Interviews are already underway. Apply today to learn more and explore the opportunity!**

 

Campaign Director

Job Summary

McQuaid Jesuit, a Catholic school in Rochester, NY, teaching boys’ grades 6-12, seeking a Campaign Director. The Campaign Director will serve as the primary architect and driver of the campaign, coordinating strategy, cultivating top prospects, stewarding volunteer leaders, and collaborating across Advancement and School leadership. This is a highly visible, externally focused leadership role requiring significant experience in campaign strategy and major gift development.

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with the President, Vice President of Advancement, Senior Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, Board of Trustees, and volunteer leadership to execute all phases of the campaign
• In collaboration with the VP of Advancement, manage a portfolio of leadership and major gift prospects with the capacity to make six- and seven-figure contributions
• Develop and manage a dynamic pipeline of donors and coordinate targeted visits over three years in partnership with campaign staff
• Engage alumni, parents, and community members through personalized strategies, events, and campaign communications
• Support the training, and engagement of Campaign Cabinet and additional volunteer leaders
• Prepare high-quality campaign materials, donor presentations, proposals, and stewardship reports
• Provide timely updates, reports, and analysis to campaign leadership and key stakeholders
• Ensure alignment with advancement best practices, gift policy, and donor stewardship standards

 

Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule (nights and weekends) to provide support for events.

 

Competencies/Skills

• Deep understanding of donor strategy, campaign timelines, and volunteer management
• Outstanding interpersonal, listening, and relationship-building skills
• Mission alignment with Catholic/Jesuit education and values
• High emotional intelligence, professional discretion, and maturity in representing McQuaid Jesuit
• Familiarity with donor CRM systems including Raiser’s Edge and campaign infrastructure (e.g., gift policies, donor segmentation, stewardship strategies)

Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive development or campaign experience, with a proven record of securing major gifts (six figures or more)
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (e.g., MPA, MBA, MA in Philanthropy, Theology, Education, or related field) preferred
• Experience in educational settings (preferably private, faith-based, or Jesuit institutions) strongly preferred
• Prior leadership in a capital or comprehensive campaign environment preferred

 

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee will occasionally lift or move items over 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

 

Work Environment:

• Standard Office Environment

 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a 12-month, full-time position. (40 hours per week – exempt level position). Typically, the days of work and hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m. The schedule is determined by the Vice President of Advancement. Hours may be adjusted depending on the needs of the department, including seasonal events and priorities. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required due to nature of events and activities. Candidates should expect up to 20% travel, encompassing local engagements and select national travel to support strategic initiatives.

 

Reports To: Vice President of Advancement

 

Salary Range: $80,000-$120,000

 

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

It is Relay Recruiting and McQuaid Jesuit’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Accordingly, all applicants for employment are to be treated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or citizen status, qualified handicap, sexual orientation, marital or veteran’s status, or inconsequential handicaps. This policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the school, including but not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits training, promotion, transfer, discipline, or termination.

 

Job Tags

Full time, Casual work, Seasonal work, Work at office, Local area, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours, Night shift, Afternoon shift,

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