Campaign Manager

**Overview**

St. Francis Xavier University, located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, is a top-ranking Canadian primarily undergraduate university focused on academic excellence, innovation in teaching and research, service to society and international outreach. As we prepare to launch the largest campaign in our history, we are currently seeking a Campaign Manager to join our Advancement team and implement the campaign vision.

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Campaign Manager, is a member of the Advancement team and will be responsible for managing the processes, metrics and relationships that will lead to a successful campaign. With the VP Advancement, the Director of Fund Development and representatives from Marketing and Communications, the Campaign Manager will author a campaign operating plan that includes volunteer structures and recruitment, case statements, and cultivation and solicitation strategies to secure leadership and major gifts to the campaign and develop a strategy for the public phase of the campaign. This is an extraordinary opportunity that will require project management and collaboration across all levels of the University and the constituents it serves.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Work with the Vice President for University Advancement and the Director of Development to plan and implement the University’s campaign.
- Manage campaign budgets, donor stewardship, communications, and events. Partner with the Director of Development and internal stakeholders to implement campaign strategies, including identifying and recruiting volunteer leaders.
- Work with advancement services staff to oversee major and principal gift donor prospect pipeline and activity.
- Work with the President, campaign cabinet members and major gift officers in cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major and leadership gifts.
- Identify and implement key metrics to measure leadership-level gifts to the campaign.
- Effectively manage a campaign team consisting of major gift professionals, and stewardship and administrative support staff by establishing metrics and objectives for the team.
- Manage internal communications strategies to keep colleagues across campus informed of campaign progress and status and develop plans to engage and involve deans, faculty, and other university staff in the comprehensive campaign.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree, with a focus on communications, Business, Public Relations.
- Five to seven years relevant working experience.
- Fund raising/relationship development experience (Major Gifts and Annual Giving).
- Experience in responding to calls for proposals/identifying program funding opportunities.
- Advanced written, oral and interpersonal communication skills, including political acumen is required to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Ability to manage process, deadlines, personal targets and budget while adhering to the policies and procedures of the university.
- Advanced knowledge of fund development and related development phases (identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation).
- CFRE accreditation would be an asset.

**Application Instructions**
- St. Francis Xavier University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People._

**About St. Francis Xavier University**

Established in 1853, St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is consistently recognized as one of the best universities in Canada. StFX exceeds the needs of today’s undergraduates through providing the very best academic experience -- outstanding teaching, exceptional hands-on research opportunities, and global exchanges -- all within Canada’s most vibrant and inspiring residential campus. Here, the focus is on the academic and the personal development of every student, making community and social engagement a large part of the learning experience. Our students are academically strong and highly engaged in every aspect of life, determined to make a positive impact on the world.

In 2022, Maclean's annual university rankings put StFX #1 in student satisfaction and #2 in reputation across Canada in the primarily undergraduate category.

About the Advancement Department

StFX Advancement is dedicated to promoting and sustaining the university’s short and long-term future. University Advancement builds and maintains relationships with alumni and friends of StFX and many other stakeholders, ensuring student and academic needs are continually strengthened and StFX continues to be the premier undergraduate experience and education in Canada. The department’s three main offices include  Alumni Affairs, Development and Records Management, and Marketing and Communications

**About Antigonish, Nova Scotia**

The beautiful and historic town of Antigonish is located within the northeastern corner of Nova Scotia. Only a 15-minute drive from the ocean and a two-hour drive to major urban centres, Antigonish is a family-friendly