Capital Campaign Manager

Position Details

Position: Capital Campaign Manager

Department: Development

Reports to: Director of Development

FLSA Classification: Exempt (Salary)

Job Type: Full-Time (12-month), In-person

Hours of work: 40+ hours a week

Start Date: Immediately

Founded in 1912, Louise S. McGehee School is an independent all-girls Pre‑K–12 school in New Orleans. For more than a century, McGehee has educated girls to lead with purpose and confidence — and today, we are shaping our next chapter.

is a world shaped by purposeful women who lead with clarity, courage, and conviction. From Pre‑K through 12th grade, each McGehee student is empowered to develop her unique strengths and aspirations in an environment designed specifically for girls.

challenges each girl to discover her strengths and reach her full potential as an independent learner, a critical thinker, and a confident leader. Academic depth, intellectual ambition, creativity, and self‑direction define the McGehee experience from the earliest years through graduation.

• Commitment to Excellence grounded in high expectations and continuous improvement
• Empowering Leadership that elevates others and builds strong teams
• Honorable Action rooted in integrity and alignment between values and choices
• Independent Thought balanced by curiosity and courage
• Joyful Engagement that recognizes girls thrive when they feel valued, challenged, and connected

Louise S. McGehee is seeking an experienced, organized, team‑oriented, and creative Capital Campaign Manager who will play a critical role in providing campaign organization and oversight.

The Campaign Manager will work closely with the Director of Development and campaign volunteers, including the Capital Campaign Co‑Chairs, to coordinate and execute McGehee’s donor cultivation and recognition strategy. This will require the Campaign Manager to build an understanding of McGehee’s philanthropic community, plan for and execute events, and provide overall project management support to ensure that the campaign is moving forward at an appropriately brisk pace.

The Campaign Manager will ensure that pledges and gifts are monitored and recorded accurately and that all campaign events are professionally planned and executed.

The Campaign Manager will report to the Director of Development and collaborate with a team that includes the school’s Director of Development, Annual Giving Manager, Alumnae Engagement Coordinator, and a shared Advancement Coordinator. The position will be needed as long as the school is engaged in a capital campaign.

Capital Campaign Management and Organization

• Provide overall campaign management and organization including managing prospect pipeline reports, prospect strategy, volunteer assignment, and status updates
• Use research tools to screen and identify prospects, and develop basic prospect research profiles
• Develop and oversee campaign gift and cashflow reports
• Manage campaign gift agreements and the accurate recording of campaign pledges/gifts; work closely with the Advancement Coordinator to ensure timely and appropriate stewardship of gifts
• Ensure appropriate donor recognition/naming is provided within fundraising policies
• Oversee scheduling of campaign meetings and provide support on campaign presentations, take minutes, and capture next steps for volunteers and staff
• Work closely with Development team to help execute all recognition events, reports, signage, plaques, and personalized stewardship
• Assist with production of campaign correspondence including proposals, meeting requests, and statements for outstanding pledge balances
• Organize and monitor volunteer assignments and provide timely information and materials to support their solicitation work
• Maintain master campaign calendar including the overall campaign timeline, goals for major milestones, steering committee meeting dates, major prospect meeting dates, campaign‑related event dates, pending and upcoming proposal dates
• Oversee travel booking and scheduling for the Head of School and others who may need to travel for capital campaign purposes
• Issue and provide analysis on regular…