Campaign Manager​/Executive Assistant

Anselm House is seeking a highly organized and missionally aligned Campaign Manager / Executive Assistant to play a key role in advancing the organization’s fundraising and development efforts. This position will support the successful execution of Anselm House’s capital campaign while providing high-level administrative support to the Director of Advancement.

The Campaign Manager / Executive Assistant will coordinate campaign logistics, track progress toward campaign goals, support donor engagement efforts, prepare materials and reports, and help ensure that communication among staff, leadership, volunteers, board members, and campaign counsel is timely and effective. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, discreet, and comfortable working behind the scenes to help development staff and organizational leaders achieve strategic fundraising goals.

Anselm House is a center for Christian thought and formation serving the University of Minnesota community. Our mission is to help students and faculty connect faith and knowledge with all of life. We provide hospitality and educational programs for students, host conversations, lectures, and courses for the broader university community, and support faculty and academic engagement through our Center for Faith & Learning.

For more than forty years, Anselm House has equipped students, faculty, and university leaders for faithful service in the university, the church, and the world. Anselm House has historic roots in two organizations serving the University of Minnesota:
Christian Student Fellowship, founded in 1974, and the Mac Laurin Institute, founded in 1982.

St. Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th‑century theologian, philosopher, monk, and church leader. He is remembered for the phrase “faith seeking understanding,” reflecting his conviction that faith and knowledge are deeply interconnected. His life of thoughtful faithfulness provides a model for Anselm House’s presence at the university.

Hospitality

• We open our lives and spaces to the University of Minnesota community, honoring the full dignity of every human person.

Character

• We cultivate practices that order our lives toward the true, the good, and the beautiful, believing that following Jesus requires careful attention to his way of being human.

Faith

• We honor the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition, centered in the self-disclosure and self-giving of the Triune God in the person of Jesus Christ.

Knowledge

• We support the University of Minnesota’s disciplined pursuit of knowledge, believing that a personal apprehension of reality is a guide to truth.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong personal alignment with Anselm House’s mission, vision, and values. She or he will bring excellent organizational judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with professionalism and discretion.

Qualified candidates should possess:

• Strong alignment with and enthusiasm for the mission of Anselm House.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, solve problems, and take initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and relationships simultaneously.
• Comfort working collaboratively across teams and with senior leaders, board members, donors, and volunteers.
• Administrative, executive assistant, advancement, or campaign experience preferred.
• Basic familiarity with budgeting, finance, fundraising, or nonprofit administration preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.

Campaign Coordination and Logistics

The Campaign Manager / Executive Assistant will help coordinate the day‑to‑day execution of Anselm House’s capital campaign.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with implementation of the campaign plan and overall campaign timeline.
• Tracking deadlines, deliverables, next steps, and campaign milestones.
• Coordinating campaign materials, including donor lists, case statements, campaign updates, newsletters, stewardship communications, and related documents.
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