Executive Director, Campaign

Executive Director, Campaign

Category:
Professional/Executive

Department:
Institutional Advancement

Locations:
Westfield, MA

Type:
Full-Time

Salary Type:
Annually

Salary Range: $ - $

Position

About Westfield State University:

In 1839, Westfield State University was founded on the ideals of Horace Mann who sought to improve society through education. We were the first public education institution without barrier to race, gender or economic class. The spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum of liberal arts and professional studies contributing to the development of knowledge, skills, and character essential for students to become responsible leaders and engaged citizens.

Westfield State is a highly residential campus with approximately 55% of our 3,100 full-time undergraduate students living on campus. The campus is ideally situated on the edge of the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts just 30 minutes from the thriving cultural centers of Springfield, Northampton, and Amherst with a selection of museums, theater, collegiate and minor league sports, hiking trails, and restaurants.

The University is within 1.5 hours of Boston and Albany and within 3 hours of New York City and the Green Mountain range of Vermont.

You are welcome here. You can advance your career and make a difference here. We invite you to bring your whole self and talents to Westfield State University. The University seeks applicants whose record of teaching, student advising, research, and administration positions them to contribute to the everyday practice of our institutional values.

Our Values:

Embrace Diversity
- We treat all members of our community with dignity and respect.

Maintain Excellence and Integrity
- We maintain excellence and integrity in all that we do.

Collaborate with Each Other
- We make decisions in a transparent and collaborative manner.

Provide Accessible Education
- We commit to providing an accessible, affordable public higher education for all.

Build a Strong Community
- We are inclusive and ensure equity, supporting the personal development of all community members, and embracing multiple perspectives.

Engage the Outside Community
- We support civic engagement in local, regional, and global initiatives.

Job Description:

Campus

Title:

Executive Director, Campaign (EDC)

State

Job Title:

Executive Director

Department:
Institutional Advancement

Job Code: HA6200

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Funding:

Bargaining Unit:
Non-Unit Professional

Job Type: Full-Time (4 Years with Possibility of Extension)

Timeframe: 52 Weeks

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm

Regular Days Off:
Saturday and Sunday

Supervision Received:
Reports Directly to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Supervision Exercised:
Major Gifts Officer, Campaign Strategic Communications Manager, Campaign Gifts Officer, Graduate Assistants, Interns.

Salary: $ to $ Annually (salary commensurate with education and experience)

General Statement of Duties:

The EDC is the professional responsible for the weekly planning, organization, research, and implementation of a comprehensive fund-raising campaign, working under the supervision of the Vice President of Institutional Advancement (VPIA) and in consultation with colleagues, the University President, and Campaign Counsel. The EDC coordinates identification, enlistment, and training of volunteers; identification, engagement, and solicitation of prospects. In addition, provides leadership for the implementation of the University's 2026 - 2030 Strategic Plan's advancement goals.

The EDC keeps campaign activities within a specific and limited timetable. The position is the central clearing house through which all campaign volunteers function and from which vision, reinforcement, patience, persistence, and judgment regarding campaign activities come.

In consultation with the VPIA and Campaign Counsel, the EDC determines how and to whom the agreed-upon campaign is directed; monitors the number and type of prospects needed and available; brings a professional knowledge of how to solicit campaign prospects; implements the plan and timetable; and sells that plan to all volunteers of the campaign.

The EDC is primarily responsible and accountable to the VPIA, and the Campaign Chair(s), in consultation with Senior Campaign Counsel on a weekly basis and depends upon the same for the implementation of the campaign plan. He/she must maintain a relationship based upon mutual respect and confidence, objectivity, and insistence on accepted campaign methods.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties include but not limited to:

• Collaborate with the VPIA, Executive Director, Senior Staff, Board members and volunteer campaign leadership to manage, update and implement a strategic plan for the campaign.
• Work with IA staff to set up the office and identify, develop, and prepare the files of prospective donors and volunteers, with guidance from Campaign Counsel's Associate.
• Carry out a tailored campaign strategy developed with input from the…