Capital Campaign Coordinator

Location:  The Salvation Army Columbus, Georgia

Position Type:  Full Time (Exempt)

Rate of Pay:  $53,000 - $55,000

About this opportunity:

Plans and manages the day-to-day administration and reporting of all aspects of Command’s campaign activity. A primary focus for the Capital Campaign Manager is systematizing the campaign administrative operations, ensuring nimble, accurate production of reports, analytics and materials supporting the campaign and the campaign team. This requires responsiveness, adaptability, and accuracy, tracking many details within a fast-paced workflow.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversees all aspects of campaign tracking and reporting, including, but not limited to, prospect management, pipeline management, donor recognition and stewardship, and secured naming opportunities.
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports on campaign metrics and benchmarks on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to Commanding Officer and Divisional Development Director.
• Prepares monthly campaign reports to send to Divisional and Territorial Headquarters.

• Works with Command finance team to reconcile campaign gifts, pledge payments, and expenses monthly and reports results to Commanding Officer and Divisional Development Director.
• Works with Donors Services and Finance teams to ensure that monthly pledge reminders are distributed to donors consistently. Monitors subsequent pledge collections to ensure they are on track through completion of collection schedule.
• Works with Commanding Officer and Divisional Development Director to monitor project benchmarks for the campaign are on track and reports back to the campaign team.
• Maintains campaign dashboard and prospect pipeline to ensure accurate reporting on all capital campaign progress to Commanding Officer and Divisional Development Director.
•  Develops and maintains a current detailed knowledge of The Salvation Army’s Southern Territory capital campaign policies.
• Ensures that database and records are updated regularly so that prospect pipelines are accurate, and donor activity is properly recorded.
• Ensures that all capital campaign-related files, records and correspondence are maintained as required by Salvation Army policy.
• Maintains an updated list of naming opportunities—both available and secured.
• Working with Commanding Officer or Capital Campaign Coordinator, prepares lists and meeting materials for campaign committee and campaign team meetings.
• Serves as liaison with the Property Department for capital campaign information and/or assistance.
• Serves as liaison with select campaign vendors.
• Oversees and conducts prospect research and creates prospect profiles and prospect action plans to be used by campaign team and volunteers.
• Maintains and monitors campaign strategy and calendar of activity to ensure that plans are on time and on track.
• Coordinates with Administrative and Development leadership relative to the campaign.
• Manages campaign calendar and coordinates team calendars for meetings, prepare and distribute agendas and as requested, organize individual donor visit coordination.
• Consults with the Divisional Development Director and Regional Resource Development Director on a regular basis for information with respect to Salvation Army polices, needs, programs and goals which may affect areas of responsibility and implement same by appropriate action.
• Notifies the Commanding Officer when conflict with existing policy appears likely or where policy changes seem merited.
• Develops and maintains efficient office procedures.
• Maintains a working knowledge of Salvation Army Orders and Regulations, official policy directives and service programs relating to the area of work described.

What we are looking for in you:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or a related field.
• At least three years’ experience performing fundraising, marketing, and/or sales; major gift fundraising is preferred.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Valid Driver’s License

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to work under the pressure of deadlines and time constraints. Ability to travel to various locations in order to develop personal relationships with volunteers and other stakeholders. Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking. Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision
• Holiday Pay and Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  11/15/2024 – 12/9/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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