Campaign Director

As Cambridge University prepares for our most memorable campaign yet, we are looking for a Senior leader to join us and help us develop a strategy that will set us apart and make history. Consider joining us as our new Campaign Director at Cambridge University!

Development at Cambridge 

Cambridge University Development & Alumni Relations (CUDAR) leads the fundraising and alumni engagement strategy for the University.  It has responsibility for raising major philanthropic gifts from alumni and non-alumni sources; for encouraging lifelong relationships and building links between the University, its alumni and supporters; for ensuring that the worldwide community of over 300,000 alumni are well-informed about the development of the University and equipped to be effective ambassadors and advocates; and for communicating persuasively with all audiences to satisfy these objectives. The department is currently in the early planning stages of a new fundraising campaign for the collegiate university.

About the Role

The Campaign Director will be responsible for leading all aspects of the next Collegiate Cambridge Campaign, which includes; conceiving, conceptualising, managing, driving and celebrating the Campaign.  

As a member of the CUDAR Leadership Team this post will contribute to the University's fundraising and alumni engagement strategy and for developing and overseeing all aspects of the Campaign plans. They will be expected to lead by example, working collaboratively across the whole of the Collegiate Cambridge organisation to achieve our ambitious objectives. The post holder will manage complex relationships and priorities across the University, demanding diplomacy and strategic thinking.

This position will also provide leadership, project management and senior-level support on all campaign strategies, projects, and initiatives.

About You

As our ideal candidate, you will be a strong project leader, with effective communication and influencing skills. You enjoy big-picture thinking, building and implementing strategies to achieve short- and long-term goals. Your strong organizational skills allow you to manage priorities and deadlines, applying resourcefulness and judgment to determine urgency and project challenges, and making decisions that are in the best interest of the campaign, Development, Cambridge, and our community.

These skills are complemented by your previous experience as a senior manager within a previous £500 m + campaign within Higher Education or non- profit sector. Our ideal candidate will also have experience of delivering cross- departmental business improvement projects to change ways of working or policy.   They will be strong communicators, who are able to build strong partnerships by influencing senior stakeholders, in a professional, and strategic manner.  

This role is based in central Cambridge. We practise a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office for a minimum of 2 days a week

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role in the Upload section of the online application.

Interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 4th and 5th December 2024.

Please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any queries about this position DARTalentManagement@admin.cam.ac.uk 

Please quote reference DH43689 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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