Campaign Director

Status: Temporary, Full-time

Salary Range: Annual salary between $120,000 and $140,000

Campaign Director Role

The Campaign Director will help lead the execution and management of a multi-million-dollar comprehensive campaign plan for Coast Mental Health Foundation, guiding the campaign through the quiet phase and preparing the Foundation for a successful public phase.

As both a strategist and hands-on fundraiser, the Campaign Director will serve as the primary staff lead for campaign execution, responsible for coordinating leadership, volunteers, and staff; advancing prospect strategies; and ensuring disciplined implementation within a lean foundation environment.

Director will work closely with the Board members, Campaign Cabinet, and Foundation staff.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Leadership and Execution

• Lead implementation of the campaign plan, ensuring progress against timelines, benchmarks,and fundraising targets.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, and decision points, escalating issues to the Executive Director as appropriate.
• Prepare regular campaign progress updates for the Executive Director, Board, and Campaign Cabinet.

Campaign Cabinet, Leadership Engagement, and Volunteer Coordination

• Coordinate, support, and manage the Campaign Cabinet and senior campaign volunteers, ensuring clarity of roles, expectations, accountability, and decision-making authority.
• Work with the Executive Director and Board leadership to recruit and orient campaign volunteers.
• Support the development of the campaign case for support and naming opportunities.
• Guide the campaign through the quiet phase and prepare for transition to the public phase.
• Prepare briefing materials and support the Campaign Chair(s) in advance of campaign activities and meetings.
• Equip volunteers and Board members with the tools and confidence required for successful peer-to-peer fundraising engagement.
• Support cultivation and engagement events with operational support from existing staff.
• Ensure volunteer activity remains aligned with campaign priorities and prospect strategies.

Prospect Strategy, Major Gifts, and Solicitor Enablement

• Advance an initial focus on the top 30 priority prospects.
• Ensure prospects are properly qualified and positioned prior to solicitation.
• Prepare prospect strategies and briefing materials for volunteer and leadership solicitors.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects at the $100,000+ level.
• Prepare tailored proposals, campaign materials and stewardship communications.
• Coordinate solicitation strategies and donor engagement with senior leadership, campaign volunteers and community partners.
• Maintain accurate donor engagement and campaign activity records through the CRM system.
• Collaborate with the Prospect Researcher and Foundation team to refine prospect strategy development and relationship management.

Donor Communications, Stewardship, and Campaign Integration

• Collaborate with communications staff to develop donor-facing campaign materials, including proposals, case statements, and impact reports.
• Oversee donor stewardship strategies related to the campaign.
• Develop an integrated campaign recognition strategy.
• Ensure campaign communications align with the Foundation’s broader fundraising activities.

Integration with Ongoing Fundraising Programs

• Align campaign activities with major gifts, planned giving, and annual fundraising efforts.
• Coordinate with the Courage To Come Back Awards team to ensure campaign fundraising complements existing revenue strategies.
• Support a relationship-based fundraising culture that strengthens long-term donor engagement.

Campaign Operations, Systems, and Reporting

• Oversee campaign tracking and reporting systems.
• Ensure accurate donor and campaign records in the CRM system (Raiser’s Edge preferred).
• Provide dashboards and reporting to support governance and decision-making.

Collaboration and External Relationships

• Work closely with Coast Mental Health leadership to ensure campaign messaging reflects the redevelopment project and organizational priorities.
• Partner with external campaign counsel to support campaign execution and planning for the public phase.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant progressive fundraising experience, with a focus on capital or comprehensive campaigns.
• Proven success in securing major or transformative gifts; a deep understanding of the art and science of cultivating and soliciting major gifts.
• Experience executing capital or comprehensive campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across fundraising, communications, program, and facilities and operational teams.
• Experience working in lean team environments.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong relationship-building skills with donors, volunteers, community partners and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to support and engage leadership volunteers in meaningful fundraising and community engagement activities.
• Experience working with donor databases and CRM systems, preferably Raiser’s Edge.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Coast Mental Health Foundation.
• Successful completion of a Criminal Records Check will be required.

Compensation & Benefits

The successful candidate can expect a starting annual salary between $120,000 and $140,000.

This is a full-time, fixed-term role supporting the campaign for a 4–6 year period. Beyond the campaign, we are hopeful that the Director will want to stay on with us and pursue a role in the Foundation’s permanent fundraising team.

The Foundation is committed to supporting professional development opportunities that enhance campaign leadership and fundraising effectiveness.
Benefits include a comprehensive package, including participation in the Municipal Pension Plan; extended health benefits including dental, vision, and prescription coverage; coverage for paramedical services like acupuncture, massage therapy, and physiotherapy services; and four weeks’ vacation plus a modified work week program. The Foundation also offers a hybrid work arrangement, with flexibility to work remotely depending on operational requirements.

Location

The successful candidate must be able to commute to the Foundation’s Vancouver head office, located at 293 East 11th Avenue, for donor meetings and events as required.

About Coast Mental Health Foundation

Coast Mental Health Foundation raises funds to support innovative and recovery-oriented mental health programs, supportive housing, wraparound supports, and capital initiatives at Coast Mental Health, the largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness in British Columbia and one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada.

Information for Candidates

This search is being led by Coast Mental Health Foundation’s search partner, Christoph Clodius at The Discovery Group, at [email protected].

If you or someone you know is interested or curious, please be in touch. We welcome questions and enquiries.

Application Timing and Selection Process

Please apply to Christoph with a cover letter/expression of interest and resume/CV, together in a single document.

Candidates are invited to enquire immediately, and submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Coast Mental Health Foundation welcomes applications from Indigenous persons, visible minority group members, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations, genders and gender identities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.