Senior Director of Annual Campaign
Jewish Federation of San Diego
POSITION TITLE: Senior Director of Annual Campaign
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Chief Development Officer (CDO)
DEPARTMENT: Development
The Jewish Federation of San Diego County (JFSD) is seeking a strategic, dynamic, and experienced Senior Director of Annual Campaign.
For over 85 years, the Federation has been a pillar of support for the Jewish community, fostering connection, compassion, and resilience. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish identity, care for Jews in need, and build deep, lasting connections with Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. San Diego County is home to more than 100,000 Jews, in about 50,000 households. We are a thriving, vibrant, multi-faceted Jewish community of more than 100 Jewish communal organizations. More information about Jewish San Diego is available on our website, www.jewishinsandiego.org. Federation staff are passionate about community building, highly collaborative and always learning. We bring a wide range of experiences and backgrounds to our work and welcome all applicants for this dynamic position.
Position Overview
The Senior Director of Annual Campaign is a key leadership role responsible for the oversight and execution of the Jewish Federation’s annual fundraising campaign. This individual will implement innovative approaches to increase donor engagement, maximize contributions, and ensure the financial sustainability of the Federation’s initiatives, while overseeing the campaign operations staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the overall development strategy and annual campaign goals, establishing metrics to track progress and ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the campaign.
- Lead, mentor, and supervise the annual campaign operations team, fostering a collaborative environment and enhancing performance and professional growth.
- Oversee all aspects of the community campaign, including direct mail, and digital fundraising strategies.
- Leverage donor data and fundraising analytics to drive strategic decisions, regularly analyzing donor trends, giving patterns, and retention rates to identify growth opportunities and improve campaign effectiveness.
- Manage campaign performance reports and collaborate with the finance team to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of campaign revenue.
- Collaborate with marketing, events and programmatic teams to align fundraising efforts with the Federation’s priorities, creating compelling donor-centric communications and events.
- Lead and manage the transition to a new donor database, ensuring accurate data migration and optimizing the system for tracking donor engagement and campaign performance, while providing training and support to staff.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Fundraising, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in development operations.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, innovate, and lead complex projects from conception to completion.
- Familiarity with Jewish communal life and Federation mission is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in donor management software (CRM), data analytics, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Physical Requirements and Equipment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must occasionally crouch, stoop, or reach. The employee must have the ability to travel when needed, with the flexibility to adjust work hours to meet the organization’s needs, including some evenings, weekends, for donor meetings and events This position is required to work onsite (with the ability to work from home on most Fridays).
Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time position, working onsite in San Diego, CA, with the ability to work from home on most Fridays.
We offer a competitive salary range of $95,000 – $120,000 annually, along with a generous benefits package, retirement plan, and comprehensive paid leave, including vacation, sick leave, and 22 paid holidays per year.
Jewish Federation of San Diego County is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veterans’ status or any other protected category. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position. All qualified candidates must be able to provide proof of their ability to work in the United States without support. All candidates will be required to successfully complete a background check prior to beginning work at JFSD.
Interested candidates should provide a cover letter and a detailed resume to resumes@jewishinsandiego.org.