Director, Campaign Planning (Fundraising)

WHO WE ARE:

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. We partner with volunteers to accomplish our work. Staff members engage volunteers through effective and timely communications, facilitating meaningful opportunities, and continually seeking and providing feedback for reciprocal growth and learning.

Job Summary:

The Director of Campaign Planning (Fundraising) is a strategic leader responsible for designing, integrating, and advancing the organization’s comprehensive campaign planning efforts across all revenue lines. This role serves as a central connector across Development, Finance, and Marketing & Communications to ensure a unified, data-informed, and executable campaign strategy.

Operating as the “integrator” of campaign priorities, the Director brings together multiple fundraising channels—including Events, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Individual Giving, and Corporate/Industry/Foundation partnerships—into a cohesive, aligned plan that maximizes organizational impact and revenue outcomes.

This position focuses on enterprise-level campaign planning, project management, and process design rather than frontline fundraising or donor portfolio management. The Director of Campaign Planning partners closely with Development leadership, Donor Relations, and Development Operations to translate campaign strategy into clear plans, timelines, and performance tracking mechanisms.

Consistent with leading campaign strategy roles, this position ensures alignment across stakeholders, coordinates campaign execution, and monitors progress against campaign goals and milestones.

Location Requirements

• Remote - Flexible Location

• ​Work is primarily performed remotely, however, when possible and necessary, teams meet in person to conduct the business of the organization and build team relationships.

• Ability to travel approximately 20%

Compensation | Benefits:

The estimated hiring compensation range for this role is $100,000-$140,000. Final offers will be based on the candidate's geographic location, consider career experience, and may vary from this range due to these and other factors.

You will have the opportunity for a highly competitive, comprehensive benefit package that the Society provides to employees.

Your benefits include:

• Considerable Paid Time Off Plan

• Paid Holidays

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Society match

• Commuter Benefit Plan

Comprehensive Health & Welfare benefits including:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Flex Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Spring Health Membership offering free therapy and professional coaching, as well as additional voluntary benefit offerings.

Not to mention, you will join an incredible mission focused team of people!

Main Responsibilities:

Enterprise Campaign Planning & Integration

• Lead the development of an integrated campaign planning framework that aligns all revenue streams into a cohesive, multi-year campaign strategy.

• Convene and align leaders across Development functions (Events, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Individual Giving, Corporate/Industry/Foundation, Donor Relations, Operations) to ensure coordinated planning and execution.

• Translate enterprise fundraising goals into clear campaign plans, timelines, and deliverables.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Partnership

• Serve as the primary liaison across Development, Finance, and Marketing & Communications to align campaign priorities, messaging, and revenue projections.

• Partner with MarComms to ensure campaign positioning, messaging, and audience strategies are consistent and coordinated across channels.

• Collaborate with Finance to align campaign plans with revenue forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking.

Campaign Project & Process Management

• Establish and manage campaign governance structures, processes, and routines (planning cycles, checkpoints, reporting cadence).

• Oversee campaign timelines, dependencies, and key milestones across revenue lines and functional teams.

• Identify risks, gaps, and interdependencies, proactively driving solutions and alignment.

Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Define and operationalize key campaign metrics and dashboards in partnership with Development Operations.

• Monitor campaign progress and performance across revenue streams, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Deliver regular executive-level updates on campaign status, risks, and opportunities.

Strategic Enablement & Continuous Improvement

• Design scalable processes and tools that enable consistent and effective campaign planning across the organization.

• Identify opportunities to improve coordination, efficiency, and campaign impact through process optimization.

• Support leadership in campaign readiness, planning cycles, and decision-making through insights and analysis.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership Support

• Support campaign leadership (CDO, senior leaders, and volunteers as applicable) with planning materials, updates, and coordination.

• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and planning sessions to drive alignment and decision-making.

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the CDO and Development leadership on campaign planning strategy and execution.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, marketing, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in campaign management, strategic planning, development operations, or related functions.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong project and program management expertise, including managing timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Experience working within or alongside fundraising/development organizations and understanding of multiple revenue streams.

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time; project meetings, campaign preparation, and critical fundraising events.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting or designing comprehensive or capital campaigns in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.

• Familiarity with fundraising operations, reporting, and CRM/data environments.

• Experience partnering across Finance and Marketing functions in a campaign or revenue planning context.

We’re committed to supporting the growth of every employee through a structured and transparent approach to career development. We use Talent Portraits to define clear expectations, development opportunities, and advancement paths — whether you're growing as a people leader or deepening your expertise as an individual contributor. Each role is thoughtfully placed within one of these pathways (Leadership or Partner) to help you understand how it fits into our broader organization and your potential career journey.

This position is classified as Knowledge Leader.

The National MS Society is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We need you and your unique talents and perspectives to help us write the last chapter on MS.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

We appreciate your consideration of our job opportunities and strive to make it as effortless as possible to apply for our positions. With only a few required sections and the option to use our resume parsing tool, we aim to streamline the application experience, saving you time and effort. Additionally, if you wish to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to attach it along with your resume, and any other documents required, to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience page. We appreciate your interest in joining our team and look forward to receiving your application!

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