Campaign Director

Campaign Director

Executive Profile Presented By Coast Mental Health Foundation is the philanthropic fundraising arm of Coast Mental Health, mobilizing philanthropy to support recovery-oriented mental health care in our communities. Coast Mental Health is the largest provider of community-based mental health services in British Columbia and one of Canada’s leading mental health non‑profit organizations.

The Coast Mental Health Foundation seeks an exceptional, relationship‑driven fundraising leader to serve as Campaign Director, helping shape and advance a bold, multi‑year comprehensive campaign in support of Coast Mental Health’s mission, vision and long‑term community impact.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinate, support, and manage the Campaign Cabinet and senior campaign volunteers, ensuring clarity of roles, expectations, accountability, and decision‑making authority.
• 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.
• Equip volunteers and Board members with tools and confidence for successful peer‑to‑peer fundraising engagement.
• Support cultivation and engagement events with operational support from existing staff.
• Ensure volunteer activity aligns with campaign priorities and prospect strategies.
• Advance an initial focus on the top 30 priority prospects and 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Oversee campaign tracking and reporting systems and ensure accurate donor and campaign records in the CRM system.
• Provide dashboards and reporting to support governance and decision‑making.
• 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 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.

Location

The Foundation offers a hybrid work arrangement, with flexibility to work remotely depending on operational requirements. 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.

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.

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