Careers

Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation: 
Campaign Manager 

TITLE: Campaign Manager.
HOURS: This is a 40-hour per week, full-time, hourly exempt, year-round position in the Xavier Catholic
Schools Foundation office, which currently resides at Xavier High School.
PAY: TBD with experience.
BENEFITS: Included.
REPORTS TO: XCSF Executive Director.

JOB DESCRIPTION: This position is the heartbeat of daily campaign operations at the Xavier Catholic Schools
Foundation (XCSF). The Appeals Manager thrives on continual improvement and looks for ways to meet the
mission, vision, and value expectations. This person is committed to world-class service in both internal and
external communications and is a growth-mindset individual who cares about making an impact serving the
organization and its constituents. This person is responsible for the day-to-day campaign initiatives and
volunteer management for XCSF.

DUTIES:
Campaign Leadership:
o Creates an annual written plans (includes timelines, tactics, budgets) for each Xavier Impact
Fund campaign, tracks, and reports out to department on fundraising campaigns:

Xavier Impact Fund Core Campaigns:
• Parish outreach.
• Business outreach.
• Alumni outreach through Forever Saints Day.
• Parent outreach.
• Dancing With the Saints (Supportive role, not lead).
• Volunteer recruitment, management, tracking, and appreciation.
• Planned Giving: Assists Executive Director with planned giving initiatives, as needed.

Alumni Board of Directors Management:
• Alumni Relations: Work alongside Alumni Board of Directors for agenda, minutes, volunteer
management, and engage department as needed.
▪ Calendar, assist and engage Event and Marketing Managers as needed for: Memorial
Mass, Hall of Fame, Basketball Tournament, Senior Breakfast, Tennis Tournament, Bike
Ride, ‘Your Connection’, e-news updates, board meetings, etc.

Volunteer Management:
• Engage, recruit, train and acknowledge volunteer efforts for Foundation.
• Intern program oversight.

Other:
• Supervise department interns as needed.
• Attends staff meetings, quarterly committee and board meetings for XCSF and takes minutes.
• Additional duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, marketing, philanthropy, or similar field.
• 3-5 Years of campaign management experience or equivalent.
• Proficient in MS Office, Google Workspace, Bidpal, Database Management (Blackbaud/Raiser’s Edge
NXT preferred), and/or other online giving platforms experience.
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) or member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals or
similar is a plus.

ATTRIBUTES:
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.
• Proactive self-motivated learner who enjoys research, latest trends, tools, and technologies to increase
productivity and additional resources for Foundation.
• Detail oriented and accurate with work.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can lead, follow, and help create an atmosphere of
productivity and positivity in the office and beyond.
• Exhibits core values of being faithful, serving, passionate and ‘Xceptional.
• An extremely high level of integrity and confidentiality is expected in this role.
• Desire and ability to provide world-class service to internal/external audiences.
• Goal driven, flexible, and growth mindset that thrives on creative problem-solving and continuous
learning.
• Solid communication skills (verbal, written, interpersonal) to interact professionally in a variety of
situations.
• Work independently and accurately on deadline.
• Ability to switch gears and remain calm under pressure to adapt to change.
• Catholic parishioner of a local parish is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/MENTAL PROCESSES:
Hearing, seeing, sitting, talking, analyzing/interpreting, identifying, observing, mathematical skills, and
problem-solving. Ability to lift 50 pounds and a valid driver’s license is needed for this role.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Professional office environment currently located in Xavier High School.
• Ability to drive to other local locations throughout Cedar Rapids and Marion for photography,
interviews, video, and meetings about 30-40 % of this role.
• This role will interact with a variety of people, ages, and physical locations at schools ranging in ages
from pre-kindergarten through high school, teachers, administrators, priests, and alumni.

This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or
requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their
supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

ABOUT XAVIER CATHOIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION:
The Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation's mission is to raise essential funds for all PK-12 Xavier Catholic
Schools and further advance the schools' collective mission of developing the total person in a Catholic
environment.

Xavier Catholic Schools represent the Catholic schools of the Cedar Rapids/Marion area and is home to nearly
2,400 students in Grades PK-12. In every educational center, students and families are engaged by faculty and
staff who model and infuse Catholic values. Xavier Catholic Schools provide a curriculum which helps guide
each student become the best version of his or herself while also preparing each student for success in all
endeavors. The Xavier Catholic School 'Xperience is enriched by a vibrant sense of connection and community
where all students are inspired to be "saints" in the world!

APPLY:
Interested applicants may email a resume and three professional references to Mary Harken, Executive Director, Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation, at [email protected] for consideration. Position to be filled as quickly as possible.