CareerPlan

Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Campaign Management

Chicago, ILFull-time2026-09-10 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Senior Director bridging strategic direction and execution across Strategic Planning, Campaign Management, and Executive Office functions to advance the Assistant Vice President's agenda and support a $1B annual fundraising goal.

Role type

Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Campaign Management

Builds

Integrated strategic plans, campaign governance structures, and executive decision-making frameworks.

Domain

Higher Education / Non-profit Fundraising

Required skills

Strategic planning, cross-functional facilitation, project management, risk management, executive communication, governance design, resource allocation, stakeholder alignment, performance management.

Preferred skills

None stated.

Technologies

None stated.

Responsibilities

Translate executive priorities into integrated plans with clear ownership and timelines; manage project managers and provide operational leadership; resolve complex cross-functional challenges and design governance structures; facilitate alignment across functional leaders; lead orientation of new senior leaders; establish standards for planning deliverables; oversee campaign governance and budget tracking; develop Board materials and executive presentations; support enterprise campaign initiatives; lead the strategic planning process and cadence; synthesize organizational performance data.

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & execution