Career Opportunities 

A career at CCS presents the unique opportunity to help extraordinary people champion inspirational causes. CCS maintains the largest and most experienced staff in the field and is the ideal place to transform, develop, or begin your career in philanthropy.  Members of the 200+ CCS Team attribute their job satisfaction to our:

  • Collective Expertise
  • Project Breadth
  • Strong Working Relationship with Philanthropic Leaders
  • World-Class Training Program

Currently, we are identifying candidates to serve as Senior Directors, Executive Directors, and Associate Directors.

 

Typical CCS assignments may include:


Conduct Campaign Planning Studies and Development Assessments:
  • Conduct personal interviews with key internal and external constituents
  • Track quantitative and qualitative findings
  • Analyze campaign feasibility and case for support; development organization, structure, and strategies; staffing, resources, and budget; volunteer structure; and, donor information systems
  • Prepare written analysis and recommendations
  • Present findings to institutional leader

Direct Capital Campaigns:
  • Serve as onsite counsel on a major institutional campaign
  • Develop campaign plans and design campaign strategies
  • Craft individual cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
  • Prepare all written campaign documents, operating materials, and publications
  • Set campaign direction and manage day-to-day campaign operations
  • Oversee prospective donor development (identification, research, evaluation, tracking)
  • Direct campaign meetings with staff, Board members, and volunteers
  • Supervise client staff
  • Lead volunteer committees, activities, and training programs
  • Brief institutional leaders on campaign progress
     

Qualifications for all positions:

  • Philanthropic values and a commitment to service
  • Superior written and oral communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of staff, volunteers, donors, and prospective donors
  • Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Computer proficiency
  • Professional demeanor
  • Strong work ethic, enthusiasm, and confidence
  • Ability to temporarily relocate for regional assignments may be require 

 

Associate Directors

Associate Directors provide onsite fund-raising and management consulting services and work collaboratively with CCS executives and client leaders to identify, design, and implement management and development methodologies to prepare for and conduct successful fund-raising campaigns.  Responsibilities and client assignments depend on a proven track record of success, demonstrated ability, and sustained initiative.

 

Additional Qualifications:
  • 0-5 years of professional experience
  • Demonstrated success and proven track record in academic studies and/or professional and volunteer experiences

Download Associate Director Job Description

 

Executive Directors

Executive Directors are experienced fund-raising professionals who provide onsite fund-raising and management consulting services, oversee CCS and client staff, and work collaboratively with client leaders to identify, design, and implement management and development methodologies to prepare for and conduct successful fund-raising campaigns.

 

Additional Qualifications:
  • 3-5 years of professional fund-raising experience
  • Campaign management and/or major gift experience
  • Demonstrated fund-raising success

Download Executive Director Job Description

 

Senior Directors

Senior Directors are CCS’s most experienced fund-raising professionals who provide onsite fund-raising and management consulting services, lead major campaigns, manage staff, and advise client leaders on how to prepare for and conduct successful fund-raising campaigns.

 

Additional Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of professional fund-raising experience
  • Long-term campaign management and/or major gift experience
  • Demonstrated fund-raising success
  • Experience managing teams and staff
  • Knowledge of philanthropy research and data 

Download Senior Director Job Description