ADD ADVICE TO FAVCampaign officer job description
Campaign officers develop and manage charity campaigns with the goal of either raising money or awareness of an issue. This includes planning their schedule and progression.
What campaign officers do
- recruit, brief and manage staff and/or volunteers to assist with campaign administration
- identify and cultivate potential individuals who can become successful advocates of the campaign, perhaps as supporters or case studies
- raise awareness among politicians and key decision makers
- approach and gain the agreement of a suitable celebrity to be the figurehead for specific campaigns
- negotiate favourable rates with local and national media for publicising the campaign
- prepare campaign materials which may include documentation, media advertising, SMS messages and a dedicated website
- address public meetings and generally be an ambassador for the campaign
- liaise with individuals and departments within the non-profit organisation to ensure that the results of the campaign – donations, offers of help, etc – are processed efficiently.
Key skills
- public self confidence
- good social manner
- excellent communication skills
- management ability, including co-ordination skills
- tenacity.
Training to be a charity campaign officer
Because of the nature of a campaign officer’s duties, training is usually ad-hoc, on-the-job and previous experience is highly valued. Off-site and online training courses are available to help with different aspects of the job from the various professional associations.
Salaries
The post is a high-profile job where experienced campaign officers typically receive £27,000 to £30,000. Junior campaign officers might receive a starting salary of £18,000 to £20,000.
Campaign officers progress to senior campaign officer, campaign co-ordinator or project manager with salaries dependent on success and experience. Frequently campaign officers are recruited for a fixed-term contract equivalent to the length of the campaign.
