RESEARCH ANALYST / ADVANCEMENT

Position Number: S-3739

Position Summary:

This position supports the fundraising efforts of the university by carrying out proactive and reactive prospect research, database management, prospect and portfolio management and gifts management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
• One year of professional experience, preferably in higher education or a related field.
• Computer experience, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and strong written communication skills.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to project a collegial team-building style with a proven ability to work effectively with people who possess different work styles and methods.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• General understanding of the structure of higher education and familiarity with a college environment.
• Knowledge of online and internet resources/search engines.
• Experience with the use of the Raiser’s Edge database.
• Knowledge of donor types and an understanding of fundraising processes, or cycles of engagement: identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; or a desire to learn this process.
• Awareness of fundraising strategies in higher education.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists in analyzing information from publicly available biographical, organizational, and financial resources to prepare written confidential profiles for corporate/foundation and individual prospects; updates profiles as needed.
• Provides sensitive and confidential informational reports.
• Provides proactive research and identification of major gift prospects for cultivation and solicitation through review/analysis of publications and online resources.
• Stays current on journals and newspapers; this includes scanning publications for new information on prospects/potential prospects and distributing research accordingly.
• Provides support for the ongoing monitoring of contact reports and inputs pertinent information into the main database system.
• Works with a specific set of fundraisers to review/monitor contact reports, make appropriate changes to portfolios, and update information in main database as needed.
• Updates the main database system with relevant researched information and assists in monitoring the prospect tracking/management module of the database.
• Works collaboratively with the prospect research strategist to generate and update regular reports for the development fundraising staff.
• Assists in determining agendas and preparation materials for prospect strategy meetings.
• Participates in professional development to keep up-to-date with effective prospect research and prospect management techniques as well as trends in the prospect research profession and the advancement/fundraising field.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Hourly

Staff Pay Level:

Pay Range: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour

Division: University Advancement

Department: Advancement Services

Position Status: Provisional

Position End Date: 12/30/2028

Employment Status: Full-Time

FTE: 1.00

Position Type: 12 month

Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI

Posting Ends:

Open Until Filled: Yes