Prospect Research Manager

• Undertake research using multiple information sources to identify new major gift prospects and regularly communicate research results to Libraries Development staff and/or senior managers.
• Compile biographical and financial information, build donor/prospect profiles, and maintain records in Athena CRM database.
• Use multiple software suites to prepare data analysis of outreach and giving history: extract, assess, and aggregate data to achieve optimal information capture and distillation of donor/prospect engagement to inform decision making. Data sources may include event management software, Athena database, email marketing software, and prospect mining software.
• Develop and maintain an overall tracking report of the following types of constituent engagement: public events, invited events, mass appeals, targeted mailings, and stewardship communications.
• Work with Libraries Development staff with cultivation planning including donor events, fundraising appeals, proposals, and stewardship efforts.
• Timely process gifts, acknowledgements, and underlying documentation of fundraising/friend-raising appeals at all levels, including gifts-in-kind.
• Request, run and analyze reports from Athena database and other software in use.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned or requested.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent related experience required; 3-5 years of related experience
• Prospect research experience, including creation of research profiles, tracking of cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with analytics/modeling software suites such as Tableau
• Knowledge of Client Relationship Management software suites and reporting practices
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; courteous and knowledgeable interaction with members of the public as well as University staff is essential
• Strong self-starter skills: ability to work independently on projects and meet deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills with an aptitude for managing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Attention to detail and ability to present [and document] information in a clear and compelling manner
• Ability to handle sensitive financial and biographical information, maintaining confidentiality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency on graphic design software such as PhotoShop
• Fundraising experience in higher education or not-for-profit sector