Data Specialist

About the role

The Data Specialist plays a crucial role in supporting San Diego Humane Society's philanthropy team. They are responsible for executing accurate and timely gift processing, maintaining donor data, generating reports, and ensuring compliance with organizational standards.

Responsibilities

• Execute accurate and timely gift processing for a high volume of donations across multiple giving channels and platforms.
• Ensure prompt recording and acknowledgment of contributions in compliance with organizational standards, policies, and data management procedures.
• Prepare, import, and reconcile donor data across multiple fundraising and operational systems, including processing contributions received through a direct mail lockbox service and donations generated through various organizational database platforms.
• Provide expert-level support for end-to-end gift processing and fulfillment, including preparation and manual entry of gift batches, accurate recording of donations across all giving channels, and execution of data entry and system imports.
• Generate detailed financial and donor reports to support gift batch reconciliation, financial integrity, stewardship, and fundraising initiatives.
• Maintain accurate constituent records through detailed recordkeeping and regular audits, ensuring proper tracking of donor information, relationships, research, and cultivation activities, while proactively identifying and resolving duplicate records across data entry, imports, and reporting processes.

Requirements

• Must have experience and high proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and advanced Mail Merge experience, and with donor database systems such as Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT and Luminate Online (or equivalent systems) and data tools, such as Omatic’s ImportOmatic.
• A bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of related experience is strongly preferred. An associate’s degree and a minimum of three (3) years of full-time related experience, or an equivalent combination of related work experience and education is required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be approved by SDHS insurance carrier to drive a company or personal vehicle for work purposes.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license and be approved by SDHS insurance carrier to drive a company or personal vehicle for work purposes.

Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
• Advanced Mail Merge experience
• Donor database systems such as Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT and Luminate Online (or equivalent systems)
• Data tools, such as Omatic’s ImportOmatic

Benefits

Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!) Comprehensive benefits package, training and well-being programs 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services… and so much more!

Pay

The starting range is between $24.20 – $26.92 per hour. The listed hiring range for this position depicts the target range of pay rates for candidates. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. Compensation for internal candidates may increase beyond the listed range based on performance over time.