Higher Education Senior Analytics Consultant

About the role

The Higher Education Analytics Senior Consultant will design and deliver reporting, dashboard, and analytics solutions for higher education institutions, focusing on Advancement, fundraising, alumni engagement, and constituent data. This role involves working closely with institutional stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze data, and develop actionable dashboards and visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Tableau dashboards and reports to meet reporting requirements and define key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with data engineering, integration, CRM, and functional teams to validate data sources, establish reporting logic, support testing, and enhance analytics solutions.
• Translate business requirements into actionable dashboards, metrics, data visualizations, and reporting solutions.
• Facilitate requirements and design sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Document reporting requirements, business rules, data definitions, and test results.
• Support sales and business development efforts by providing insights and data-driven recommendations.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying Tableau dashboards and reports.
• Knowledge of or experience with Tableau Next.
• Experience with Salesforce, with knowledge of Salesforce Education Cloud for Advancement or other Salesforce-based Advancement solutions & CRM Analytics preferred.
• Experience working with Higher Education Advancement, fundraising, alumni relations, or constituent data.
• Strong understanding of data visualization principles and dashboard design best practices.
• Experience facilitating requirements and design sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong SQL, data analysis, and data-validation skills.
• Ability to document reporting requirements, business rules, data definitions, and test results.
• Strong client-facing communication, presentation, and workshop-facilitation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables within a consulting or project-based environment.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Power BI.
• Experience with Advancement platforms such as Ellucian Advance, Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge, Slate, or similar systems.
• Familiarity with Salesforce Data Cloud capabilities.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or Azure.
• Knowledge of Advancement concepts, including gifts, pledges, campaigns, funds, designations, prospects, portfolios, moves management, alumni engagement, and constituent households.
• Experience building executive dashboards, fundraiser performance dashboards, campaign reporting, pipeline analytics, and constituent engagement reporting.
• Experience supporting reporting assessments, dashboard rationalization, data governance, or analytics modernization initiatives.
• Consulting experience within Higher Education, nonprofit, or public-sector organizations.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or Azure.
• Knowledge of Advancement concepts, including gifts, pledges, campaigns, funds, designations, prospects, portfolios, moves management, alumni engagement, and constituent households.
• Experience building executive dashboards, fundraiser performance dashboards, campaign reporting, pipeline analytics, and constituent engagement reporting.
• Experience supporting reporting assessments, dashboard rationalization, data governance, or analytics modernization initiatives.
• Consulting experience within Higher Education, nonprofit, or public-sector organizations.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs. Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting. Flexible career paths and unlimited time off (UTO). Generous paid time off, 11 paid federal holidays, and a healthy work environment fostering trust, respect, and inclusivity.