Philanthropy Data Manager

About the role

The Philanthropy Data Manager reports to the Senior Director of Information and Data Systems and works closely with the Associate Director of Information Systems and Reporting. This position facilitates the use of the philanthropic database by providing data exports that meet the needs of the Philanthropy and University stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Use of lists, queries, and exports to extract constituent, fund, and/or gift data from the philanthropy database (example: Raiser's Edge) that meet highly specific criteria for the purposes of fundraising, event invitations, or internal strategy discussions.
• Develop and recommend data integrity and quality audits for the philanthropy database (example: Raiser's Edge) to ensure the accuracy of data entry and record coding.
• Develop methods for streamlining data entry and extraction processes.
• Management of data automation/mapping tools (example: Omatic Cloud) and processes to facilitate philanthropy database coding accuracy and consistency.
• For more complex processes, this position will work closely with the Associate Director of Information Systems and Reporting.
• Develop and document relevant business processes involving the philanthropy database (example: Raiser's Edge). This includes a data dictionary, code tables, and crosswalks for data that exists across multiple systems (example: Data Cookbook).
• Performs regular data appending procedures from a variety of sources (NCOA updates, email appends, etc) following postal standards and best practices.
• Partners with Alumni Engagement, Donor Engagement, and Annual Giving on appeal standards, tracking appeal performance, event record creation, and event registration tracking.
• Other duties as assigned to accomplish departmental goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Science, Business Management or related field and three years of experience in data analysis, reporting, or database systems management, preferably in a non-profit or higher education setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity in the use of all MS Office products (i.e. Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Knowledge of data privacy and protection standards (PCI DSS/ CASE Standards).
• Strong preference for formal training in information systems applications and electronic reporting with 3 years of directly related systems management experience.
• Preference for degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or similar course of study.
• Statistical and analytical experience and ability to make sound recommendations.
• Experience in higher education and/or a non-profit environment.
• Raiser's Edge or similar nonprofit fundraising database experience is strongly preferred, Blackbaud certification a plus (bCRE).
• Experience working with business intelligence or reporting software.