University of Houston · 4 months ago
Prospect Research Analyst
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expThe University of Houston is seeking a Prospect Research Analyst to direct an ongoing university program focused on donor prospect research. The role involves planning and administering methods to meet program objectives, managing budgets, and coordinating activities to ensure progress toward goals.
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Responsibilities
Plans, develops and administers methods, strategies and procedures for meeting program objectives; directs and oversees the daily activities of staff members
Prepares and monitors the annual budget and ensures that expenditures are within budget allocation
Directs and coordinates personally, or through subordinate personnel, activities concerned with carrying out the objectives of the program
Directs the preparation of and reviews reports and records of activities to ensure progress is being accomplished toward specified program objectives; modifies or changes methodology as required to redirect activities and attains objectives
Analyzes trends within program areas, maintaining expert awareness of program information and change needs
Formulates, implements, and maintains appropriate policies and procedures concerning program administration
Manages and administers grant for program, including meetings, communication coordination, scholarships and other operations
May prepare or participate in the preparation of proposals to obtain grants from state and federal agencies, and private foundation sponsors
Proactively identify and qualify new donor prospects with UH affiliation using a variety of research tools (e.g., iWave, ResearchPoint, Lexis Nexis and other resources), wealth screenings, internal data mining, and reliable external website and data sources
Understand, evaluate and rank potential donors using the LAI framework to assess linkage, ability and interest of potential donors/alumni and prospects
Evaluate donor capacity through real estate holdings, SEC filings, compensation data, business affiliations, business valuation and philanthropic history following standard business practices
Monitor news, publications, philanthropic data, and other resources to identify significant wealth events, news, updates and other affiliations tied to potential donors and share these stories with gift officers/relevant teams and ensuring this data is accurately captured in BBCRM
Contribute to strategic portfolio reviews and support moves management tracking and reporting
Collaborate with Director of PMR, prospect research, prospect management analyst and front-line fundraisers to ensure timely follow-up and strategic next steps for newly identified prospects and strategically build and optimize their assigned fundraising portfolio using MG prospects. Flag and review prospects for re-assignment
Update and maintain accurate and up-to-date biographical – addressing and contact data, financial, and engagement, research rationale and other data within the university’s BBCRM to enhance and support organizational information infrastructure
Meet or exceed monthly metrics and performance goals related to reactive/proactive prospect identification and capacity ratings
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience
Proactively identify and qualify new donor prospects with UH affiliation using a variety of research tools (e.g., iWave, ResearchPoint, Lexis Nexis and other resources), wealth screenings, internal data mining, and reliable external website and data sources
Understand, evaluate and rank potential donors using the LAI framework to assess linkage, ability and interest of potential donors/alumni and prospects
Evaluate donor capacity through real estate holdings, SEC filings, compensation data, business affiliations, business valuation and philanthropic history following standard business practices
Monitor news, publications, philanthropic data, and other resources to identify significant wealth events, news, updates and other affiliations tied to potential donors and share these stories with gift officers/relevant teams and ensuring this data is accurately captured in BBCRM
Contribute to strategic portfolio reviews and support moves management tracking and reporting
Collaborate with Director of PMR, prospect research, prospect management analyst and front-line fundraisers to ensure timely follow-up and strategic next steps for newly identified prospects and strategically build and optimize their assigned fundraising portfolio using MG prospects
Update and maintain accurate and up-to-date biographical – addressing and contact data, financial, and engagement, research rationale and other data within the university's BBCRM to enhance and support organizational information infrastructure
Meet or exceed monthly metrics and performance goals related to reactive/proactive prospect identification and capacity ratings
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
University of Houston has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (107)
2024 (76)
2023 (80)
2022 (42)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
Recent News
2025-12-04
2025-10-25
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