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Inside Higher Ed · 2 weeks ago

Associate Director, Data & Analytics Group - Office of Advancement

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$55K/yr - $100K/yr

4+ years exp

Georgetown University is a prestigious institution located in Washington, D.C., and is seeking an Associate Director for their Data & Analytics Group within the Office of Advancement. The role involves overseeing various data projects, providing analyses to leadership, and collaborating with teams to enhance fundraising strategies through data insights.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with other DAG/Advancement Data Strategy & Services team members on projects as well as one-off projects with the Development team

Provide accurate, timely, and comprehensive analyses and information to Advancement leadership to help understand performance and bottom-line impact to the office fundraising results

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of fundraising fundamentals, strategies, and trends in philanthropy and data analysis in order to be an effective partner to the Prospect Development and major gifts (Development) teams

As a part of ongoing work for Advancement's knowledge base, assist in the documentation of new and existing system features/functionality for continuity

Use their strong background in applying analytical and statistical references to real-world business problems

Qualification

Data analysisSQLPythonData visualizationSalesforceStatistical conceptsFundraising knowledgeProject managementCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in statistics/mathematics/analytics or equivalent field or equivalent combination of education and work experience

4-6 years of development, fundraising, prospect research or other equivalent experience leveraging applied data analysis

Strongly prefer a candidate with a background in higher education fundraising/development

A self-starter, ready to make an impact in a mission-driven environment and excited by data and the challenge of helping a large organization become more data driven

Highly-organized, independent, and motivated by achieving milestones with strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Great communication and ability to adapt to meet the needs and expectations of managing relationships with executives, frontline staff, and everyone in-between

Ability to identify and work with known and novel data features relevant to prospect identification, pipeline management, forecasting, etc., in the context of specific fundraising opportunities and initiatives

Proven analytical skills emphasizing the ability to gather, clean, evaluate and synthesize diverse data, and leverage automation in doing so

Mastery of fundamental skills needed to perform data science work in an Advancement organization (i.e. knowledge of database structures, SQL coding, python, etc.)

Advanced proficiency in statistical concepts, data visualization and/or analysis tools and languages (e.g. SQL, R, Python, Tableau)

Strong information presentation skills, both in writing and in visuals (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Tableau, Illustrator, etc.)

Experienced and comfortable presenting and facilitating conversations with senior or executive-level colleagues