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University of Cincinnati Foundation · 1 day ago

Associate Director, Prospect Development - West Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$65K/yr - $75K/yr

3+ years exp

The University of Cincinnati Foundation is committed to fostering a community that values belonging and integrity. The Associate Director, Prospect Development role focuses on supporting fundraising efforts by optimizing donor pools, maintaining data integrity, and providing strategic insights to enhance the fundraising process.

Non ProfitSocialSocial Impact

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Serve as lead prospect development contact for one or more fundraising units and meet with assigned development teams/officers regularly to review prospects and projects

Partner with the Senior Director, Prospect Development to provide strategic insights, prospect identification, and other critical support to one or more West Campus Development AVPs and corresponding institutional priority area(s)

Provide direct data, system, and policy support to unit, development officers, and other university staff to ensure timely and accurate management of prospect data

Carry out the day-to-day functionality of prospect management, including but not limited to facilitating new assignments, transfers, dismissals, solicitations, and other data updates

Support prospect development operational functions including but not limited to formal and informal training of UCF staff, data analysis and visualization, system enhancements, and data maintenance

Respond to inquiries and prepare concise written reports to determine philanthropic capability, areas of interest, and university connections/affiliations

Create and update prospect profiles and maintain prospect records

Compile information utilizing various research profile formats in a consistent and professional manner, to best suit the needs of our individual research consumers

Work in collaboration with colleagues to fulfill deadlines and other projects in a timely and professional manner

Complete special projects and other tasks as assigned by the Senior Director of Prospect Development

Assist with identifying new products, methodologies, online databases and software that will enhance the department’s ability to carry out its tasks in a professional and accurate manner

Other duties, as assigned

Qualification

Data analysisFundraising database experienceResearch skillsMicrosoft ExcelCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsIntegrityTime management

Required

Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience preferably in higher education advancement, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Strong background analyzing, structuring, manipulating, and interpreting data with the ability to determine relevant and irrelevant data

High level of integrity that protects all involved when collecting sensitive information about donors & prospects

A commitment to the department's values of: curiosity, partnership, a can do attitude, and courageousness

Strong experience leveraging information resources. A keen understanding of available resources and the ability to retrieve information

An ability to connect with people to collect relevant, meaningful information

Skills to support today's business expectations – including excellent analytical skills and the ability to identify, understand and interpret financial and other information from a variety of sources

An ability to successfully manage multiple priorities, produce quality work and meet strict deadlines

Strong internal motivation and the ability to work independently, but able to collaborate and partner with others on the team and across the organization

Exceptional writing, and the ability to compose concise, focused research documents with attention to accuracy and detail

Working knowledge of online databases, Microsoft Word, Excel and other research tools

Experience with a fundraising database such as Raiser's Edge or Blackbaud CRM