Clark University · 1 day ago
Director, Strategic Information Management
Clark University is a highly-ranked, student-centered institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Director of Strategic Information Management is responsible for overseeing database management, advancement reporting, and ensuring data integrity and security, while collaborating with various departments to manage donations and special projects.
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Responsibilities
Manages the daily work of the Gift Processing and Records Processing staff and ensures that all pledges and gifts to the University are documented and processed accurately and promptly
Develops and runs various reports for reviewing the data integrity of pledges, gifts, event registrations and biographical updates and ensures that necessary corrections to the data are completed where discrepancies are found
Creates and refines a variety of statistical reports showing the performance of the Records Processing staff and ensures that processing times continue to improve on an ongoing basis
Develops and runs reports on the status of all outstanding commitments, gifts in designation pending, adjustments and write-offs monthly
Reviews all correspondence resulting from pledge and gift entry for completeness and accuracy before distribution from Advancement Services
Coordinates feed process of transactions into the Financial Services database
Reviews and distributes the daily gift report to University Advancement staff members
Works directly with the Financial Services Office to reconcile all business transactions on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
Establishes and documents departmental policies and procedures and updates the units manuals describing donations processing policies, procedures, systems and taxation rules and regulations. Ensures that all documentation, training, and orientation materials for Advancement Services are updated and added to the divisional file share promptly
All other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Business Management, a related study or possess relevant work experience
3 to 5 years of relevant experience
Strong proficiency in accounting, financial controls, and information systems
Experience with relational databases
Ability to review concise research documents with attention to accuracy and detail
Advanced computer skills required (proficiency in Microsoft)
Experience with report writing software
Strong leadership capabilities
Excellent judgement and decision-making abilities
Ability to interpret and evaluate policy and procedural requirements and produce and analyze data
Effective written and oral communication skills
Organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to work under the pressure of time and frequent requests from multiple sources
Preferred
Experience with Raisers Edge
Benefits
Paid time off
Generous retirement plan
Group health and dental insurance
Life insurance
Tuition
Use of many campus amenities
Company
Clark University
Clark University is a private, secular, teaching and research institution.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2MKey Investors
AmeriCorps Public Allies
2022-07-20Grant· $2M
Leadership Team
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