Prospect Management Analyst

Department Summary

University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims. The division consists of approximately 200 employees primarily working out of Eugene, with offices in Portland and Bend. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The Advancement Strategies and Technology Innovation (ASTI) department is focused on finding the solutions for foundational issues that will best position UO Advancement to achieve its goals around engagement and fundraising. The department has a unique function in that it is based in UO Advancement, but also has strong working partnerships with The Office of Development as part of University Advancement has a mission to maximize philanthropic impact at the University of Oregon. We do this by identifying, connecting and engaging alumni and friends around the globe with their passions to advance the vision and priorities of the university.

Prospect Development is responsible for the implementation of the prospect management system and for the identification of prospects, strategic prospect review and providing intelligence for the purpose of aiding development officers in optimizing portfolios and fundraising to their highest capacity. This department's work is critical to the future success of fundraising at the University of Oregon and the Advancement initiative to identify the next generation of philanthropic leaders. Prospect Development collaborates with each development team and the department as a whole to promote a systematic and quantifiable framework through which development staff manage relationships and to analyze and identify prospects and related strategies.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director of Prospect Development, the Prospect Management Analyst audits and tracks prospect records while maintaining data integrity throughout the pipeline. Using a comprehensive knowledge of the Prospect Management System, this position reviews and revises policies, procedures, and reports, and engages key stakeholders in discussions and system review. In addition, this position conducts analytics and produces reports on prospect management data that provide essential information to development leadership and stakeholders about development activities and fundraiser performance.

With a customer service focus, the Prospect Management Analyst communicates, provides information, and strategizes with frontline fundraisers and their assistants on a regular basis. This position provides hands-on instruction for data input and information retrieval and plays an integral role in training fundraisers and Advancement staff on Prospect Management System policies.

The ideal candidate for this position will develop an in-depth knowledge of University Advancement’s donor database system that allows them to maintain data integrity by auditing their own work and that of colleagues. This position provides key services to constituents within the department and uses data visualization and analysis to provide information that informs department strategies and metrics. The Prospect Management Analyst should be able to work collaboratively, think independently, and work effectively with a variety of constituents and stakeholders. A Prospect Management Analyst that would thrive in this position is one who is detail oriented, enjoys working with large datasets, and can find patterns and impacts within the data to formulate a story of information.

Minimum Requirements

• College level courses in statistics (at least six quarter hours); research methods and techniques (e.g., research design, sampling, surveying, etc.); and computer software application or packages (e.g., Statistical Analyses System, Lotus 1-2-3, etc.);
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• Three years of experience assisting with the gathering, compiling, analyzing, and reporting of research information and statistical data plus assisting with the drafting of this information into narrative or statistical reports;
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• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Transcripts must be submitted for all required and/or related courses.