Assistant Director of Research, Prospect Management, and Data Analytics - Penn Engineering Development

University of Pennsylvania

68d • $64,500 - $80,000

About The Position

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023. Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play. The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, public relations or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in higher education preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented, highly motivated, and able to multi-task with changing priorities and meet task deadlines.
• Must possess the ability to work effectively and positively in a team environment, with a mix of colleagues and members of the broader Penn community.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to handle multiple priorities with ease in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated flexibility as tasks and priorities may change based on weekly and monthly tracking meetings as well as last-minute requests.
• Ability to quickly provide progress reports in order to contribute to data-driven decision making.
• Display enthusiasm to take the lead on new projects and initiatives; some that may fall outside the scope of the job description.
• Ideally understands fundraising principles, demonstrates creativity and innovation, and desires to meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Proficiency and demonstrated expert usage of Microsoft Office Suite including: MS WORD, EXCEL, Access; SQL, and data visualization tools such as Qlikview and Tableau.
• Useful additional technologies include R, and Salesforce.
• Database and technology knowledge with the ability to learn quickly and then implement learnings to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Must be willing to work some evenings and weekends to staff university and departmental events.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with fundraisers and other internal partners to research, develop, and maintain prospect pools.
• Proactively identify prospects and research prospects identified by fundraisers.
• Develop prospect lists based on specific fund-raising and campaign initiatives by using dashboard tools.
• Use information provided by the available prospect management dashboards to provide the Vice Dean and Senior Director with information on outreach and development activities across the department, to inform portfolio strategy and support portfolio health.
• Coordinate with research/prospect management colleagues to ensure adherence to prospect management guidelines and to record and track information accurately in the database.
• Help prioritize portfolios, assist with challenging cases, assess prospect viability, and identify key information needed to move each prospect forward.
• Participate in strategy meetings to share information and to determine what research is needed to move prospects through the stages of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Take the lead on new projects and initiatives.
• Leverage analytics to support the goals of Penn Engineering Development and Alumni Relations giving programs.
• Work with Penn Engineering development staff to understand their information and business needs and develop innovative and effective data analysis solutions.
• Use database query, export, and reporting tools to extract, manipulate, analyze, visualize and report data, trends and patterns.
• Use data and analytics to assess existing programs and segments and make recommendations for improvement.
• Provide thoughts and ideas to help create specific donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies that are informed by data and industry best practices.
• Create visually appealing and easy-to-read reports that drive strategy within the division and inform leadership and partners of results.
• Work closely with the Compass (Salesforce NPSP), APA/Reports, Records and Gifts Accounting and Administration staff to ensure accuracy in the data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Tuition assistance for employees, their spouses, and dependent children.
• Generous retirement plans including Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans.
• Substantial time away from work for personal needs.
• Long-term care insurance for faculty and staff and eligible family members.
• Wellness and work-life resources to support health and balance.
• Professional and personal development resources.
• Access to University resources and cultural activities.
• Discounts and special services for faculty and staff.
• Flexible work options for work-life balance.
• Forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home in West Philadelphia.
• Adoption assistance for qualified expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees