Database Manager

Chaminade College Preparatory • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Chaminade College Preparatory is currently seeking a Database Manager for our Advancement Department. The Database Manager provides database management and administrative support to the Office of Institutional Advancement in the areas of constituent management, gift reporting and acknowledgment, prospect identification, and tracking of cultivation, solicitation, and donor stewardship activities for all fundraising campaigns and advancement initiatives. Additional duties include supporting the functions of annual, major gift and capital campaigns as well as special events, volunteer management, marketing, and gift recording and donor acknowledgement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Two (2) years of experience in advancement, development, public relations, event/volunteer management or related field
• Passion for Chaminade's mission (see About Chaminade)
• Conscientious in execution of duties with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work evenings and weekends to support Advancement Office activities/events
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office programs, especially MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain an information database (Blackbaud Raiser's Edge preferred)
• Strong organizational, research, administrative, and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively with staff and volunteers
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong office skills used in daily correspondence and publications, including spelling, punctuation and grammatical skills, and the ability to proof and edit work
• Maintains a results-oriented mindset to effectively work with staff and constituents at all levels
• Ability to influence and engage a wide range of constituents and build long-term relationships
• Ability to work and engage productively with volunteers, donors, alumni, students, and other departments within the school
• Ability to work both independently without close oversight, but also as a member of a team
• Ability to handle deadlines and stressful situations in a calm, orderly, and accurate manner
• Ability to maintain confidential office information, including donors, contributions, and all constituent information
• Ability to assume responsibility without direct supervision, exercise initiative and judgment; to prioritize and organize workload to complete assignments in a timely manner, and to make decisions within the scope of assigned authority
• Commitment to continued professional growth and development in order to maintain and upgrade relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience managing a donor records database preferred
• Experience with Raiser's Edge strongly preferred
• Experience with NetCommunity gift portal software preferred
• Familiarity with Chaminade community and constituents

Responsibilities

• Constituent management
• Gift reporting and acknowledgment
• Prospect identification
• Tracking of cultivation, solicitation, and donor stewardship activities for all fundraising campaigns and advancement initiatives
• Supporting the functions of annual, major gift and capital campaigns
• Supporting special events, volunteer management, marketing, and gift recording and donor acknowledgement

Benefits

• medical
• dental and vision coverages
• life insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plan contribution
• voluntary supplemental life insurance and long-term care coverages

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees