Gift Administration Analyst
About The Position
The Gift Administration Analyst supports donor trust and effective fund utilization by managing gift administration processes, maintaining accurate data, and ensuring compliance with fund criteria. The role focuses heavily on scholarship funds, while maintaining responsibilities for all philanthropic funds including providing impact reporting and data analysis, using financial and program information to improve reporting and stewardship strategies. Additionally, the analyst partners with campus stakeholders, including college scholarship administrators, to provide support and guidance for fund usage, scholarship selection, and other development initiatives.
Requirements
- 0-2 years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising operations, higher education, or other relevant field such as compliance or grant administration.
- Intermediate skill in MS Office Suite with a strong emphasis on Excel/similar
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work with technical and nontechnical staff
- Experience leading work groups and/or providing training
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with web-based university advancement or financial databases, e.g. Blackbaud
- Experience with philanthropic fund management and reporting, including understanding of data and financial information.
- Experience in designing, testing and implementing technical solutions
- Project management experience and/or certification
- Results and service-oriented attitude
- Strong critical thinking and analytical mindset
- High standard for accuracy and precision
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Sound judgment and decision-making
- Time management and ability to shift priorities
Responsibilities
- Maintain expertise in Blackbaud Award Management system management areas related to philanthropic funds, including criteria, post-acceptance, donor reporting
- Support college scholarship administrators in the awarding process for LSU Foundation funds
- Manage required impact reporting data, including financials and beneficiaries; support the creation of new reporting, as needed
- Oversee capture and maintenance of all stewardee data in the CRM
- Annual and cycle-based management of LSU Foundation funds
- Coordinate system updates for new and amended gift agreements with legal, finance, and records teams (JIRA tickets)
- Regular fund audit, focus areas to be determined annually
- Support special projects and assignments that support Prospect Strategy and Engagement as needed.
- Develop and maintain general reference and support materials for team use.
- Partner with student worker(s) and graduate assistant(s) on select projects
- Perform other related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
