Advancement Analytics & Insights Leader

The California State University; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

San José State University seeks a strategic Director of Advancement Analytics and Insights to design and lead BI functions for University Advancement. You will architect data-driven fundraising frameworks, deliver dashboards, and provide forecasting and strategic insights for leadership.

The role bridges data structure, data collection, and data application across divisions, championing data literacy and evidence-informed engagement with a focus on donor analytics and prospect research alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, BI, Statistics, CS, Economics, or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in data analysis, BI, or institutional analytics.
• Experience leading large-scale analytics initiatives in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-year roadmap for advancement analytics aligning with campaigns and goals.
• Serve as division’s lead BI analyst informing decision-making and opportunities.
• Partner with teams to ensure high-quality analytics standards per CASE, AASP, and best practices.
• Design and standardize KPIs, dashboards, and accountability frameworks for leadership.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reports tracking fundraising productivity and pipeline.
• Translate complex data into narrative insights for non-technical users and boards.
• Develop predictive models (donor propensity, lifetime value) to uncover donor capacity.
• Build revenue projections and multi-year forecasts to monitor targets and gaps.
• Integrate external wealth screening data into internal scoring models.

Skills

Power BI

Data analysis

Predictive modeling

Data mining

Multivariate regression

Donor forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree or higher (preferred)

Tools

Salesforce

Blackbaud CRM/NXT

Affinaquest

Ellucian

Job description

San José State University seeks a strategic Director of Advancement Analytics and Insights to design and lead BI functions for University Advancement. You will architect data-driven fundraising frameworks, deliver dashboards, and provide forecasting and strategic insights for leadership.

The role bridges data structure, data collection, and data application across divisions, championing data literacy and evidence-informed engagement with a focus on donor analytics and prospect research alignment.