Data Analyst – Advancement

Loyola High School; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola High School in Los Angeles is seeking a Data Analyst to support the Advancement Team. The role focuses on analytics, donor data integrity, and reporting, with responsibilities across gift processing and acknowledgements.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with Raiser’s Edge and ReNEXT, strong Excel skills, and a disciplined approach to data modeling, segmentation, and confidential handling. You’ll partner with fundraising leaders to drive insights and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, data analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience using Raiser’s Edge and ReNEXT.

Responsibilities

• Oversee donor and constituent data within Raiser’s Edge and ReNEXT.
• Generate reports, queries, and dashboards to support fundraising.
• Analyze KPI trends across daily, weekly, and monthly timeframes.
• Ensure data accuracy, security, and confidentiality.
• Post donations and reconcile with gift processing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/data analytics

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

ReNEXT

Job description

This regular full-time position works year around (12 months). The work is performed on campus. The nature of the duties may require occasional night and/or weekend events/work which may lengthen or shorten each workday individually.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Data Analyst plays a critical role within the Advancement Team, supporting key functions such as analytics, gift processing and acknowledgements, donor data integrity, and strategic reporting. Reporting directly to the Vice President for Advancement, this role is responsible for managing the school’s fundraising database, ensuring accuracy, security, and meaningful insights that drive donor engagement and institutional fundraising strategies. This position requires an experienced database professional with expertise in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and ReNXT, exceptional Excel and reporting skills, and a passion for data analysis and visualization.

The ideal candidate is meticulous, analytical, and proactive, with a strong understanding of KPI tracking, data segmentation, and confidential data handling. They will love working with business intelligence tools, hold the ability and interest in modeling multidimensional datasets, and will partner with fundraising leaders to answer key business questions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the accuracy, consistency, and confidentiality of all donor and constituent data within Raiser’s Edge and ReNEXT databases

Enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources

Track and analyze key performance indicators(KPI’s) across multiple timeframes(daily, weekly, monthly) and perform analysis on any behaviors/processes that could impact on data integrity

Support special projects as required, including research, data analysis, and the presentation of results and recommendations to internal partners

Develop, generate, and maintain reports (Giving Reports), queries, mailing lists, and interactive dashboards to support fundraising, stewardship, and engagement initiatives.

Maintain standardized coding practices of constituent records to ensure accurate and consistent data retrieval and analysis.

Manage the daily posting of donations, ensuring accurate fund/project coding and reconciliation with gift processing.

Analyze donor data and provide actionable insights, including identifying key segments for campaigns, events, and engagement strategies.

Assist in developing,tracking, and reporting constituent engagement statistics and fundraising campaign metrics.

Safeguard the confidentiality of constituent information at all times by adhering to ethical and confidentiality guidelines of the institution and CASE

Maintain proficiency with standard prospect research resources and stay abreast of new resources and technologies

Understand financial analysis of prospects and donors known wealth indicators to assess potential philanthropic capacity

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, data analytics or related field

Minimum of 3 years of experience using Raiser’s Edge and ReNEXT is required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Ability to interact effectively with business and technical staff at all levels

Demonstrate experience with multi-tasking, attention to detail, meticulous record-keeping and reorganizing tasks according to shifting priorities

Demonstrate ability to work independently and as a team member, set priorities appropriately, and organize workload effectively to meet strict deadlines

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new software as necessary

Ability to maintain confidential information and practice sound judgement

Ability to learn and apply policies and procedures to ensure data integrity and operational compliance

Understand basic principles of computer system analysis, principles of organization and project management

Exceptional Excel skills to manipulate date and import/export data between systems

Basic understanding of SQL, Access, or other relational database systems experience a plus

Superior problem-solving and organizational skills

Ability to discern complex situations and make decisions on a variety of complex matters

Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes in technology

Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suites

Loyola is an EOE.

This list of duties and responsibilities are considered essential functions and are not considered to be an exhaustive list of all duties to be performed. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.