Development Operations Analyst

tamus; Prairie View (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX is seeking a Development Operations Analyst to serve as the primary CRM administrator, manage data quality, and drive fundraising analytics. The role supports donor stewardship, operational planning, and compliance within University Advancement.

The analyst will coordinate data across CRM and related platforms, ensure data integrity, and collaborate with Finance and IT to support gift processing and reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong systems, data, operational, or analytical background.
• No prior experience in advancement services or fundraising required.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, updates, and manages databases and reporting systems for specialized projects and operational functions.
• Serves as the primary administrator and point of contact for the advancement of CRM system and related platforms, ensuring accurate constituent, donor, gift, pledge, prospect, and fund data.
• Implements and maintains data standards, business rules, naming conventions, and coding structures as approved by Advancement Services leadership.
• Coordinates ongoing data quality initiatives, including audits, validation, reconciliation support, and data cleanup activities to ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Configures and maintains system settings, user access, security roles, imports, exports, and integrations in collaboration with Information Technology and in accordance with approved policies.
• Supports system enhancements, automation initiatives, and implementation of new tools by gathering requirements, testing functionality, and assisting with user adoption.
• Collects, manipulates, tallies, and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data using accepted statistical and research methods.
• Coordinates and supports the timely and accurate processing of gifts and pledges across all giving channels, including online transactions, mailed payments, corporate and foundation gifts, matching gifts, securities, wire transfers, and in-kind contributions.
• Partners with the PVAMF Finance team and University Finance to support gift deposits, fund transfers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation between Foundation and University systems.
• Ensuring gifts and pledges are recorded, classified, and tracked in alignment with donor intent, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements.

Job description

Job Title

Development Operations Analyst

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Vice President for University Advancement

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Important Immigration information:

A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee.

In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly , if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate .

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The Development Operations Analyst, under general supervision, serves as the primary point person and subject-matter expert for advancement systems, data coordination, reporting, analytics, and gift operations within the University Advancement division at PrairieViewA&MUniversity (PVAMU). This position gathers, compiles, analyzes, interprets, and reports data while identifying trends and patterns to support operational effectiveness, strategic planning, donor stewardship, and institutional decision-making. The position supports integrity, accuracy, security, compliance, and maintenance of advancement of data and philanthropic revenue by combining data analytics, system administration, operational coordination, and financial stewardship responsibilities.

The role functions as the day-to-day operational lead for the advancement of customer relationship management (CRM) system and related platforms and collaborates closely with University Advancement, the PrairieViewA&M Foundation (PVAMF) Finance team, University Finance, Information Technology, and other stakeholders. Final authority for Advancement Services policies, processes, and standard resides with the Director of Advancement Services. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Development Operations, who provides managerial oversight and escalation support as appropriate. This position is designed for professionals with strong systems, data, operational, or analytical backgrounds and does not require prior experience in advancement services or fundraising.

This position will pay up to $61,603 and will be determined in accordance with the University's compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates' education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, maintains, updates, and manages databases and reporting systems for specialized projects and operational functions.
• Serves as the primary administrator and point of contact for the advancement of CRM system and related platforms, ensuring accurate constituent, donor, gift, pledge, prospect, and fund data.
• Implements and maintains data standards, business rules, naming conventions, and coding structures as approved by Advancement Services leadership.
• Coordinates ongoing data quality initiatives, including audits, validation, reconciliation support, and data cleanup activities to ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Configures and maintains system settings, user access, security roles, imports, exports, and integrations in collaboration with Information Technology and in accordance with approved policies.
• Supports system enhancements, automation initiatives, and implementation of new tools by gathering requirements, testing functionality, and assisting with user adoption.
• Collects, manipulates, tallies, and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data using accepted statistical and research methods.
• Coordinates and supports the timely and accurate processing of gifts and pledges across all giving channels, including online transactions, mailed payments, corporate and foundation gifts, matching gifts, securities, wire transfers, and in-kind contributions.
• Partners with the PVAMF Finance team and University Finance to support gift deposits, fund transfers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation between Foundation and University systems.
• Ensuring gifts and pledges are recorded, classified, and tracked in alignment with donor intent, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements. Assists with reconciliation activities between advancement systems, Foundation records, and University financial systems by supporting data review, issue resolution, and documentation processes.
• Supports compliance with IRS regulations, CASE standa