Director of Advancement Operations & Data Strategy (Hybrid)

Oglethorpe University Inc; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Employer-matched retirement plan

Generous PTO and holidays

Hybrid work opportunities

Job summary

Oglethorpe University seeks a Director of Advancement to bridge gift processing, data management, and donor engagement. You will oversee gift processing, reconcile data, manage reporting, and support events within a collaborative Advancement team.

In this role, you will use Raiser's Edge and related tools to produce insights, manage prospect portfolios, and coordinate cross-department data exchanges. A bachelor's degree and 5 years of advancement experience are required, with a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of advancement experience with proven success.
• Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge (or a similar donor CRM).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Ability to manage projects and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Gift Processing & Reconciliation: ensure timely, accurate gift processing and acknowledgements; support monthly reconciliations.
• Data Management & Services: use Raiser's Edge for queries, exports, dashboards, and reports; support data clean-up and imports.
• Data Analysis and Prospect Management: analyze donor data and identify strong prospects to improve portfolios.
• Other Expectations: track projects, support events, participate in trainings and meetings, and assist Advancement colleagues as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Asana

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Oglethorpe University seeks a Director of Advancement to bridge gift processing, data management, and donor engagement. You will oversee gift processing, reconcile data, manage reporting, and support events within a collaborative Advancement team.

In this role, you will use Raiser's Edge and related tools to produce insights, manage prospect portfolios, and coordinate cross-department data exchanges. A bachelor's degree and 5 years of advancement experience are required, with a hybrid work