Part-Time Database Manager

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 21,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is hiring a part-time Database Manager for a remote, 15-hour‑per‑week role within a higher education advancement team. You will manage Raiser's Edge, maintain donor data integrity, and develop reporting tools to support annual giving and campaigns. Strong project management and data stewardship are essential.

The role emphasizes data quality, dashboards, and collaboration with finance, advancement leadership, and alumni relations to meet timelines and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in advancement services, fundraising operations, or database administration.
• Hands-on Raiser's Edge experience and strong reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Raiser's Edge administrator and ensure data integrity.
• Develop and implement database standards and reporting practices.
• Create donor engagement reports and dashboards for leadership.

Skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. Beacon Hill has partnered with an education organization in hiring a part-time Database Manager to start immediately. This is a great opportunity to join a mission-driven higher education institution and play a key role in supporting the Advancement team through database management, project coordination, reporting, and donor data stewardship. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong project management skills and hands-on experience with Raiser's Edge. This role is 15 hours per week and is 100% remote.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary administrator for Raiser's Edge and related advancement systems.
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity, and security of donor, alumni, prospect, and constituent records.
• Develop and implement database standards, policies, and procedures.
• Manage data imports, exports, constituent updates, and record audits.
• Create and distribute fundraising, donor engagement, campaign, and alumni relations reports.
• Partner with Advancement leadership to support annual giving, major gifts, campaigns, stewardship, and alumni engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate and manage advancement-related projects, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are met.
• Collaborate with fundraising, alumni relations, finance, and leadership teams to identify reporting needs and data solutions.
• Track project milestones, priorities, and action items across multiple initiatives.
• Support gift processing workflows and ensure proper documentation and reconciliation practices.
• Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and data analytics to support fundraising strategy and decision-making.
• Train staff on database best practices and system functionality.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency, and enhance data quality.
• Maintain documentation of procedures, workflows, and reporting standards.
• Assist with special projects, strategic initiatives, and advancement operations as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business Administration, Nonprofit Management or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in advancement services, fundraising operations, database administration, project management, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge required.
• Strong understanding of donor databases, constituent management, and fundraising operations.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and data analyses.
• Proven project management and organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a remote work environment.
• Experience supporting higher education, nonprofit, or development/advancement organizations strongly preferred.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement. Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)