Prospect Research Analyst in Development

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums

Generous leave

Longevity pay

Retirement plan

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking a Prospect Research Analyst to support the development team in identifying and cultivating donors. The role emphasizes high-level background research, data analysis, and strategic recommendations to increase giving.

The successful candidate will mine databases, build donor insights, and communicate findings clearly. Experience with Affinaquest/Salesforce is a plus, and remote work will be possible part of the week after training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, library science, business, or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in development research or related field.
• Experience with relational databases and data analysis is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop prospect identification and fundraising strategies with the development team.
• Conduct in-depth prospect research and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Create narrative reports, tables, charts to describe donors and prospects.
• Monitor prospect pipeline and advise on cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Maintain donor records with demographic information.

Skills

Data analysis

Prospect research

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Affinaquest

Salesforce

Job description

We are looking for a Prospect Research Analyst to work in the development area of UTHealth Houston. This employee provides highly customized and strategic information that helps build relationships with donors and increase giving. Contributes to executing a comprehensive program of prospect identification; provides high-level background research and strategy recommendations, financial and demographic analysis, and capacity evaluations; and executes a wide range of development research activities to support fundraising initiatives. Traits we are seeking include inquisitiveness, curiosity, and intelligence.

The focus of the role is on finding new donors while simultaneously understanding the potential of our existing ones. You must be a good researcher and have a certain savvy with understanding databases. Our development office uses a software program called Affinaquest (a Salesforce platform), so any experience with Salesforce will be an asset. Development experience is not necessary, but it does help you understand the environment and the department’s mission.

In addition to skills in data and database mining, any candidate will need to be a good communicator. You will be tasked with building relationships with others in the University, and also need to quickly gain trust and buy-in from those around you. Good writing skills are a must! It will also help to be an Excel guru, as the department works extensively with analytical spreadsheets and reports.

This is a full-time role that is classified as salaried and exempt. All benefits are included for this position, including outstanding healthcare options and a pension plan run by the State of Texas. This job works a normal business week and traditional hours. For the initial six months of training, you will work in our University Center Tower location at Fannin and Pressler. As you become more proficient, there will be more opportunities to work at least part of the week remotely.

APPLICANTS must either reside in the State of Texas or plan on relocating within ninety days of accepting an offer. This is a hybrid position that requires in-person training and in-person office days.

What we do here changes the world.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, we consider our employees’ wellbeing is important. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Participates in portfolio reviews with development leadership and/or development officers to develop prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and overall fundraising strategies.
• Provides ongoing prospect pipeline analysis. Collects donor information and classifies prospects according to interest, affinity, and financial capacity in addition to prioritizing the donors for follow-up by fundraising staff. Keeps abreast of the activities and initiatives underway at the university.
• Conducts and composes in-depth prospect research as needed to support donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Interprets and synthesizes large volumes of data and complex financial, legal, and technical language into easily comprehensible information.
• Provides analysis of information gathered on prospects and donors. Creates narrative reports and develops tables, charts, and illustrations as required to describe a prospect or group of prospects. Ensures that donor and prospect records are populated with demographic information as it is found.
• Participates in prospect management activities, including tracking the prospect pipeline and providing recommendations regarding cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Proactively identifies potential donors by developing prospect lists using in-house and external resources.
• Monitors printed and online publications for coverage of companies, people, products, and issues that impact prospect and donor information, fundraising, and prospect research trends.
• Keeps abreast of trends in the field of prospect research, emerging technologies, and available research tools.
• Adheres to ethical and confidentiality guidelines of the university, the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in journalism, library science, business, or related field required. An advanced degree is a plus and preferred. Bottom line: you must have at least a bachelor's degree.

Minimum Experience:

At least 3 years of work experience in development research, preferably in a complex academic or healthcare environment. You may substitute the experience as long as you can prove familiarity with relational databases at the core of your job, and a research component.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. This role will be trained on-site and will come into the office regularly.