Strategic Advancement Data & Analytics Lead

Indian River State College; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Retirement plan

Paid vacation, personal, and sick time

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Indian River State College Foundation is seeking an Advancement Data & Analytics Manager to lead data management, reporting, and analytics that support fundraising and donor engagement initiatives. This role administers the Foundation's CRM and supports donor relations, alumni engagement, scholarships, grants, and operations through accurate data and reporting.

Reporting to the Foundation Endowment Manager, the position oversees advancement technology, data standards, and dashboards, and works

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business, data analytics, information systems, nonprofit management, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in advancement services, fundraising operations, CRM or database administration, reporting, business intelligence, or data analytics.
• Experience administering a constituent relationship management system or other complex relational database, including data standards, queries, imports, exports, and reporting.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, performance measures, or data visualizations for operational and management decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data validation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, confidentiality, and appropriate handling of sensitive constituent and financial information.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and project‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to nontechnical users.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with staff, leadership, vendors, and College stakeholders.
• Experience supervising, training, or leading the work of others.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration, configuration, maintenance, and effective use of the Foundation’s donor database and related advancement technologies, including Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT and iWave.
• Establish and maintain data standards, business rules, documentation, and procedures that promote accurate, consistent, secure, and confidential constituent and philanthropic records.
• Monitor data quality; conduct routine audits, duplicate review, data cleansing, and corrective projects; and recommend process improvements.
• Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc reports, executive dashboards, and key performance indicators for fundraising, donor engagement, pipeline activity, campaign performance, stewardship, scholarships, and Foundation operations.
• Analyze donor trends, giving patterns, retention, acquisition, campaign outcomes, and portfolio activity to identify opportunities and support fundraising planning.
• Prepare reports and data presentations for Foundation leadership, the Board of Directors, development staff, College administration, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Coordinate database enhancements, integrations, imports, exports, testing, upgrades, user access, and vendor support in collaboration with College information technology personnel and external partners.
• Support gift and pledge reporting, constituent coding, campaign-fund-appeal structures, reconciliation processes, and related advancement workflows in coordination with Foundation finance and advancement services staff.
• Support prospect identification, segmentation, capacity and affinity analysis, portfolio assignments, moves management, and fundraiser performance reporting.
• Partner with development officers to maintain accurate prospect records, monitor movement through the cultivation and solicitation cycle, and strengthen portfolio management practices.
• Create and maintain analytical tools and reports that help prioritize prospects, evaluate portfolio effectiveness, and measure progress toward fundraising goals.
• Ensure advancement data practices comply with donor privacy expectations, Foundation policies, records requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Train Foundation and Institutional Advancement staff on database procedures, reporting tools, data standards, and appropriate system use.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate the Data Analyst/Donor Manager; establish performance expectations and support ongoing professional development.
• Collaborate with Foundation staff, College departments, and external stakeholders to support projects requiring advancement data, analytics, or reporting.
• Complete all other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Data analytics

CRM administration

Dashboards

Excel

Data governance

Communication

Project management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

iWave

Power BI / Tableau

Job description

Indian River State College Foundation is seeking an Advancement Data & Analytics Manager to lead data management, reporting, and analytics that support fundraising and donor engagement initiatives. This role administers the Foundation's CRM and supports donor relations, alumni engagement, scholarships, grants, and operations through accurate data and reporting.

Reporting to the Foundation Endowment Manager, the position oversees advancement technology, data standards, and dashboards, and works