Classification & Regular Hours

Hours per Week: 35

Salary Grade: 14

The base salary will be $67,680 - $96,590 per annum. Starting salary will be aligned with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and demonstrated qualifications.

Responsibilities

The Prospect Specialist will strengthen the effectiveness and alignment of fundraising efforts by analyzing and guiding prospect portfolios. The role will ensure all portfolios contain the most likely prospects with the greatest capacity and that those prospects are actively moving through the prospect and donor engagement lifecycle.

By conducting regular reviews of fundraiser assignments and overall portfolio analysis, the role will help maintain a balanced and optimized pipeline. Working within Advancement Operations, the role serves as both a portfolio strategist and data specialist, analyzing fundraising portfolios, providing insights to fundraisers, and supporting the integrity of prospect assignment practices across the division.

Through data-driven insights and collaboration with fundraisers and fundraising teams, the role will support the consistent application of best practices to optimize fundraising activities, supporting a strong development pipeline and improved fundraising outcomes.

Qualifications

Education:

• Undergraduate degree of Library & Information Services, Data Analytics, or related field
• Masters of Library & Information Services, Data Analytics or related field preferred

Experience:

• 3 years of experience in the following:
  • Demonstrated experience in advancement, prospect development, or fundraising operations
  • Experience in portfolio management and data analysis in a higher education or non-profit context
  • Experience preparing reports, running queries, and managing projects with competing timelines

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of prospect lifecycle frameworks, fundraising pipeline strategy, solicitation stages, and the alignment of prospect assignments with institutional advancement priorities
• Expertise in data interpretation, trend analysis, and the generation of actionable insights to evaluate portfolio health, performance indicators, and pipeline optimization
• Understanding of nonprofit or university advancement operations
• Ability to collaborate across internal and external boundaries to meet common objectives, improve outcomes and support work beyond one's own unit
• Ability to make decisions and recommendations that are clearly linked to the organization's strategy and goals
• Ability to communicate with technical staff, non-technical staff and demonstrate expertise related to data analysis
• Critical thinking and analytical skills to assess complex higher education issues of concern to stakeholders, including the media, the public, and prospective donors
• Competency to maintain confidentiality and treat sensitive information with discretion
• A desire to grow and advance skills, which is demonstrated by attending conferences, workshops and other professional developmental opportunities to enhance performance
• Proficiency in CRM systems (e.g., Blackbaud, Salesforce) and advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and other software as required to achieve the objectives of the role

Please Note:

This position is an existing vacancy. This position is fully in-person, on-site. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.