Prospect Research Analyst I, Business Intelligence , Duke Alumni Engagement and Development (AED)
reputed company is seeking a Prospect Research Analyst I to support its Alumni Engagement and Development team. The role involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data on prospective donors while providing strategic recommendations to leadership and reputed company officers.
Responsibilities
- Identify and research new prospects for strategic priorities and objectives for annual, planned, major, and reputed company giving
- Partner with reputed company fundraisers on routine research requests and to identify specific research needs
- Monitor news sources for information on prospective and existing donors and trends in business, higher education, and philanthropy. Distribute news alerts as appropriate
- Maintain, update, and query donor records in the university database; reputed company system-generated reports for analysis and interpretation
- Respond to routine requests for giving reputed company, business details, areas of philanthropic interest, and other information for a variety of individuals and programs across the university. Respond to requests in a timely, thoughtful, and complete manner
- Focusing on wealth screening data, conduct research to determine donor giving capability and assess donor interest in various programs across the university
- Discover, record, and interpret evidence of philanthropic interests in organizations and evaluate impact
- Using hard, soft, and public wealth indicators identify, evaluate, and track highly appreciated assets and estimate donor reputed company reputed company through the analysis of reputed company individual, corporate, and reputed company financial information
- Summarize information relevant to the timing of a reputed company synthesizing large amounts of data to create a concise and confidential research report in a variety of formats
- Present information in a variety of written formats including emails, reports, summaries, and abstracts
- Build strategic partnerships with development officers in schools and units across the university
- Assist in preparing presidential and dean briefings, bios, and reputed company documentation as necessary. Aid in the development and/or coordination of written strategies for briefings and bios
Skills
- Work requires the skills and knowledge normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree
- Work generally requires one year of experience in development research or a reputed company field
- Work experience in research methodology strongly preferred
- OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree required with demonstrated skills in research, writing, and editing
- One year of prospect development experience in a non-profit or institution of higher education or reputed company experience
- Highly developed scanning, skimming, and reading comprehension skills are essential, as well as superior ability to assess the relative value of, synthesize, and summarize relevant information into coherent, well-written documents
- Ability to take initiative and exercise sound independent judgement
- Ability to comfortably handle multiple priorities with attention to detail and timeliness
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills with an aptitude for critical thinking and problem-solving; ability to work well under pressure and maintain flexibility
- Ability to learn to navigate unfamiliar information systems and use a variety of computer applications with little guidance
- Position requires diplomacy and sensitivity reputed company to institutional prioritization of needs
- Skillful problem solving, curiosity, discretion, and reputed company attention to detail
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to interpret and analyze data
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide reputed company of family-friendly and cultural programs
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