Assistant Director of Advancement Services
Assistant Director of Advancement Services
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$ 64350 - 70000
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The Assistant Director of Advancement Services is responsible for supporting the fundraising operations through prospect research data management and ensuring database integrity.
The Assistant Director of Advancement Services plays a vital role in driving datainformed fundraising strategies through prospect research data analytics and database management. This position combines traditional prospect research with modern data visualization and database administration to support the universitys advancement goals.
Prospect Research & Wealth Intelligence
- Lead comprehensive prospect research utilizing industrystandard tools including LexisNexis iWave ResearchPoint LinkedIn Sales Navigator and the Foundation Directory Online.
- Develop detailed prospect profiles and wealth assessments for major gift officers and university leadership.
- Monitor news alerts and social media for relevant donor and prospect developments.
- Create systematic approaches to identify new prospects through data mining and wealth screening.
Data Analytics & Visualization
- Design and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using tools including Excel BatchGeo and Prezi to communicate fundraising metrics and trends.
- Provide fundraiser performance metrics for frontline fundraisers and assist in assigning major gift prospects for discovery and qualification and annual fund prospects for student and annual fund efforts.
- Use predictive models to prioritize prospect identification and portfolio management.
- Provide data that is both accurate and communicates the story for University leadership.
Database Management & Data Integrity
- Serve as a secondary administrator for The Raisers Edge NXT database ensuring data accuracy and consistency. Utilize other industry tools such as Cvent for event registrations.
- Utilize our data entry protocols and quality control procedures.
- Coordinate regular data append services through vendors like NCOA and Alumni Finder
- Assist in routine database maintenance including duplicate resolution biographical updates and relationship management
- Assist with batch updates of wealth screening results and external data imports and exports.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in related field (Business Analytics Information Systems or similar)
- 5 years of experience in advancement services prospect research or related field
- Proven expertise with The Raisers Edge NXT or similar advancement CRM
- Advanced proficiency in Excel including pivot tables VLOOKUPs and data modeling
- Experience with data visualization tools and presentation software
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prospect Research Requests from producing full profiles to short research. 30
- Maintain and evolve our data management dashboards. 25
- Database Integrity. 30
- Other duties as assigned including supporting team events and functions within and outside of Advancement. 15
About Iona University/EEO language
Founded in 1940 Iona University is a mastersgranting private Catholic coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Ionas 45acre New Rochelle campus and 28acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4000 students and an alumni base of more than 50000 around the world Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice peace and service. Iona is highly accredited offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts science and business administration as well as Master of Arts Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across theSchool of Arts & Science;LaPenta School of Business;NewYorkPresbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; andHynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025 Iona has been named one of the nations best colleges by The Princeton Review The Wall Street Journal Forbes and others. Additionally U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country while Georgetown Universitys Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for longterm return on investment.Ionas LaPenta School of Business meanwhileis also accredited by AACSB International a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.
Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all fulltime employees that includes medical dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and longterm disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.
Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal state or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.
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Director
Employment Type
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