Associate Director of Development Data Analytics and Donor Services

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Department

The Associate Director of Development Data Analytics and Donor Services (the Associate Director) is responsible for managing data and donor information essential to effective stewardship and donor engagement for Tarleton States Office of Development within the Division of Advancement.

More specifically the Associate Director represents the data lead for the Texan Excellence Fund Tarleton Sates annual giving program. The Associate Director serves as a liaison between the Office of Annual Giving (Texan Excellence Fund) and the Office of Advancement Services charged with procuring receiving organizing and curating giftrelated information on a daily basis to drive the Texan Excellence Funds robust benefits platform.

Reporting directly to the Associate Vice President of Development the Associate Director maintains contemporary accurate donor records to ensure timely and appropriate stewardship and donor recognition that accurately and consistently reflects philanthropic giving and honors benefits promised through the Texan Excellence Fund.

The Associate Director plays a critical role in building and sustaining the Office of Advancements major gifts society responsible for maintaining uptodate donor records to execute accurate and essential stewardship of Tarleton States top most generous philanthropic donors.

This position is a data management and analyticscentric role. However the Associate Director also carries eventsrelated responsibilities and plays a central role in planning organizing and delivering developmentspecific events (events with a fundraising or donor stewardship purpose). In fulfilling this responsibility the Associate Director takes the lead from the Director of Annual Giving who represents the Office of Advancements chief events officer.

Position is located on the main campus in Stephenville Texas with inoffice hours of Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm or as work requirements indicate. The scope of the job frequently requires travel and attendance at evening and/or weekend activities meetings events seminars and workshops.

Must have the ability to work remotely at the request of the University in times of inclement weather or other special circumstances.

The successful candidate will show a record of effective data management in various software systems with candidates possessing experience using Raisers Edge / Blackbaud receiving priority.

An ability to query the development database (Blackbaud / Raisers Edge) and generate essential reports is a preferred skill. Training will be provided within the first sixmonths to ensure that this function can be fulfilled by the Associate Director within the Associate Directors first year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives organizes and utilizes donorrelated data in concert with the Office of Advancement Services and the Director of Annual Giving to deliver timely accurate and appropriate stewardship to Tarleton States philanthropic donors.

• Teams with the Assistant Director of Annual Giving to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of Texan Excellence Fund (TEF) benefits for all TEF donors.

• Ensures full integration of donor information into the Office of Advancements database (Raisers Edge) so that records in Raisers Edge are fully accurate contemporary and complete with both giving information and stewardship status at all times within a fiscal year. In collaboration with the Director of Annual Giving represent the annual funds (Texan Excellence Fund) principal data analytics officer elevating effective data management as a source of strength internally and confidence externally (donors feel appreciated and connected).

• Liaisons with the Office of Advancement Services to pull fundraising reports and ensure effective tracking towards development goals and the overall performance of the annual fund (Texan Excellence Fund).

• Utilizes donorrelated data to discover annual donors possessing major gifts capacity / expand the pipeline of major gifts donors for Tarleton State.

• Oversees management of the Development Offices master events calendar to ensure impact efficiency and comprehensive coordination.

• Assists the Director of Annual Giving to plan organize and fulfill select development events to include all Texan Excellence Fund events and events associated with the Office of Advancements major gifts society.

• Supports the Director of Annual Giving on additional events as assigned by the Associate Vice President for Development.

• Contributes to a culture of confidence within Institutional Advancement marked by trust teamwork integrity and excellence.

• Develops reports analyses and surveys for Associate Vice President for Development.

• Completes special projects as requested by the AVP for Development.

• Assists the AVP for Development with management of the Donor Engagement and Stewardship budgets for programs special events and publications including predicting funds needed for production materials and supplies.

• Travels as necessary to implement off campus events and programs.

• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership.

• Evening and weekend work occasionally required.

Minimum Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent transferable professional experience.

• Eight years experience in data analytics or a related field.

• Record of managing and organizing information within a central database essential to fundraising and/or grants related processes and activities.

• Record of preparing and delivering organized detailed reports with information drawn from a central database.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational skills and communication skills both verbal and written.

• Exceptional professional interpersonal and teambuilding skills including collaboration with others to establish and maintain good working relationships.

• Ability to be highly collaborative and a team player.

• Problemsolving skills creativity positivity and the ability to manage several assignments simultaneously are required

• Strong event planning skills.

• Superior attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Blackbauds information management products with specific emphasis on Raisers Edge.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of fundraising.

• Experience managing / curating data related to fundraising / grantsbased solicitation and stewardship.

• Experience in event planning gift acknowledgement the major gift development process and volunteer management within a higher education fundraising organization.

• Ability to pull reports from the Office of Advancements database and acquire information essential to tracking and progress towards established fundraising goals.

• Proficient with Blackbaud Raisers Edge or a similar CRM / fundraising database system.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

This position encompasses a variety of tasks related to data / information management data analytics reporting evaluating information sources gathering and synthesizing information and organizing tasks. Further the Associate Director must be able to work in an at times highstress demanding environment thus requiring exceptional ability to stay focused on the task at hand

Registration Certification or Licensure

None.

Supervision Received/Given

This is a supervisory position.

Other Requirements
The scope of the job requires occasional attendance at evening and/or weekend activities meetings events seminars and workshops.

Salary

Commensurate with experience

Salary Range

The target base annual salary range is $53745 to $76321.00 and may be negotiable based on funding availability and candidate experience/skillset in relation to the minimum requirements of this position. Tarleton State University offers a career filled with purpose and opportunity in addition to competitive wages. As part of the Tarleton family the following benefits are also available to full time and qualifying part time employees:

Educational Benefits employee perks that help enrich grow and foster career and professional development:

• Family Education Benefit (Tuition Scholarship) scholarship opportunities for Tarleton employees their spouses or their dependents available after 6 months of continued fulltime employment. Click the link to learn more about this incredible Texan benefit!

• Masters Educational Assistance is designed to invest in and assist employees further their knowledge skills and job effectiveness through 100 of eligible tuition and fees being paid on enrollment. Click link for additional guidelines and details!

Employee Health Wellness and Financial Planning

• Fully covered employee health insurance

  • Reimbursement of Insurance Premium Deductions! The State of Texas contributes to eligible employees insurance coverages as of the 1stday of the month following 60 days of employment in an eligible position. For those who elect coverage PRIOR to the first of the month after 60 days of employment Tarleton State University will reimburse employees the State contribution towards health coverage during those first 60 days.

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Retirement and Insurance programs

Paid Leave

Tarleton employees enjoy one of the greatest PTO packages in the area!

• Paid sick leave

• Holiday pay

• Vacation

• Longevity pay

• Paid Birthday Leave Tarleton State University awards all leaveeligible employees paid time off for their birthday!

Other

• Complimentary tickets to all Athletic and Performing Fine Arts events!

  • Tarleton Employees enjoy two complimentary general admission tickets for athletics and performing fine arts events on campus! Join Texan Nation on the bleachers or in the auditorium.

• Employee Wellness Release Time

• Staff Gym Membership Discount with Campus Recreation

• and other Tarleton Discounts

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a completed application for consideration. Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.

Application Procedure:

During the application process applicants have one opportunity to enter the requested information upload documents and Submit the application. Applicants will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once the application materials have been submitted via Submit action.

Employment applications must include:

• Completed online application

• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest addressing qualifications

• Curriculum Vitae or Resume

• At least 3 current professional references and their full contact information

Applications received by Tarleton State University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. See resume is not an acceptable entry in the job application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.