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Boston College Senior/Prospect Development Analyst in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
We invite you to join our community and contribute to Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College, we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission in ways that advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.
Based on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations, operations, and communications and engagement. We invest in the professional growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs. Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value an inclusive culture while actively promoting team members who contribute to the success of University Advancement.
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The Senior/Prospect Development Analyst is a member of the team within University Advancement that ensures the optimal distribution of prospective donors to fundraiser portfolios and provides information and insights required to manage our relationship with these constituents. The Analyst will join a team of professionals who bring diverse skills and experiences in prospect research, relationship management, and data analysis to deliver best-in-class internal consulting to the entire advancement organization. This position may work closely with one or several teams of frontline fundraisers.
Primary duties:
Provide detailed, written research on constituents.
Monitor a variety of sources, including relevant websites, government documents, newspapers, periodicals, screening data, and leads from development officers to identify new prospective donors.
Evaluate prospective donors’ capacity to give to Boston College.
Assist in the maintenance of fundraiser portfolios and discovery pools, including through the use of batch upload tools.
Partner with new development officers to develop and establish new portfolios, and transition portfolios following development staffing changes.
Proofread other prospect development team members’ work for clarity and accuracy.
Help foster a process-oriented mindset on the prospect development. This may include documenting business processes and centralizing resources.
Analyze data to help drive prospect discovery and prioritize the top prospective donors for qualification by development staff.
Analyze fundraiser portfolio activity to evaluate the success of outreach strategy.
Using CRM querying tools, create lists on an ad-hoc basis as requested by prospect development team members or fundraising partners.
Utilize other CRM tools to increase the efficiency of the prospect development team’s work.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The salary range for this position is listed below with the final salary based on various factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and internal equity considerations.
Prospect Development Analyst level 1 (1-3 years’ experience): $57,800 - $72,250
Prospect Development Analyst level 2 (3-5 years’ experience): $63,800 - $79,750
Senior Prospect Development Analyst (5+ years’ experience): $70,500 - $88,150
Requirements
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of related professional experience for the first level Analyst, 3-5 years of related professional experience for the second level Analyst, and for the Senior level, 5+ years of related professional experience.
Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and work planning skills are required. An ability to interpret, analyze, and summarize biographical and financial data; a sense of curiosity; and an ability to work as a part of a cohesive team are also key prerequisites. Skills with data and databases is a plus. This position involves work with highly confidential information where complete discretion is required. Must be highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.
Must be highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.
The office of University Advancement supports the mission of Boston College by promoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruiting practices support that commitment to build teams that reflect our community; students, alumni, parents and friends of Boston College.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .