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Purpose:
Advancement at York leads and inspires meaningful engagement and philanthropic support from alumni and friends to advance the University's mission. We are also deeply committed to building the reputation of York University as a leading, progressive, research-intensive University uniquely positioned for the betterment of society in the 21st century.
Our division is comprised of four departments:
Advancement Services & Operations is the administrative and technology support unit for all Advancement activities.
Alumni Engagement provides programs, services, and engagement to over 360,000 York alumni worldwide.
Development leads efforts to promote and secure philanthropic support from alumni, donors, friends, corporations, and foundations.
Advancement Communications & Marketing works to promote and communicate alumni and donor messages along with direct marketing services for alumni and donor engagement.
Under the direction of the Director, Prospect Research and Analytics, the Advancement Research Analyst supports this mission by providing research and support of the prospect management system in Advancement. The incumbent provides support to the Senior Development Officers and senior leadership team to assist with the identification and profiling of donors and supports the prospect function for the Development team to align with fundraising objectives.
Education:
At least a university degree in Business, Commerce, Library Science, Information Management. Equivalent education and experience includes a college diploma in a similar discipline, plus 1 year of practical, related experience, in addition to the minimum years of work experience required, or 4 years of recent experience (defined as within the last five years) working at York University performing the same or similar tasks. This education equivalency is in addition to the experiential requirements outlined below.
Experience:
Three (3) years of recent and related work experience including:
Online advancement tools such as Pro-Online, Big Database and services such as Factiva & Lexis Nexis.
Preparing research profiles on Individuals, Corporations and Foundations, and in preparing Wealth Indicators. Includes reviewing financial and giving details and providing information and recommendations on potential philanthropic capacity.
Preparing prospecting lists of potential leads for fundraising and other advancement initiatives, programs and regional trips. Knowledge of prospect management systems is an asset.
Conducting media reviews and identifying opportunities for distribution to advancement colleagues or for additional research.
Using relational databases; experience in extracting, uploading, and operating basic reporting tools; demonstrated ability to analyze data for potential trends.
Working with records management system(s) is an asset. in hard copy file plans, share folders and email systems.
Knowledge of PIPEDA and best practices in privacy-related policies is an asset.
Skills:
Demonstrated skills including:
Researching skills; in a number of different formats: including electronic, online, web-based databases and print.
Written and oral communication skills to understand key aspects of a research and/or prospecting request. To write and summarize information into precise, clearly understood documents.
Organizational skills to work effectively under pressure of high volume and meeting daily deadlines.
Ability to conduct filing and records keeping activities.
Ability to be attentive to detail.
Customer service orientation.
Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with privacy protocols and practices.
Demonstrated computer skills including:
Intermediate Word processing (MS Word).
Intermediate spreadsheets (MS Excel).
Intermediate Database (MS Excel).
Advancement / Fundraising software (AWA or equivalent).
Additional Notes:
Please note: This position requires the candidate to produce a verification of degree(s), credentials(s), or equivalencies from accredited institutions and/or international equivalents at the time of interview.
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The selected incumbent for this role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement which will be confirmed based on operational requirements.
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