Department
Booth Advancement: Prospect Management
About the Department
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.
Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.
Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
- an unmatched faculty.
- degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
- a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
- strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.
As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.
For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.
Job Summary
The Analyst, Prospect Management applies sophisticated knowledge and skills in the use and manipulation of multiple databases to support fundraising and engagement for Chicago Booth Advancement. The Analyst is involved with all prospect management data practices for Chicago Booth within the alumni database, including data entry, analysis, and report creation. This individual works regularly and closely with Advancement staff to provide strategic analysis and key observations on data to help ensure prospects effectively move through the development cycle. They work with staff to build fundraising portfolios and provide prospect recommendations and build and maintain data audit reports to monitor data accuracy of the Booth prospect pool for accurate reporting and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Works collaboratively with other members of the Research and Prospect Management Team, fundraisers, and senior staff to implement prospect management functions and reports from the alumni database to ensure an efficient prospect cycle for the Booth prospect pool.
- Builds and maintains a suite of data audit reports to ensure accurate reporting out of the alumni database and the associated data maintenance within the database.
- Creates reports and provides key observations on the prospect pool, prospect solicitation activity, visits, capacity ratings, and other prospect data.
- Provides prospect recommendations for gift officer portfolio building and management.
- Enters and maintains prospect data, including prospect record updates, portfolio assignment changes, and proposal maintenance.
- Participates in regular Booth Advancement training sessions focusing on prospect data functions and policies.
- Contributes to team goals toward achieving overall department objectives.
- Conducts prospect research, prospect management, strategic planning and market research on prospects and donors.
- Develops, maintains, and updates information on new and existing prospects, solving problems as they arise.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Experience:
- A minimum three years of full-time professional experience in development or a related service-oriented field.
- Experience in prospect management, research, analytics, or similar role in an institution of higher education.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Familiarity with fundraising databases and reporting tools such as Salesforce, Ellucian Advance, Business Objects, Blackbaud products, or Tableau.
Preferred Competencies
- Superior verbal and written skills and demonstrated ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, accurately, and concisely.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current trends in fundraising and alumni relations, including benchmarking and metrics.
- Work independently with little supervision; possess a self-motivated disposition; identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective changes, all while achieving key objectives resulting in desired outcomes.
- Handle multiple detailed tasks/projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines with frequent interruptions.
- Professional demeanor, including tact, discretion, and a customer service-oriented approach.
- Strong attention to detail and scrupulous attention to matters of discretion and confidentiality.
Working Conditions
- Travel to campus and/or non-campus locations for University business.
- Work evenings and weekends on occasion.
- This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Alumni Relations & Development
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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