Prospect Research Analyst

Prospect Research Analyst (Requisition #03009667) Final Filing Date: 05/08/13 Salary Range: $3,652.00 - $6,573.58/month

The Prospect Management and Research unit at UC Davis is a growing unit working together to implement new programs and processes to support an expanding development effort with very dynamic leadership. We are a highly visible and valued team who works in strong partnership with campus-wide fundraisers. Now is an exciting time to join UC Davis and play an important role in shaping the unit's future success!

The Role of the Position

Working collaboratively with and as a liaison to more than 50+ academic and central development program fundraisers and senior leaders, the prospect analyst works to increase the pool of potential major gift donors and provides highly customized and strategic information that helps build relationships and increase giving. As an integral member of a ten person team, contribute to implementing a comprehensive program of prospect identification, providing high-level background research, financial and demographic analysis and capacity evaluations, and executing a wide range of development research activities to support the campus-wide fundraising programs, including portfolio analysis.

Proactively and independently plan and execute strategies to identify sources of major gift ($25,000+) private support for campus-wide fundraising initiatives ensuring that there are sufficient prospects to meet fundraising goals. Conduct and communicate results of extensive and complex financial research/ analysis. Analyze and assess information from local, state and national resources to provide a comprehensive report of personal, financial and relationship based information and for solicitation strategy recommendations. Develop effective research strategies to utilize an expansive set of resources and to refine further research strategies and intelligence-gathering techniques. Write a variety of research documents and reports. Interpret and synthesize large volumes of information and complex financial, legal and technical language into easily comprehensible information. Evaluate research tools and emerging technologies and keep abreast of trends in the field of prospect research.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in prospect research, preferably in an academic setting.
• Advanced prospect research skills.
• Thorough working knowledge and understanding of best practices related to prospect research and fundraising.
• Advanced analytical skills to synthesize a high volume of information from a variety of sources and perform complex analysis to interpret financial data and individual wealth indicators, identify philanthropic patterns, and relationships among individuals, corporations and foundations.
• Strong financial analysis skills to identify and interpret assets.
• Knowledge of capacity rating systems and demonstrated experience providing capacity estimates.
• Working knowledge of current prospect research technologies and databases.
• Experience using information databases and search techniques related to prospect research.
• Experience conceptualizing developing and implementing proactive prospecting methodologies to identify potential major gift donors.

UC Davis:

For more than 100 years, UC Davis has engaged in teaching, research, and public service that matter to California and transform the world. Located close to the state capital, UC Davis is a land-grant public research university with 32,000 students, an annual research budget that exceeds $600 million, a comprehensive health system, and 13 specialized research centers. The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges – Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science – and advanced degrees from six professional schools – Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. For more information about the University, please visit the university's website at http://www.ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis Fundraising and Development – The Campaign for UC Davis

Through The Campaign for UC Davis — a university-wide initiative to inspire 100,000 donors to contribute $1 billion in philanthropic support — UC Davis is expanding its capacity to meet the world's challenges and educate future leaders. The campaign is the university's first comprehensive fundraising effort, and it creates an unprecedented opportunity to extend the university's positive impacts, both locally and globally.

Davis, California

Located in Yolo County, in the Central Valley of northern California, Davis is situated 11 miles west of Sacramento, 72 miles northeast of San Francisco, 106 miles northeast of the Silicon Valley, 45 miles east of Napa and wine country, and 116 miles west of Lake Tahoe. The City of Davis is a university-oriented city of approximately 64,500. It has a unique university and residential community internationally known for its commitment to environmental and socially innovative programs. It's an exceptional place to live and work. Additional information about Davis can be obtained at: http://cityofdavis.org/

The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. A.A./E.O.E.