Fundraising Database Specialist

Position Title: Fundraising Database Specialist

Reports to: Director of Digital Fundraising

Direct Reports: - none -

Location: Remote; U.S EST preferred

Status: Full-Time/exempt

Grade: 6

Salary Range: $60-65,000

Position Summary:

The Fundraising Database Specialist is responsible for data and system management in support of the revenue functions of the organization. This position serves as a partner to leaders across the organization, providing clear and accurate reports and data sets that generate effective management of the revenue function.

Duties & Responsibilities:

● Manage the organization’s donor database, ensuring the structure of campaigns, funds, and appeals as well as constituent records, align with fundraising operations and financial management requirements

● Ensure alignment between the fundraising database and financial management package, equipping the organization to easily reconcile revenues.

● Leads monthly reconciliation with Finance.

● Train and support fundraising staff on utilization of the database and standards of effective data management

● Generate analytics, reports, queries, and lists for the use of the department and organizational leaders in both donor engagement and staff management

● Support effective prospect research, wealth screening, and donor segmentation within the database

● Serve as the primary contact for the database vendor, ensuring any issues with the service are resolved

● Perform regular audits to ensure information on donors and prospective donors is accurate and up-to-date

● Identify user profile gaps (email but no mailing address, phone number but no email, etc.) and inform appropriate fundraising staff for potential touchpoints

● Evaluate and uphold the integrity and reliability of database

● Conduct vetting on individuals and organizations, using OFAC and SAM databases, to ensure compliance with US regulations

● Create and manages department invoices and payment requests

● Process donor acknowledgements

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, data science, or similar concentration; 4 years experience in lieu of degree

● 3+ years of experience in database management

● 2+ years experience with nonprofit fundraising databases; experience with EveryAction required

● SQL or similar experience with database querying languages

● Strong attention to detail

● Demonstrated knowledge of data management principles and practices

● Experience generating standard and custom reports

● Advanced knowledge of Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel

● Demonstrated ability to pull, organize, and present easily consumable data for internal and external stakeholders

Travel:

● This role requires no travel

Why Anera:

● Mission Driven – Mission Focused

● Positive, Proactive, Team-Centered and Collaborative Work Environment

● Employee’s Experience and Knowledge is Valued and Respected

● Diversity, Equity and Belonging Experience interwoven throughout Workforce Culture

● Flexible Work Environment – Telework Options

● 100% Company Paid Medical Insurance for Employees

● 90% Company Paid Medical Insurance for Employee Dependents

● 50% Company Paid Dental and Vision Insurance

● 35 Hour Work Week

● Arabic/English Language Training

● 9% Company Retirement Contribution (after 1 year of service)

● Transportation Stipend.

● Telecom Stipend.

About Anera - www.anera.org

Anera (formerly American Near East Refugee Aid) is one of the oldest and largest US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) providing humanitarian assistance and human development programs exclusively focused in the Middle East’s Levant region. Since 1968, Anera has worked with and on behalf of displaced and vulnerable Palestinians, Syrians, Lebanese, Jordanians, and Iraqis. In 2020, with a staff of just over 100, Anera delivered more than $100 million in assistance. Anera is consistently a top-rated charity with the Better Business Bureau, Charity Navigator and Guidestar, and is a trusted partner of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations agencies, scores of foundations and institutional donors, and thousands of private individual and family donors.

Anera is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.