Priority Application Deadline | January 14, 2024 |
FLSA Status | Exempt |
Salary | $64,500 - $77,000 (Step I) |
Work Location | Hybrid/Remote |
Reports To | Senior Director of Research, Prospect Management and Analytics (RPMA) |
Position Purpose
Join our team as a Research Analyst and play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of the OHSU Foundation! In this position, you will oversee projects such as prospect identification, research capacity rating analysis and validation, and development research. You'll collaborate with our development team to provide crucial research information that will help guide prospects through the fundraising cycle, from identification to stewardship.
We value your professional development and offer flexible work arrangements, whether hybrid or remote, making this an ideal position for those seeking a rewarding career where your contributions truly matter. Join us in making a difference and help us transform healthcare and education at the OHSU Foundation.
What You’ll Be Doing
Prospect Triage and Research
In your role, you'll be responsible for fielding, assessing, and investigating prospects to support faculty projects, university needs, and development officer inquiries. Your primary task will be to conduct thorough research on prospects and donors, utilizing various sources, including internal resources, paid databases, internet searches, and more. This comprehensive research will involve analyzing wealth, interests, connections, and past interactions with OHSU and the OHSU Foundation.
Prospect Identification and Management
You'll provide tailored research and information to assist in prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, aligning with OHSU priorities and strengths. Your expertise will be essential in assessing research requirements and delivering the appropriate level of research support, whether it's wealth screening, basic research, comprehensive analysis, or customized research, depending on the cultivation stage.
Your strategic thinking will come into play as you develop strategies to create and sustain a dynamic prospect pool. You'll proactively seek new principal and major gift prospects through data mining and innovative methods, collaborating closely with development staff to stay informed about fundraising initiatives and adjust prospecting efforts accordingly.
Who you are
Skills and Competencies:
- You demonstrate a clear understanding of development and major gifts fundraising and its role in supporting development efforts through research and prospect management.
- Your research skills are advanced, involving in-depth knowledge and extensive use of online reference and information systems, libraries, data screening products, and other reference materials and tools. You have mastered the analysis of foundation financial data and SEC data.
- You exhibit expertise in collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating information, with the ability to synthesize complex data from multiple sources to provide informed guidance.
- You have a grasp of various screening strategies and methodologies, including data mining, segmentation, and analytics.
- Your interpersonal skills are strong, along with cultural competency, enabling professional, diplomatic, and productive collaboration with diverse colleagues and contacts, including development officers.
- You have excellent judgement; you recognize when to take the lead and when to step back and seek further clarification.
- You possess strong written communication skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- You excel at prioritizing tasks and consistently meeting deadlines.
Experience
- Experience with major- and principal-gift level strategy development, research, and prospecting
- 2+ years in a development research office or related experience, preferably in healthcare, higher education or complex non-profit environment
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, MLS, or Information Technologies preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working in a relational database
Preferred Experience
- 4+ years in a development research office or related experience, preferably in healthcare, higher education or complex non-profit environment
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or Salesforce Affinaquest
- Experience with prospect research resources such as DonorSearch, Relationship Science, Lexis-Nexis, Candid (Foundation Directory Online and Guidestar), and Blackbaud Giving
We want to emphasize that there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. Do not be discouraged if you don’t meet every position requirement, but do use your application to let us know what excites you about the role and what transferrable skills or other qualities you would bring to the table!
Pay and Benefits
Salary is dependent on experience. Each salary band is broken into three "steps," which correspond with an employee’s experience/tenure, proficiency and performance in that specific role. New employees will typically start at step I of our pay band to allow for later growth, although more experienced candidates may be eligible to start at step II or III. The OHSU Foundation has a structured process for determining starting compensation, taking into account years of related experience, applicable skills, knowledge and abilities, market parity, and internal equity.
The OHSU Foundation also offers an exceptional benefits package including comprehensive medical and dental insurance, a 12% pension program, 22 days of paid vacation, paid holidays and volunteer time off, professional development dollars, hybrid work allowance and much more! Learn moreabout our benefits.
About the OHSU Foundation
The OHSU Foundation (OHSUF) is one of the largest public university foundations in the Northwest and exists to advance OHSU’s vital mission of creating a healthier world by igniting the power of philanthropy. OHSUF is a mission-driven organization, unrelentingly committed to both our donors and our employees. We work hard, collaborate with brilliant and passionate colleagues, and innovate to inspire transformational giving. At the heart of it all, we connect people’s passion with impact.
If you’re looking for a meaningful and rewarding career, the OHSU Foundation could be the perfect place for you! To learn more about our work, check out these incredible stories of impact.
Working for us
Here are just a few of the things that make the OHSU Foundation an exceptional place to work:
- Our work has impact - Our fundraising fuels research in cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s (amongst other things), and helps support one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals.
- We value inclusion – We believe that diversity and equity are imperative to our success. We are committed to creating and sustaining a culture where all employees are empowered to do great work—and where the best decisions are made because they’re informed by multiple, diverse perspectives.
- We have amazing benefits – Beyond excellent medical, dental, vision, and paid family leave benefits, we also have a generous pension plan. Yes, we said pension plan.
- We believe in work/life balance – We offer substantial PTO and paid family leave, as well as 11 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and volunteer time off. Plus, we have a flexible work environment for those who prefer a hybrid work schedule, and we close early on Fridays during the summer.
- We support employee growth – Each employee has an annual allotment of professional development and tuition reimbursement dollars, as well as full access to LinkedIn Learning.
- We have fun – Think ice cream socials, ugly sweater competitions, First Thursday Socials, and Trivia Nights.
If you require support or reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment process, please submit a request through our Accommodation Request Form.
The OHSU Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The OHSU Foundation is committed to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization. In keeping with our beliefs and values, no applicant will face discrimination or harassment on the basis of any protected class status, including color, age, current or future military status, disability (physical or mental), gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
