Data and Reporting Specialist
Role Overview
The Data/Reporting Specialist assists the Advancement Systems Manager in maintaining data integrity for a large alumni/donor database, supporting fundraising and alumni engagement efforts. Key duties include providing accurate data and reports, designing user-specific reports, training staff on the Raiser's Edge system, offering technical support, creating documentation, and managing various reports such as month-end, year-end, and quarterly updates. The role involves data entry, processing deposits, overseeing student workers, and supporting system functions like the NXT portal. The specialist also develops queries and reports, improves documentation, and ensures data accuracy and confidentiality.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Position Classification
FT Staff
Position Summary
The Data/Reporting Specialist assists the Advancement Systems Manager in maintaining data integrity for a large alumni/donor database, supporting fundraising and alumni engagement efforts. Key duties include providing accurate data and reports, designing user-specific reports, training staff on the Raiser's Edge system, offering technical support, creating documentation, and managing various reports such as month-end, year-end, and quarterly updates. The role involves data entry, processing deposits, overseeing student workers, and supporting system functions like the NXT portal. The specialist also develops queries and reports, improves documentation, and ensures data accuracy and confidentiality.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop reports, queries 10%
- Month-End Reporting 7%
- Fupload to Banner 5%
- Create documentation 3%
- VSE Yearly Report 5%
- US New Yearly Report 5%
- NCOA Quarterly Updates 5%
- Deceased Finder 5%
- Deposit Processing 3%
- Year-end accrual reporting 5%
- Direct mail data request 15%
- Assist with in NXT Portal 7%
- Oversee 1-2 student workers 10%
- Provide backup support for Advancement Systems Manager 5%
- Training new & existing staff to ensure correct procedures are followed 5%
- Provide technical support to University Advancement staff, addressing system-related inquiries and issues 5%
Minimum Qualifications
- Education – A college degree or four to eight years of work experience in a related field.
- Employment – Four to eight years of work experience in a related field. (Equivalent combination of education and employment).
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in Raiser's Edge/NXT Database or other development database experience (3-5 Years of experience).
- Experience with data processing in a non-profit/high education setting.
- Experience maintaining CRM data, creating reports, and analyzing data.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook required Data Entry
- Polite customer service skills
- Good Communication (oral/written), and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a diverse setting (including University community/donors)
- Ability to work under deadline pressure with attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Ability to dynamically adjust the data output to meet customer requirements.
Physical Requirements
- Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).
Work Environment
Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.
Salary/Pay Information
- Commensurate with experience
Anticipated Schedule
- Mon to Fri, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Additional Information
Willing and able to learn the job and environment. Maintain Confidentiality. Work effectively and cooperatively as a team member within Department and with all departments. Attend meetings. Observe dress and conduct codes. Meet attendance standards as established and provide proper notice of absence. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. Follow proper etiquette and guidelines when responding to emails.
Benefits Summary
- At the University of Detroit Mercy we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following:
Medical
Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
Dental
Option to purchase additional dental plan through Sun Life
Dental Care is available at the School of Dentistry to the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents (dependents shall be as defined for Internal Revenue Service purposes).
The fee for such services shall be waived for the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents, up to a cap of $3,000 per individual per calendar year. Beyond the $3,000 cap amount, employees will be responsible to pay 25% of any remaining fees for the balance of that year.
Vision
Option to purchase additional vision plan through Heritage
Vision benefits available at Detroit Mercy Eye Institute $35 Comprehensive Eye Exam Contact Lens Exam starting at $7o 50% off Optical Frames 25% off Sun Frames 30% off Prescription Lenses 20% off Prescription Contact Lenses *Cannot be combined with insurance*
$35 Comprehensive Eye Exam
Contact Lens Exam starting at $7o
50% off Optical Frames
25% off Sun Frames
30% off Prescription Lenses
20% off Prescription Contact Lenses
*Cannot be combined with insurance*
Employee Assistance Program
Provided to everyone in your household
Life and AD&D
One times base salary up to a hundred thousand dollars
Retirement Plan
Employees have a choice of the following: Employees who contribute 3% shall receive an Employer contribution of 6%, and employees who contribute 4% in the plan shall receive an Employer contribution of 8%.
Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.
About University of Detroit Mercy
Private nonprofit Catholic university in Jesuit and Mercy traditions serving undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in Detroit.
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