Senior Analyst, Strategy and Planning

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This is an extraordinary time to join one of the most dynamic and successful fundraising teams in the world at a premier healthcare institution.

UCSF consistently ranks among the top 5 medical institutions in the U.S., excelling in both research and patient care across our schools and hospitals.

We are looking for a detail-oriented, strategic thinker with strong project management and communication skills to contribute to a growing unit.

You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with visionary leaders and colleagues to advance UCSF's mission of advancing health worldwide through preeminent biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, the Senior Analyst, Strategy and Planning will play a pivotal role in supporting high-level fundraising efforts that drive UCSF’s most critical initiatives, including the development of the new $4 billion UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital for San Francisco, technologies that advance science (such as AI, CRISPR, microbiome, organoids), and other programs that save patients’ lives.

In this role, you will partner closely to help senior leadership collaborating with the office of the Vice Chancellor / Associate Vice Chancellor, Executive Director and Senior Director to manage complex projects and produce strategic communications that advance key initiatives.

You will be responsible for drafting high-impact materials, such as presentations, slide decks, meeting agendas, reports, and updates geared toward internal and external audiences.

Your ability to support executives, prepare for meetings, and distill complex information into clear, actionable insights will be critical.

During your first month, you will build relationships with key team members in your unit, and across the University Development office and UCSF enterprise, while familiarizing yourself with the tools and resources necessary to support high-visibility, individualized communications.

By your second month, you will be drafting concise, informative talking points, briefings, or reports that align with strategic priorities.

You will collaborate on strategy with your team’s leaders, and tailor materials to the needs of diverse stakeholders.

By six months, you will be producing impactful slide decks and presentations for stakeholder meetings, as well as developing bespoke communications that distill complex information into actionable insights for key internal and external meetings.

You will also begin partnering with other UDAR teams such as Communications, Events, or frontline fundraisers to further new projects that align with UCSF’s institutional priorities.

By the end of your first year, your contributions will be critical to advancing both UCSF’s capital fundraising efforts and its broader institutional goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• 3+ years experience in fundraising, communications, or related field / experience (Post BA / BS)
• Thorough knowledge of basic concepts, principles, and procedures of building and maintaining effective relations with alumni, internal and key constituencies
• Thorough written, verbal, and interpersonal communications, tact and political acumen to effectively represent the campus
• Thorough research, analytical and critical thinking skills, including sound judgment and decision-making skills and skill to correctly identify real and potential problems, advising management as required, and proposing effective strategic resolutions
• Skill in project management, including event planning and meeting deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and departments, fostering open communication and partnership to achieve shared goals

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the campus, its mission, goals, objectives, programs, achievements, infrastructure and issues of concern
• Adept at working through ambiguity and providing clarity to others
• Ability to source information from multiple teams and synthesize it for reports or communications that support high-level meetings and conversations

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.

It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health.

We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.

Additional information about UCSF is available at diversity.ucsf.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Organization : Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title : 006299 ALUMNI EXTERNAL REL SPEC 3

Job Category : Marketing / Communications, Philanthropy, Professional (Non-Clinical)

Bargaining Unit : 99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)

Employee Class : Career

Percentage : 100%

Location : Embarcadero Street (SF), Hybrid

Shift : Days

Shift Length : 8 Hours

Additional Shift Details : Monday - Friday; 8AM- 5PM PST, Hybrid work model

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