Prospect Engagement Strategist

Department Summary

University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims.

The division consists of approximately 150 employees primarily working out of Eugene and Portland. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The Advancement Strategies and Technology Innovation (ASTI) department is focused on finding the solutions for foundational issues that will best position UO Advancement to achieve its goals around engagement and fundraising.

Prospect Development is responsible for the implementation of the prospect management system and for the identification of prospects, strategic prospect review, and providing intelligence to aid development officers in fundraising to their highest capacity.

This department's work is critical to the future success of fundraising at the University of Oregon and the Development initiative to identify the next generation of philanthropic leaders.

Prospect Development collaborates with each development team and the department as a whole to promote a systematic and quantifiable framework through which development staff manage relationships and analyze and identify prospects and related strategies.

Position Summary

The Prospect Engagement Strategist identifies opportunities and strategies to elevate alumni and constituent engagement and identify potential donors to the university.

Using a variety of empirical methods, the Analyst collects qualitative and quantitative data to better understand university alumni, parents, and friends and determine the best strategy to provide additional opportunities for engagement.

The Prospect Engagement Strategist collaborates closely with Donor Relations and Outreach, the University of Oregon Alumni Association (UOAA), and the Office of Development to identify potential invitees to University of Oregon (UO) events audiences for targeted communications, potential opportunities for donor, volunteer, or other types of engagement, and determines strategies for follow-up.

Reporting to the Director, Prospect Development, this position works closely with colleagues in Prospect Development and ASTI to make recommendations to frontline fundraisers and field-oriented staff regarding prospective donors’ ability to give and potential programmatic or initiative-based philanthropic interests.

To be successful, the Prospect Engagement Strategist will be able to ensure data integrity and treat donor information with the highest level of ethical standards.

This position requires strong attention to detail as well as excellent analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.

This position will be located in Eugene or Portland. It is eligible to work a mostly remote schedule and will need to work on the Eugene and Portland campus locations approximately 2-4 days per month.

Minimum Requirements

• Three years of research experience applying research methods, procedures, and techniques in the fundraising research, sales, or marketing field;
• applying statistical and forecasting principles and procedures; planning and designing research projects;

writing technical research reports and / or documents, and using statistical computer software packages; OR

• An equivalent combination of training and experience.
30+ days ago