Our Mission

We in Boston University Advancement harness the power of philanthropy to make an excellent education accessible and welcoming to all, and to advance BU's global leadership in research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice. To support our work, we have built- and are continuing to build- an outstanding dynamic, mission-driven advancement professionals who constantly strive to create an environment where everyone belongs. Here it is not just about the job, but a career and a community.

Our Business Intelligence and Prospect Strategies team is looking for a Project Management Analyst who will assist in developing and implementing strategic pipeline building and portfolio management processes to foster cross-departmental collaboration.

Business Intelligence and Prospect Strategies at Boston University

The mission of Business Intelligence and Prospect Strategies is to evolve data from their raw state to elevated forms such as information, knowledge insight, and wisdom to maximize impact for stakeholder decision-making. As such Business Intelligence and Prospect Strategies is comprised of three teams: Business Intelligence, which optimizes the impact of data quantitatively and/or visually to achieve Advancement business objectives; Prospect Research, which provides key wealth, relationship, and inclination related details on individual constituents; and Prospect Management, which oversees prospect, portfolio, and pathway-related processes, leading to developing strategies for its clients within Advancement.

The BIPS team is a relatively new team to BU Advancement, and this role joins the team at a vital juncture for developing systems and processes that will allow BU to exceed its philanthropic goals.

Prospect Management Analyst

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Prospect Management, the PM Analyst contributes to the team's focus in assigning new prospects for centrally based major gift officers who support both the schools and numerous presidential strategic priorities, as well as for fundraisers assigned to the 17 colleges and schools at Boston University. The PM Analyst also contributes to another PM team priority: portfolio optimization and management. using tools and inputs provided by Prospect Analytics and other data providers, the PM Analyst supports the PM team's efforts to prioritize prospects within individual fundraiser's portfolio, thus playing a key role in setting and achieving Advancement's major gift fundraising goals.

Responsibilities

• Assist fundraisers in building and maintaining high-quality portfolios by identifying and assigning new major gift prospects and prioritizing existing projects using established best practices and operating procedures.
• Perform routine maintenance and audit of prospect data and prospect assignments; monitor data integrity to report key metrics for individual fundraiser portfolios.
• Conduct collaborative portfolio consultation and portfolio building meetings with individual fundraisers using key reporting metrics and fundraisers knowledge of individual prospects.
• Draft and publish policy and procedure documentation to support gift officer operations.
• Draft and publish policy and procedure documentation to support gift officer operations.
• Communicate and train gift officers on process and policy recommendations created by the PM team to foster collaboration on teams and ensure alignment with industry best practices.
• Interpret prospect and portfolio reports that support Advancement metrics and goals in partnership with gift officers.
• Track success and growth of PM operations and regularly report progress to the PM team.

Required Skills

Qualifications:

A cover letter is required for consideration.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Understanding of philanthropy and the role of prospect management, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and synthesize various datapoints for making assignment and prioritization decisions with fundraiser partners.
• Exceptional written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Personal belief in mission, goals and objectives of private education.
• Superb judgement and sensibility to adjudicate wisely among competing priorites.
• Strong strategic project management skills, including demonstrated ability to relate well to, and understand the needs and interests of a diverse group of fundraising professionals in a fast-moving environment.
• Solid understanding and ability to collaborate and develop partnerships across the University.
• Expectational ability to take initiative, be proactive, and be self-motivated.
• Extreme organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to keep donor and donor prospect information confidential.
• Highly proficiency in relevant software, CRM's, operations and procedures, including University wide systems and applications.

But that's not all we're looking for; we want someone who embodies our values:

• Teamwork, transparency, and mutual respect, because we value every member's contribution and know that leadership can come from anywhere.
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and a commitment to ensuring that each of us knows we belong here.
• Integrity in how we work and how we treat one another.
• Strategic thinking and curiosity in the relentless pursuit of fresh approaches and measurable results.
• Continuous growth and improvement, both as individuals and as a team.
• Joy and shared appreciation for working hard toward goals that matter.

If this resonates with you and you want to help us in our ambitious next campaign—and maybe do some of your best work as an advancement professional— we encourage you to apply. If you are hesitant to apply because you have not previously performed every responsibility listed in the description, but you do possess transferable skills, our values, and the defined qualifications, we still want to hear from you and welcome your application as well.

To learn more about Advancement at Boston University, and other job opportunities, please stop by the Advancement Talent website: https://www.bu.edu/dar-talent/.

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the employment application process, please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at 617-353-6474.

Required Experience

Qualifications:

A cover letter is required for consideration.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Understanding of philanthropy and the role of prospect management, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and synthesize various datapoints for making assignment and prioritization decisions with fundraiser partners.
• Exceptional written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Personal belief in mission, goals and objectives of private education.
• Superb judgement and sensibility to adjudicate wisely among competing priorites.
• Strong strategic project management skills, including demonstrated ability to relate well to, and understand the needs and interests of a diverse group of fundraising professionals in a fast-moving environment.
• Solid understanding and ability to collaborate and develop partnerships across the University.
• Expectational ability to take initiative, be proactive, and be self-motivated.
• Extreme organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to keep donor and donor prospect information confidential.
• Highly proficiency in relevant software, CRM's, operations and procedures, including University wide systems and applications.

But that's not all we're looking for; we want someone who embodies our values:

• Teamwork, transparency, and mutual respect, because we value every member's contribution and know that leadership can come from anywhere.
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and a commitment to ensuring that each of us knows we belong here.
• Integrity in how we work and how we treat one another.
• Strategic thinking and curiosity in the relentless pursuit of fresh approaches and measurable results.
• Continuous growth and improvement, both as individuals and as a team.
• Joy and shared appreciation for working hard toward goals that matter.

If this resonates with you and you want to help us in our ambitious next campaign—and maybe do some of your best work as an advancement professional— we encourage you to apply. If you are hesitant to apply because you have not previously performed every responsibility listed in the description, but you do possess transferable skills, our values, and the defined qualifications, we still want to hear from you and welcome your application as well.

To learn more about Advancement at Boston University, and other job opportunities, please stop by the Advancement Talent website: https://www.bu.edu/dar-talent/.

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the employment application process, please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at 617-353-6474.