UVA’s Office of University Advancement seeks applications for multiple Business Intelligence Analysts to join the University Advancement Services team.  The Advancement Business Intelligence  (BI) Analyst turn broad data streams into actionable information for our business partners who include Advancement leadership, prospect managers, and front-line development officers at the University of Virginia. The incumbent will play a critical role in analyzing the UVA prospect pipeline to provide insights that drive fundraising activity in the ambitious $5 billion Honor the Future campaign. The Advancement BI Analyst will be responsible for strategic data review and analysis through the creation of reports and data extracts using SQL, Tableau, and other BI tools and translating that analysis to inform business processes, ensuring prospects effectively move through fundraising pools, portfolios, and pipelines. They ensure the effective management of the UVA prospect pool and pipeline by applying sophisticated knowledge and skills in the use and manipulation of data and reporting to support all areas of prospect and pipeline development. The Advancement BI Analyst is a creative and agile innovator who takes measured risks, runs pilots, evaluates results, adjusts as indicated and enlists others to produce the very best products and information.

Excellent opportunity for someone who would like to grow their career in Advancement and has a passion for analytics.  The BI Analyst will report to the Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Conceptualize, analyze, and contribute to the design of comprehensive, unit-wide data visualizations and reports that include assessments of portfolios, pipelines, development officer and unit progress to performance and campaign goals

Review, monitor, and contribute to prospect and proposal pipeline data through custom report audits and extracts, data analysis, and ongoing communication with partners in University Advancement

Provide reporting and analysis support in the areas of campaign progress, annual giving, and engagement

Serve as a technical resource and mentor to colleagues on the Prospect Management & Research team and as a representative of the Advancement Analytics department through presentations and training of external partners

Contributes to ad hoc Analytics and Prospect Management work

Seek opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance including ongoing development of analysis and visualization skills, conference attendance, and building networks within the University and peer institutions

Remain current on economic conditions and philanthropic trends as they affect higher education

In addition, other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Bachelor's degree is required or equivalent combination of education and experience in a business intelligence related discipline

At least three years of related experience is required, preference will be given to candidates with four or more years of related experience

Experience in advancement operations, business operations, or fundraising analytics in a higher education setting is preferred

Prefer candidates proficient with SQL, Tableau, and other business intelligence tools

Proficiency with Windows environment and standard MS Office suite required

Demonstrated competency in manipulating data, creation/refinement of data visualizations, and dashboard development

Demonstrated knowledge of quantitative and qualitative analysis

Demonstrated ability to develop reporting methodologies to support organizational goals, mining data from disparate sources, sand sophisticated constituent database queries

Expert ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, accurately, and concisely

Ability to self-motivate and work well with and through others required

Ability to build strong working relationships and contribute to a positive work environment by serving as a collegial, helpful, and approachable partner within the team

Scrupulous attention to matters of discretion and confidentiality required

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet short deadlines required

Ideal candidate has experience working with key stakeholders providing business analysis to drive performance

UVA Advancement offers a flexible and hybrid workplace . All team members must have access to and maintain a secure home office environment with high-speed internet service and work collaboratively with others using a variety of technologies and tools. Depending on the type of position and work performed, or as deemed by manager, some positions may be required to work intermittently in a shared office space located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This position will remain open until filled.  This is an Exempt level, benefited position. This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance.  Anticipated Hiring Range: $65,000 - $75,000 commensurate with education and experience. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. 

To Apply:

Please apply through http://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/, and search for R0068080  . Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.   Complete an application online with the following documents:

CV

Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.  Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Bill Crane, Senior Recruiter at xer5ff@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits. 

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