Location: Vestal, NY Category: Professional & Support Staff Posted On: Mon Feb 10 2025 Job Description: The Prospect Researcher gathers and analyzes information on, and facilitates and tracks communication with, the University's current and potential prospects and donors, including individuals, corporations, and foundations. The Researcher plays a role in the Division of Advancement's strategic priorities: the expansion of the University's base of support, which complements the other fundamental priorities of building relationships and raising funds. This need is addressed by conducting research and analysis, identifying new prospects, and managing the processes of queueing the most promising prospects for gift officer portfolios. The Researcher is an advocate for the highest standards of performance and ethical behavior as related to prospect research and donor/prospect confidentiality outlined by the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA). The primary responsibilities of the Prospect Researcher include: 1. (50%) Enhancing research content: Produces timely in-depth research on individuals, corporations, and foundations using a wide variety of biographical, organizational and financial sources, including state-of-the-art online database services, internet websites, library and government sources and other external repositories of public information. Analyzes and documents complex information to assess financial capacity, philanthropic tendencies, giving propensity and linkages to campus. Extracts and records key information which informs cultivation and solicitation strategies. 2. (30%) Developing resources for support: Proactively and independently identifies sources of major gift ($50,000+) private support for Binghamton University both from within the Millennium database system and using research techniques and electronic searching methodologies, combined with external sources, in order to develop a sufficient pool of potential prospects for campus wide fundraising initiatives. 3. (15%) Managing pipeline development and prioritization: Collaborates with supervisor on matters related to pool and pipeline prioritization and management. Ensures that prospect knowledge, including external ratings, interests and linkages acquired through research is preserved and maintained in a complex database system that is accessible to campus-wide fundraising staff to develop future cultivation strategies. Develops and executes strategies to ensure that newly identified suspects are accessible. 4. (5%) Contributing to the overall success of the Division: Assumes responsibility for other duties as assigned within the scope of this position. Job Requirements: Skills and Requirements: + Bachelor's degree required with experience in higher education advancement, or equivalent preferred. + Strong computer skills and demonstrated background in Internet-based research. Experience working with a relational database a necessity, as well as the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Excel. Ability to download and export information between systems. + Detail-oriented individual that can perform accurate and timely data entry updates and routine data cleanup within donor and prospect database. + Excellent oral and interpersonal skills, including diplomacy. + Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize work, and independently manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities while meeting deadlines. + Adhere to University standards of discretion and confidentiality. + Ability to recall, recognize and communicate interrelated information pertaining to University benefactors and prospects. + Must be self-motivated, curious, focused, and persistent in the pursuit of information. + Knowledge of ethics statements by APRA, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and other related associations. Preferred Skills and Experience: + Demonstrated experience in prospect research, development, library research or information related field preferably in a higher education environment. Knowledge of the range of resources available to prospect researchers and the ability to apply those resources in an organized and purposeful manner. + Demonstrated analytical skills to initiate and perform complex analyses and organize information to identify philanthropic patterns, tendencies, and relationships among individuals, corporations and foundations. Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial disclosure documents for the purposes of wealth assessment (SEC filings, real property files, financial and legal disclosures, etc.). Ability to compose documents using style, grammar and content appropriate to specific audiences. + Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and develop proactive prospecting methodologies to support organizational goals, including data mining, constituent database queries, etc. + Experience with Abila Millennium donor management software preferred. Additional Information: Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 annually Research Foundation Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The Research Foundation for SUNY is a private, not for profit corporation and is a separate employer from SUNY and the State of New York and offers separate compensation and benefit plans. Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.