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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Prospect Management Consultant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | As a member of the Prospect Research and Strategy team, the Prospect | | Management Consultant combines deep curiosity with data analysis, | | project management, and flexible communication skills to support | | frontline fundraisers and senior leaders in Development. The ideal | | candidate will provide research, analysis, and data-driven insights | | to achieve historic levels of philanthropy for Notre Dame and her | | students. | | | | Why You Will Love This Role: | | You're curious, and find connections and relationships among people, | | geography, trends, and other data that may affect a benefactor's | | inclination and ability to give. You also love to collaborate: | | working closely with your team and with front-line fundraisers to | | share timely, accurate information and advice. Your curiosity and | | research will lead to creative solutions to interesting challenges. | | If you can't decide which you love best: research and data or people | | and collaborating - then this might be a perfect role for you! | | | | Our hybrid scheduling with the team andsupport for your personal | | and professional | | prioritiesmakes this | | role a perfect match for you! | | | | Great Prospect Management Consultants come with experience from many | | fields. | | Shared characteristics include: | | | | - Collaborator and team player: Highly accountable, willing to take | | ownership, and eager to be a champion for the shared success of | | our team and those we serve | | - Analytical communicator: Can dive into data, analyze it, and | | communicate knowledge to others to drive actions and decisions | | - Strategic thinker: Can see multiple sides of a business to | | understand how they fit together and impact each other | | - Process-minded: Always seeking to streamline and improve | | processes | | - Curious: Asks a lot of questions, wonders how things are related, | | and enjoys digging into the details to learn more | | - Innovator: Makes new, challenging, and actionable connections | | with information gleaned from research, data, conversations, | | events, and the world around them; can think on their feet | | - Confident: Unafraid to ask questions, identify new and better | | ways of doing things, engage with senior leaders, and share ideas | | that may seem unorthodox at first glance but are the product of | | innovation and expertise | | - Balanced: Able to dive into and track details as well as pull | | back to see the bigger picture; knows when to do each | | | | | | What You Do: | The consultant serves as lead portfolio strategist for a group of | | fundraisers and senior leaders in the Development office, and works | | closely with them to ensure they are effectively moving prospects | | consisting of alumni, parents, and friends through the fundraising | | cycle. Additionally, the consultant partners with Senior Regional | | Directors to provide analysis and recommendations based on regional, | | industry and philanthropic trends. The consultant also assists on | | annual processes that impact the entire department. | | | | In this role, you will | | | | - Evaluate prospective benefactors | | - Create portfolios of prospects | | - Conduct portfolio and proposal pipeline health analyses | | - Brainstorm strategy on prospects and gift proposals | | - Interpret data and information to recommend actionable | | opportunities (DIKW) | | - Maintain expertise on relevant events (e.g. wealth, property, | | employment), initiatives, and economic trends affecting partner | | regions | | - Share best practices among Prospect Management Consultants and | | fundraisers | | - Provide standardization, consistency, and framework to internal | | partners | | - Offer advice based on analytical and empirical insights | | - Measure and provide recommendations for improvement on fundraiser | | effectiveness | | - Oversee prospect data | | | | *LI-SE1 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - 3+ years of professional work experience | | - Demonstrated project management skills: analytical skills, high | | attention to detail and follow up, and excellent organizational | | skills | | - Experience using enterprise information systems, CRMs, data | | warehouse, data visualization, etc. (ie: Salesforce, Business | | Objects, Tableau,SAP, etc) | | - Strong verbal and written communication skills | | - Experience forming partnerships with a variety of constituencies | | and working as a trusted team member | | - Disposition to creatively solve problems | | - Proven track record of ownership, translating ideas into action | | - Proactive approach to problem solving from both the detail level | | and overall view | | - Ability to motivate and influence others, including peers | | - Must be eligible to work in the United States | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Bachelor's Degree | | - Experience in a fundraising or nonprofit environment | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Development-Prospect Manage