Job Description

About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Development - Systems Management

Campus: Lincoln Center (LC) - NYC

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of Development, the Prospect Research Associate conducts in-depth research on individuals and organizations to evaluate their connections, interests, and potential contributions to the University, generating detailed profiles for major gift officers and university leaders.

The position manages prospecting tools, identifies new donor prospects, updates the database, prepares research for events and campaigns, and assists in training research staff and interns.

Essential Functions:

Compiles and analyzes detail biographical and other publicly available information on individuals and organizations to determine prospects' relationships with the University, interests, and giving capacity.

Prepares/updates written profiles on potential individual, corporate and foundation prospects for major gift officers, the President of the University and the Vice President for University Relations.

Manages and reviews daily periodicals, lists alerts and other resources or prospecting resources.

Proactively prospects for new donors and determines their giving capacity.

Updates prospect database accordingly.

Prepares specialized research for event and campaign purposes.

Assists in training of new research staff as well as assists in the management and training of student interns.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in English, liberal arts, business, social sciences, communications, or related field.

Minimum of 1 year experience in prospect research or related area.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with and understand the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement ( APRA ) skill sets.

Knowledge of Guidstar, FC Search and other on-line research databases.

Advance CRM , Blackbaud FPM , or a fundraising CRM experience.

Minimum Salary: $62,400

Maximum Salary: $67,200

About Fordham University

Fordham Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United kingdom.

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Job Tags

Temporary work, Flexible hours,

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