Prospect Researcher - Washington, DC

Prospect Researcher - Washington, DCJob Description

The Prospect Researcher is primarily responsible for conducting donor and prospect research services at UNCF in support of the annual campaign efforts for the Development Department to include corporations and foundations, major gifts, and area offices. In addition, provide supplementary prospect research support to the Advocacy, Branding Marketing and Communications and Government Affairs departments. Direct report to the Senior Prospect Research and the Vice President of Direct Response Programs and Prospect Research. Also reports to the EVP, Development and the SVP, HQ Development.

About UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, has been an engine of minority educational achievement for more than 80 years. UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of black students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates. In addition, UNCF ensures that its member institutions remain respected models of best practices in moving students to and through college. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has raised over $6 billion in private support, distributed more scholarships to help minorities attend school than any entity outside of the federal government, and enabled more than 500,000 minority and low-income students to graduate from UNCF’s member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and launch professional careers. UNCF is committed to closing the educational attainment gap between African Americans and other populations by increasing postsecondary access and success for students from underrepresented groups, particularly low-income and first-generation students.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Execute donor research activities and processes.
• Help to develop and implement research strategies in conjunction with the Director of Prospect Research and the Vice President of Direct Response Programs and Prospect Research.
• Create research donor profiles and lists for research requests.
• Make detailed observations of donors and prospects philanthropic behavior, analyze data, and interpret results.
• Utilize established prospect and donor research techniques to compile and analyze data.
• Write prospect and donor reports and profiles with great accuracy using standard English, proper sentencing, good spelling, grammar and punctuation; report writing; document research outcomes and store them in the RE database or as directed; create and analyze lists detailing procedures, outcomes, and observations.
• Help identify top suspects, prospects, prospective donors.
• Liaise with senior management and directors in the Development Division to identify, schedule, and implement research requests; gather, collate, disseminate donor, and prospect trend information.
• Input information and update data in Raisers Edge general database attached to appropriate record.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QualificationsEducation and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college, university in English, Journalism, Library Sciences and Master’s degree preferred; 7+ years of related work experience in non-profit prospect research; knowledgeable of Raisers’ Edge or similar donor database software (Nexis, WealthEngine, Iwave Pro, D&B, Hoovers)

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise, organized, and comprehensive research briefing papers.
• Ability to collect and research data, Design workflows and procedures.
• Strong analytical skills; gather and analyze information skillfully.
• Ability to locate and interpret financial reports and biographical information from a variety of sources.
• Knowledgeable of internet search engines
• Competency in a variety of computer applications, including database, spreadsheet, and word processing programs; Proficiency in O365 Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High degree of customer service skills
• Multi-task with high levels of accuracy on concurrent projects
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material in a responsible manner.
• Be well-organized, focused on timely, accurate, well-written deliverables with minimal supervision; be a team player.

Compensation and BenefitsBenefits include:

Medical, Dental & Vision

Vacation, Sick & Personal Leave

Life Insurance (Basic & Optional)

Flex Spending Accounts

403(b) Retirement Account

Holiday Savings Plan

Salary Range: $61,200 - $68,900 (Salary is commensurate with experience.)

UNCF is EOE M/F/D/V