Full-Time Senior Donor Data Analyst
Job Description
ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Senior Donor Data Analyst proactively provides the thorough analysis and research required to discover new opportunities for Water For People’s continued growth, as well as the forecasting and analytics needed to measure and evaluate fundraising efficacy and impact. The Senior Donor Data Analyst is relentlessly curious and data-driven, committed to connecting real-time data to actionable fundraising strategies and clear decision-making.
The Senior Donor Data Analyst is the primary analyst of all fundraising data and related departmental data. This includes data extraction, reporting, analytics, and insights. The Senior Donor Data Analyst is a key partner for the Chief Growth Officer, departmental directors, and other departmental colleagues in data-based decision making to realize Water For People’s ambitious growth goals. This role also collaborates across the global organization, communicating findings and recommendations across cultures and job functions to different internal audiences.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL
Fundraising Data Analysis
- Design and conduct analyses, develop metrics and goals, and assist frontline fundraising efforts.
- Develop reports and materials to inform strategic decision making, including dashboard processes to enable continuous and comparative analyses of fundraising initiatives, benchmark metrics, and retention.
- Responsible for analyzing annual fundraising metrics and performance for reporting to Global Leadership Team and Board of Directors, in partnership with Chief Growth Officer.
- Serves as primary contact for department reporting needs.
- Support strategic segmentation of donor data for enhanced solicitation, stewardship, and overall integration of donors into donor journey.
- Manipulate and analyze advancement datasets to reach meaningful data driven conclusions and discoveries.
- Establish and cultivate a set of Business Intelligence (BI) tools and techniques to deliver insights and findings for end-user decision-making.
- Support revenue-budget and forecasting processes, providing historical trends to support accurate projections.
- Perform revenue-projection and revenue-gap analyses as needed to enhance the organization’s ability to raise money and communicate with donors.
- Provide accurate and comprehensive weekly reporting on projected revenue, including restricted and non-core, to assist in making informed decisions.
- Proactively probe data for insights and recommendations to be shared with departmental directors, especially Directors of Donor Engagement and Principal Gifts.
Data Collaboration and Leadership
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand their goals and data dependencies, translate user analytics, and apply standard data analysis processes that conclude with sharing findings in written and presentable formats.
- Support the Database Manager in devising and refining system nomenclature and coding protocols that support analytics and reporting needs.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and accountability when pursuing individual and organizational performance standards.
- Partner with staff in other departments to understand fundraising trends and their impact on strategies.
- Partner across departments to find connections and opportunities between financial, programmatic, and donor data.
YOU WILL EXCEL IN THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE
- At least 7 years proven work experience in fundraising intelligence and data analytics.
- Hands-on experience with various BI operations, including dashboards, visualizations, reporting, and data mining, and proven ability to utilize these tools for data-driven decision-making and to tell compelling data stories.
- Experience building systems and procedures.
- Familiarity with the philanthropic industry and best practices in fundraising.
- Ability to analyze and review operational procedures, identify problem areas, and optimize performance through procedural changes.
- Ability to influence through engagement rather than through direct authority.
- English language fluency.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office program suite.
Don’t meet every single requirement but you are excited about this role? Water For People is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so we encourage you to apply even if your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification listed above. We also value your volunteer work in any philanthropic organization and feel that your volunteer contributions may help us build critical competencies. Please feel free to include all qualifying volunteer experience.
MORE ABOUT THIS ROLE
- This position has the option to work from an office or remotely in one of the following countries where Water For People is present: Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, India, Malawi, Peru, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
- Candidates must be a citizen or legally authorized to work in the country they live in.
- Ability to work outside regular business hours to meet with team members located in other time zones.
- Ability to work in an open office environment if choosing to work from the Denver, CO office.
Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.
Salary Range:
Anticipated salary range: $75,000 – $90,000 for US candidates only. (If based outside the US an equivalent country market – based salary will be determined)
Actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors.
OUR BENEFITS:
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage healthy living for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind, and social well-being. To that end, we provide a global Telehealth benefit and a fitness perk to address your holistic health. Healthy living also includes paid time off and a generous retirement savings plan. If the position is based outside the US, benefits will be dictated by the country in which the selected candidate is located.
Water For People cannot provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Water For People is committed to protecting children encountered during our work and by our employees, preventing sexual abuse and exploitation of all individuals with a particular focus on women and children and other marginalized communities in the performance of our work, preventing human trafficking in the performance of our work and in our supply chain and to having a drug-free workplace. During the recruitment processes, additional documentation will be requested to comply with our policies and in accordance with the legal requirements in your country of residency, this includes a background check. If you apply for employment, we want you to be aware of our recruitment, selection and hiring processes including important policies regarding employee conduct.
Water For People is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to creating a culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace. For this position we strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. Water for people strives to create and maintain a level of diversity that reflects the communities we serve. Achieving this—regardless of race, ethnicity, ancestry, tribal affiliation, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, disability, socioeconomic class, educational attainment, or other social identities is critical to our ability to have a world where every person has access to reliable and safe water and sanitation services.
Our commitment ensures that we:
- Have a different array of thinking that comes from diverse backgrounds and cultures, enabling us to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
- Strive for a culture of inclusion and belonging by treating each other with dignity, respect, and appreciation enabling us to feel welcome, supported, and valued.
- Effectively connect, communicate, and build long-lasting relationships with stakeholders within our diverse communities.
- Have diversity of thought, perspectives, backgrounds, identities, and talents that will support our mission to develop high-quality drinking water and sanitation services are available to Everyone Forever.
How to Apply
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