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ASSIST DIR, PROSPECT & PIPELINE DEVELOP

Job Title: ASSIST DIR, PROSPECT & PIPELINE DEVELOP
Job Code: 1910
FLSA: E
Job Level: 13
Revised Date: 06/01/2023
Job Family: JF 34

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Occupational Summary

Provides strategic services to fundraisers at all stages of the development cycle, including but not limited to, the identification of new prospects, optimization of portfolios, and assessment of portfolio productivity. Reporting to the Senior Director of Prospect Management and Pipeline Development, this role is collaborative and interfaces with staff throughout DHDAA and Duke Alumni Engagement and Development (DAED).

Work Performed

Collaborate with DAED Prospect Development on prospect management policies and best practices for donors and alumni.

Maintain comprehensive guidelines specific to DHDAA for patient prospects and the Salesforce CRM that provide organization-wide transparency, consistency, coordination, and collaboration of fundraiser engagement activities. Design and implement prospect management standards, policies and procedures, as needed, specific to DHDAA. Assist in the development of portfolio metrics to measure portfolio performance.

Maintain knowledge of applicable information technology and tools within DAED and DHDAA. Help ensure the integrity DHDAA of prospect management data within the Duke Development and Alumni Database (DADD) and Salesforce.

Regularly review data entered by fundraisers and support staff and provide guidance and coaching to align with policies as needed.

Build and maintain strong partnerships with frontline fundraisers and support staff. Collaborate with fundraising leaders to ensure gift frontline fundraisers are adhering to prospect management protocols.

Serve as a prospect management subject expert. Create and maintain training programs and content for end users on various technology platforms and business processes as it pertains to prospect management and pipeline development.

Analyze gift officer portfolios and interpret findings. Help lead robust portfolio and pipeline optimization meetings for fundraisers. Refine and enhance these meetings to meet the objectives of the organization.

Facilitate strategic meetings with fundraisers and DHDAA leadership on new and existing initiatives in support of effective prospect management.

In partnership with the Senior Director and Director of Prospect Research, develop proactive identification and curation efforts for patient and alumni prospects. Provide direction and assistance regarding portfolio building efforts for new fundraising staff.

Provide data-informed guidance to fundraising leadership for gift officer staffing decisions.

Support the mechanisms to ensure a robust and sustainable pipeline including: active prospects at all giving levels, active prospects in all stages of the development cycle, and the curation and identification of new prospects.

Measure the efforts of a robust and sustainable pipeline including evaluating: if the appropriate prospects are being managed, if assigned prospects are being engaged, and if we are moving prospects forward at a reasonable pace.

Conduct biographical, wealth, financial and philanthropic research on prospects, analyze and interpret findings, and assign gift capacity ratings as needed.

Develop acquisition and engagement strategies for new and existing donors.

Implement a process and tracking methods to manage multiple concurrent projects for organization within the team and transparency across the organization.

Solicit feedback from stakeholders on projects and deliverables.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training

Bachelor's degree required in a relevant area.

Experience

Requires a minimum of four years experience in prospect research and prospect management.

Skills


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