Summary

The Director of Prospect Management & Research is integral to the university’s prospect identification and pipeline management efforts. The Director oversees prospect management services and processes; manages, reviews and coordinates research efforts on existing and potential donors to provide valuable information to update the advancement database, identify prospects and create bios; and partners in creating donor strategies.  

Diversity & Inclusion 

Embracing diversity for a richly inclusive community is a Guiding Principle at JWU. Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce teams and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. 

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Essential Job Functions

• Analyzes information from online services and the advancement database to identify, rate, and recommend prospects through biographical, financial and philanthropic research
• Engages in proactive prospect identification and qualification and provides research-based counsel regarding strategy, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship to assist development
• Executes a variety of prospect management services including portfolio development, portfolio management, portfolio analysis and review, pipeline management and prospect management processes and data management
• Standardizes research requests by establishing policies, procedures, templates and a tracking system
• Creates bios for the purpose of events, leadership meetings and other university activities, as requested
• Assists in the preparation and monitoring of department budget
• Supervises and develops the department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus and department policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree
• Moderate amount of experience working in prospect research, higher education or other related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or greater in business, liberal arts or a related field of study
• Knowledge of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.