Director of Development Analytics
Georgia Tech Institute for Technology

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything they do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

• Georgia Tech is ranked #3 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs. All of Georgia Tech's graduate engineering programs rank in the top 10 (Source: U.S. News & World Report).

• Scheller College of Business ranks #21 among all Undergraduate Business Programs and #17 for their Part-Time MBA (Source: U.S. News & World Report). 

• Computer Science ranks #6 by U.S. News & World Report's Undergraduate Program Rankings, #7 by U.S. News & World Report's Graduate School Rankings, #17 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and #28 in The Guardian's QS World University Rankings.

• In the category of Statistics and Operational Research, Georgia Tech ranks #9 in The Guardian's QS World University Rankings. Georgia Tech's graduate urban planning program is ranked #6 in the U.S. and #2 in Big City Programs by Planetizen.

• The Institute is consistently rated among the top universities in the nation for graduation of underrepresented minorities in engineering, physical sciences, and architecture and planning.
   
• With more than 60 chartered student organizations exploring religious, racial, sexual, and ethnic identity (but open to all), Georgia Tech's students find a way to celebrate, strengthen, and share their part of the robust cultural melting pot that thrives in the university's community.

• Drive increased productivity and efficiency in the fundraising operation, by conducting predictive modeling and data mining to identify potential major donors and assess their capacity and propensity to give.
   
• Build a best-in-class Development analytics program, employing comprehensive analytics strategies to inform fundraising activity and goals, maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and track fundraising progress.
   
• Analyze prospect/donor data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities to inform prospect assignment and portfolio optimization.
   
• Evaluate, implement, and manage analytics and CRM tools to enhance data analysis capabilities; stay current with industry trends and advancements in data analytics and fundraising technologies (e.g. Power BI etc.).
   
• Create insights and recommendations for donor segmentation and personalized communication strategies. Evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising campaigns and initiatives, offering actionable insights for improvement.
   
• Work collaboratively with Development Information Services, OIT, GTF and related departments to execute cross-platform and interdepartmental projects and encourage overall data-based decision making. Manage, monitor, and execute regular and ad hoc data cleansing and append projects.
   
• Other duties as assigned.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
   
• Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset.
   
• Proven ability to prioritize and work independently, responsibly, and meet deadlines.
   
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
   
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey data insights to non-technical audiences.
   
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams effectively.
   
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with CRM systems, preferably in a fundraising context.
   
• Experience developing data models using PL-SQL, Tableau or Power BI.
   
• Experience with data modeling (AI), ROI and metrics building and monitoring, creation of visual presentations and analysis of direct marketing.
   
• Enjoy finding solutions to problems. 
   
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, donor lifecycle, and development best practices.
• Strong understanding of fundraising database concepts and hands-on SQL programming.
   
• Experience with Blackbaud CRM.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
   
• Minimum 7+ years of analytics or related experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree in Statistics, Math, Computer Science or another quantitative field preferred.
   
• 10+ years preferred in development analytics, prospect management or prospect development field preferred.