Associate Director, Prospect Development

Advancement & Partnerships:

Join our dynamic and growing Advancement & Partnerships team as we work together to power partnerships and transform lives through philanthropy.

Together, we can unleash the potential of people and ideas to positively change the world. Your efforts on our team will help us to build the University for the Future.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a strategic, data-driven, and results-oriented Associate Director, Prospect Development to lead prospect development research and analytics in support of the fundraising goals for UCF’s Presidential, Transformational, and Planned Giving prospects. Reporting to the Executive Director of Advancement Operations, this role will oversee a team of prospect research professionals, manage complex projects, and conduct in-depth research on high-capacity prospects across all academic colleges and units.

The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in prospect research and management to drive strategic donor identification and engagement initiatives while supporting development officers in optimizing their prospect portfolios.

Responsibilities:

Advanced Research and Analysis

• Conduct comprehensive biographical, business, and financial research on alumni, individuals, and potential donors with the capacity to give $1M+ using a variety of databases, in-house records, and public resources.

• Develop narrative reports, profiles, prospect alerts, relationship maps, charts, and graphs to convey insights.

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead a team of prospect research professionals, including full-time staff, contract services, interns, and work-study students.

• Develop training materials, facilitate training sessions, and manage workflows to ensure timely and accurate research deliverables.

Portfolio Management and Data Analysis

• Manage research support for Presidential and Executive Team needs, providing data-driven insights to optimize prospect portfolios and support fundraising strategy.

Prospect Rating and Data Integrity

• Partner with internal stakeholders to research, develop, assign, and maintain prospect ratings.

• Assist in strategic planning for electronic wealth screening, surveys, and data acquisition.

Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Records Management to update biographical and demographic information in the database of record.

• Collaborate with development officers and senior leadership to align research efforts with strategic fundraising priorities.

Strategic Planning and Reporting

• Contribute to goal-setting and long-term strategic planning for prospect research and data acquisition initiatives.

• Assist in identifying data sets and resources to enhance donor identification efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of related experience and 2+ year(s) of leadership experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a higher education or nonprofit environment, particularly within a fundraising or development office.

• Demonstrated ability to manage a team and oversee complex projects with competing priorities.

• Proficiency in prospect research databases such as LexisNexis, Iwave, Wealth Engine, Research Point, or similar platforms.

• Experience with data analysis tools and CRM systems, such as Blackbaud CRM, Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, PowerBI, or Tableau.

• Excellent analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret financial and biographical data and present actionable insights.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on producing clear, concise reports.

• Proven ability to manage relationships with vendors and collaborate with internal stakeholders to implement data-driven fundraising strategies.

• Familiarity with wealth screening, portfolio management, and data visualization.

• Proven ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to develop coordinated research strategies.

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As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.  

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