Data Analyst, Advancement

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,500 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across five major areas: enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data & analytics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

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The Role in Brief:

Data Analyst, Advancement

Our Data Analysts are an integral part of a small team focused on finding data-based insights to help optimize advancement outcomes (fundraising and alumni giving) for our higher education college and university partners. Analysts work with our partners, internal account managers and each other to interpret for partners the real-world implications of advancement data. Data Analysts collect and standardize disparate data sets and organize partner data for analysis and production. Ideal candidates have a passion for data-based decision-making and proven communication skills.

This role may be based in Richmond, VA.

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Liaise with partners and EAB account managers to collect and standardize partner data for analysis, including test for data integrity and work with partners to resolve data-related issues
• Create and maintain documentation of business rules used to standardize and consume partner data
• Stay knowledgeable and up-to-date on intricate partner data related issues
• Serve as a point of contact for partner data specific questions under the account team
• Promote and implement data standardization procedures among EAB team and our partners
• Ensure high partner satisfaction ratings for data integrity and quality
• Ensure specific partner data needs are met as they arise throughout the campaign cycle
• Assist with interpreting and illustrating data for partner reports and presentations (creating charts and graphs)
• Confidently participate in person, via email or phone with partners to discuss data requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 2 years of experience in either an analyst or data support role, or within an Advancement office in a role heavily focused on donor data
• Experience communicating and collaborating in person, via email and on the phone
• Excellent organization, attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience with fundraising and/or marketing automation software
• Familiarity with SQL
• Familiarity with the fundraising, higher education and/or direct marketing industries
• Experience using data and analytics in a fundraising environment a plus
• Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $59,000 per year.

Benefits:

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.