Prospect Research Analyst

**Prospect Research Analyst**:
**Primary Purpose**: To generate, manage and analyze strategic information within a comprehensive research program that supports the university’s objectives related to Alumni and External Relations, Development, and Strategic Communications. To act as a primary liaison for a portfolio of University Relations partners, ensuring delivery of research and consultation that meets their needs.

**Nature of Work**: The Prospect Research Analyst is a member of the Research and Pipeline team, and reports to the Manager, Research and Pipeline within the Operations and Services department and will be a member of various University Relations work groups and committees that deal with prospect, fundraising, engagement and information management strategies. The Analyst works collaboratively and in a consultative manner with a wide variety of stakeholders including staff across the University Relations team, (College or Centrally based) the President’s Office and other administration to support the university’s advancement objectives.

One of the analyst’s major roles is to assist in identifying opportunities for philanthropic support. The Analyst will verify, compile, analyze, and present data/research on gift prospects; produce in-depth individual, corporate, and foundation profiles and event briefing notes; acquire and analyze financial information; identify new potential philanthropy through proactive research; identify and maintain research resources; work closely with the records team to gather and update data, and provide coaching and support on aspects of the database system that relate directly to prospect information and updates.

The environment is complex and fast-paced with numerous competing deadlines. The consequences of error or sub-standard work are significant as they have the potential to negatively the philanthropic support or reputation of the university.

University Relations is responsible for institutional advancement programs (alumni and external relations, development, strategic communications), and as such is dedicated to supporting the related needs of all colleges, units and the university as a whole. University Relations is comprised of specialized teams that work together in an integrated model to ensure that the University of Saskatchewan has the reputation, relationships and resources necessary to take its place among the most distinguished universities in Canada and the world.

The University of Saskatchewan values diversity and Indigenous engagement is a strategic priority. In support of this priority, the position will contribute to a team environment which recognizes and supports the importance and value of equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving the mission of the university, and actively seek out those with diverse cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to support the mission.

In University Relations, the nature of our work centres on our guiding principles of being:

- **Inspiring**: We are confident in ourselves and our goals. We instill confidence and excitement in others to bring them along with us.
- **Committed to each other’s success**: We look for opportunities to make all our teams and the University successful.
- **Collaborative and integrated**: We work together toward shared goals.
- **Solutions
- and action-oriented**: We continuously seek a path forward and we get things done.
- **Brave and courageous**: We expect to encounter obstacles. We face these challenges head-on.
- **Respectful**: We demonstrate our regard for others through listening, understanding, and acknowledging the contributions of all.

**Typical Duties or Accountabilities**:

- ** **Participate in career engagement planning including developing goals and objectives, detailed research strategies and timelines and meeting agreed metrics.
- Systematically identify prospective major gift donors:

- Utilize tools and techniques such as data-mining and publication review.
- Provide feedback and potential opportunities to identify other major gift sources based on trends and economic climate.
- Develop and execute strategies to ensure that newly identified prospects are presented and assigned to appropriate campus relationship managers in a timely manner.
- Develop, maintain, and update information on new and existing major gift prospective donors, alumni, volunteers and friends:

- Efficiently monitor a core group of key stakeholders, maintain an active awareness of the important industry, business and financial news. Communicate relevant information to key parties in a manner that guides decision-making.
- Using a variety of electronic and print resources, verify and synthesize information on prospects to produce clear profiles of their background, career, financial capacity, philanthropic interests, and nature of their relationship with the university. Determine the focus and depth of research needed to complete an accurate and useful profile docum