Database Manager

Job Description

This job is for you if you are data-driven, detail-oriented and enjoy working with teams to clean up, maintain and standardize Raiser’s Edge architecture.

As a master of queries, imports, merges, and bulk uploads, your work will help maintain a clean and accurate alumni and donor database that enables the team to achieve its communications, engagement, fundraising, and stewardship goals. 

The ideal Database Manager is a seasoned leader, including a: 


* Hands on Raiser's Edge SME who works at the intersection of data, technology, and fundraising strategy—Combining technical rigor with business (Development and Alumni Engagement) understanding. 



* Technologist/architect who designs the ecosystem and system / platform integrations 



* Strategist who defines the future of alumni and donor engagement data usage and integrity 



* Data leader who operationalizes insights, trends, and best practices  

 

Role Overview 

The Database Manager is a subject matter expert with 5-7+ years of hands-on experience who administers and manages the Raiser’s Edge constituent management database while maintaining established data entry guidelines and providing support to staff on Raiser’s Edge issues.

This role manages all aspects of the Raiser’s Edge database and ensures data cleanliness and integrity, timely donor acknowledgement, and thorough reporting.

This position creates, implements and supports systems in Raiser’s Edge that will enable the entire Development and Alumni Engagement Team to perform with greater efficiency and accountability. 
 
This role helps support the end-to-end advancement and alumni data ecosystem, ensuring that technology stack, customer data platforms (CDPs) and integrated technologies enable a unified, data-driven alumni/donor centric experience across fundraising, alumni engagement and communications. 

The Database Manager serves as the architect of the alumni and donor data infrastructure, aligning technology, data governance and business strategy to drive established ROI goals, engagement and operational efficiency.  

In summary, the position serves as a key strategic partner to Advancement colleagues responsible for fundraising, alumni engagement, donor relations and communications.  By ensuring the accuracy, accessibility and integration of constituent data, the Advancement Database Manager helps drive donor acquisition, retention, stewardship, campaign effectiveness and lifetime alumni engagement.  This role directly supports the university’s ability to build stronger relationships with its alumni and philanthropic community. 

 

Key Responsibilities 
 
- Create queries and exports for complicated lists for multiple internal teams 
- Assist with data segmentation queries 
- Manage data transfer process into / out of Raiser’s Edge, including multiple other online platforms 
- Manage record merging on a weekly basis and keep updated 
- Maintain and ...