Data Systems Analyst; U

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University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) strengthens Berkeley’s excellence through engagement with alumni, parents, undergraduate and graduate students, and friends of the University, raising public awareness about Berkeley and increasing private philanthropy. UDAR provides overall direction for the campus philanthropic advancement strategies and works to strengthen unit development in partnership with campus fundraisers. The Division handles a range of central activities and services encompassing communications, stewardship, prospect development, data management, gift management, reporting and analytics, and more.

Advancement Operations develops and delivers the centralized business systems and services that support the work of UC Berkeley’s 30 decentralized fundraising units, helping them collaborate and communicate in order to maximize their collective results. Advancement Operations also provides governance through its role as the official source of alumni and fundraising data.

The Advancement Information Services (AIS) unit develops and delivers the primary business data and systems that support the work of UC Berkeley’s centralized and decentralized fundraising activities. AIS oversees several interrelated information technology systems and tools, including the Cal Advancement Data System (CADS), the database in which advancement professionals research and record fundraising activity. AIS encompasses three units:
Data and Business Solutions, Technology Services, and Strategic Planning and Management.

Data Management (DM) is the office of record for data related to alumni, donors, and friends of UC Berkeley. DM helps the advancement community meet programmatic and campaign goals by providing accurate, complete data that documents the campus’s relationship with its constituents. DM protects, archives, enhances, and manages the data and delivers it through efficient processes and effective systems in a secure environment.

In addition, DM supports the campus advancement community with customer service on all CADS issues.

The Data Systems Analyst plays a key role in leveraging data to drive alumni engagement, donor relations, and fundraising strategy. This position ensures the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of advancement data across platforms and tools University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) uses daily to engage constituents. Serving as a bridge between technical teams and advancement professionals, the Data Systems Analyst manages and/or develops data practices, guidelines, dictionaries, and services that support data standardization in alignment with UDAR’s data and governance strategies.

The Data Systems Analyst ensures compliance with data privacy standards (such as…