Data Systems Analyst: Salesforce​/SQL , University Development and Alumni Relations

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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 Quality & Integration (DQI) is the office responsible for data architecture and the integrity of data that flows across UDAR data ecosystems. DQI helps the organization meet programmatic and strategic goals by providing accurate, complete, auditable, and compliant data that documents relationships and operational activity. DQI protects, archives, enhances, and manages data; defines and enforces schemas, integration patterns, and metadata;

and delivers data through efficient processes and reliable systems in a secure environment. In addition, DQI provides stakeholders with support on integration, data quality, and governance issues, and represents the unit on operational and strategic data governance committees.

The Data Systems Analyst is a technical role focused on data quality, integrity, and the strategic flow of data across UC Berkeley's advancement ecosystem. This work enables the advancement community to leverage data to drive alumni engagement, donor relations, and fundraising strategy. This position ensures the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of advancement data across our Salesforce and SQL-based environments, as well as the various tools used by University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) to engage constituents.

The analyst creates and maintains…