Senior Advancement Business Intelligence Analyst

About Us

Portland State University (PSU) Foundation fuels the mission and priorities of Oregon’s most diverse, innovative, and affordable research university by raising and stewarding philanthropic gifts that transform lives and communities.

Recognized as one of Oregon’s best non-profits to work for five years in a row, we are a community of purpose-driven professionals who lead with heart, act with trust, and keep our mission forward in everything we do. Guided by creativity and collaboration, we fostera strong senseof belonging—empowering every team member to show up authentically and think boldly.

At PSU, more than half of incoming first-year students identify asBIPOC,nearly aquarter are parents, and half are the first in their families to attend college. When PSU graduates thrive, families transform, communities prosper, and innovation expands. The PSU Foundation plays a vital role in advancing this impact by inspiring donors, engaging alumni and community partners, and stewarding resources to Portland State University with integrity and purpose.

In thisnewrole, you will help PSUF make better decisions by turning data into opportunities and recommendations.

Your work will helpidentifyprospective major donors, highlight trends in engagement and giving, and provide the analysis needed to support fundraising strategy. You will partner closely with colleagues across the organization to answer important questions, solve problems, and uncover new opportunities.

Youmayenjoythis role ifyou:

• Love exploring data and uncovering insights that help people make better decisions.

• Enjoy asking questions, solving problems, and connecting dots.

• Arehappypartnering with colleagues and translating complex information into actionable recommendations.

• Take ownership of your work while openly sharing knowledge and learning from others.

• Enjoy continuous learning and exploring new tools, techniques, and approaches.

• Are motivated by seeing your work inform strategy and drive meaningful outcomes.

• Serve as the Foundation’s senior technical expert for business intelligence, reporting, analytics, dashboards, and data visualization.

• Design, build, test, document, andmaintainBI solutions that support fundraising performance, campaign execution, pipeline management, donor engagement, and operational effectiveness.

• Execute the BI priorities,translating strategic direction into practical reporting and analytics solutions.

• Partner with fundraising, annual giving, alumni engagement, donor services, finance, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business questions into usable reporting and analytics tools.

• Recommend technical approaches, reporting structures, data models, and visualization methods that improve accuracy, usability, scalability, and sustainability.

• Build andmaintainreporting datasets, dashboards, reports, scorecards, and analytical tools using approved platforms and standards.

• Provide subject matterexpertiseon BI tools, data structures, reporting logic, and analytics methods.

• Develop andmaintainreports, dashboards, scorecards, self-service tools, andvisualizationsand analytical models that support fundraisingstrategyand engagement outcomes.

• Build and maintain KPIs, business definitions, and calculation logic in alignment with standardsestablishedby the AVP and data governance processes.

• Produce pipeline analytics, portfolio performance metrics, campaign reporting, fundraising forecasts,predictivemodelsand other analyses needed for planning and decision-making.

• Translate business needs into scalable reporting and BI solutions that are accurate, user-friendly, and sustainable.

• Analyze data toidentifytrends, patterns, opportunities, and recommendations that inform fundraising strategy.

• Validate reporting outputs, troubleshoot discrepancies, and partner with data management staff to resolve data quality or logic issues.

• Guide stakeholders in interpreting reports, dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics.

• Train users on reporting tools, dashboards, and data interpretation to support…