Data Integrity Analyst​/University Development Researcher

Working/Functional Title

Data Integrity Analyst

As a valued member of the University Advancement (UA) Prospect Development Team, the Data Integrity Analyst will work closely with UA partners to manage/maintain the data integrity of prospect and proposal activity in support of Michigan State University. Utilizing systems and business processes, the Analyst will assist in managing prospect and proposal data and producing, documenting, and delivering timely, accurate, and complete reporting to members of the UA team.

The role includes inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and maintaining UA’s CRM to help ensure accurate and relevant data to support UA staff. The Analyst will be responsible for learning and maintaining detailed knowledge of the business rules governing management of prospect-related records.

Reporting to the Director of Prospect Development, key responsibilities of the Data Integrity Analyst include, but are not limited to the following:

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Prospect Development Team to make any assignments, continuum stage, proposal, or other standard prospect management updates within UA’s CRM. This includes management of sun setting assignments/proposals and strategy records.
• Review and perform initial validation on new wealth screening results and work with PD Consultants for additional validation and to update wealth ratings within the UA CRM.
• Responsible for learning, maintaining, and applying detailed knowledge of the business rules governing management of prospect-related records.
• Tools:
  Effectively use UA’s CRM, Cognos Reports, Microsoft Excel, and subscription databases and online research resources.

• Manage the integrity and accuracy of all prospect and proposal data, ensuring compliance with Advancement policies and guidelines.
• Monitor prospect and proposal stage migration, through audit reports, to help ensure prospects are managed effectively and moved through the development cycle as appropriate.
• Collaborate with UA Training Services to identify data integrity issues that suggest the need for UA staff training or re-training.

• Work on special projects as defined in collaboration with the Director, AVP for ASI, and University Advancement Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Interacts with:

• Staff/Co-workers – in order to assist with questions and problems relating to coding, data entry and office procedures
• Supervisor – in order to ask questions pertaining to work being performed, receive direction and training and to assist in meeting deadlines
• System Analyst/Programmers – in order to verify information if problems arise pertaining to computers or programs
• Other Departments – in order to enter data and programs jobs as requested
• Public – in order to provide services

No assigned responsibility

Error in the accuracy of collected or distributed data could cause incorrect decisions to be made by departments, University officials and/or external customers. The quality of the work performed reflects upon the image of the Department, its staff, and the University as a whole. Errors are usually detected and easily corrected.

Standard office environment. The job requires moderate physical effort and involves sitting and viewing a VDT screen and eye/hand coordination more than 75% of the time.

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Business, Journalism, Pre-law, History, Psychology or…