Director of Prospect Strategy & Research, Alumni Engagement and Development
Core
Lead prospect strategy, research, and pipeline development for a large, diverse alumni population to support major gift fundraising priorities.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Director) in prospect research and fundraising strategy
Builds
Scalable prospect identification, qualification, and prioritization frameworks; fundraising pipelines
Domain
Higher Education Advancement / Fundraising
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Prospect research, prospect development, fundraising strategy, staff leadership, operational process design, analytics, major gift fundraising principles, prospect management, constituent data management, technology implementation, organizational change management
Preferred skills
Higher education advancement experience, campaign planning, predictive modeling, relationship intelligence, network analysis, AI-enabled tools
Technologies
Prospect research tools, screening resources, constituent data platforms, automation tools, AI-enabled tools
Responsibilities
Lead prospect identification, qualification, ratings, and prioritization; develop scalable approaches leveraging analytics and technology; oversee prospect research and relationship intelligence activities; establish operational workflows and metrics; recruit and develop staff; partner with fundraising leadership on pipeline development
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management