Prospect Intelligence Officer

Job no:512717
Work type:full time
Location:Crawley
Categories:Administration & Executive support, Community Engagement/Marketing, Business Development

Development and Alumni Relations

• A great opportunity to join the team supporting UWA’s mission in philanthropy
• Full-time, 12-month fixed term appointment
• Base Salary: Level 6 $84,665 plus 17% superannuation

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

About the team

Development and Alumni Relations [DAR] oversees the University’s alumni, philanthropic and community strategies. The function works collaboratively across the University to embed philanthropic and engagement activity into the University’s operations. The core responsibilities of the team is to lead and build on the University’s alumni, donor and community relations to advance the University goals.

About the opportunity

As the appointee you will, under limited direction, be responsible for identifying and researching potential donors to the University as well as data collection, management and analysis of data for the Development staff.

About the role 

The Prospect Intelligence Officer is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and analytical professional to assist in the continued development of comprehensive prospect identification and research program to support strategic fundraising objectives. This role will also be responsible for the upkeep of constituents’ records into our CRM, producing various profile reports and generating critical insights of new prominent alumni and potential donors.

About you 

Your expertise and initiative, combined with your ability to work as an excellent team player will be vital to your success in this role.

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate :

• Relevant degree qualification or equivalent competency
• Substantial relevant research experience and demonstrated analytical skills, involving extracting information and assigning values
• Working knowledge of REX (Blackbaud-CRM) or a similar database system and well-developed ability to extract relevant information for analysis
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write detailed profiles and presentation notes
• Demonstrated attention to detail and investigative skills when researching information
• Experience and/or working knowledge of extracting data from such sources as Factiva, Morningstar DatAnalysis, GiftSearch or similar for the purposes philanthropic research and analysis
• Experience working in higher education or not-for-profit sector is desirable

About your application

Full details of the position's responsibilities and the selection criteria are outlined in the position description:   Position Description - Prospect Intelligence Officer.pdf

You are required to address the selection criteria in your submission in a separate document. For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Addressing the selection criteria .

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Wednesday 12th October 2022

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Grime at [email protected]

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Application Details : Please apply online via the Apply Now button.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace.  We celebrate difference and believe diversity is fundamental to achieving our goals as a globally recognised Top 100 educational and research institution.  We are committed to creating a safe work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community and people living with disability.

• We have a globally competitive, gender neutral parental leave policy with 26 weeks paid leave after 12 months service and 36 weeks after 5 years.
• We have on-campus childcare facilities for child 6 weeks to kindy.
• We facilitate flexible working, with part-time and job-sharing arrangements considered.
• We have an ongoing partnership with Pride in Diversity and were recently awarded a Bronze Employer status for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
• We have Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation and actively work to improve gender equity. 

Should you have any queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. Alternatively, contact the Talent team at [email protected] with details of your query. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference number and a member of the team will respond to your enquiry.

Advertised:21 Sep 2022 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close:12 Oct 2022 11:55 PM W. Australia Standard Time