Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential
campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque
Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts
traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,500 students
from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of
the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character
of the College. As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s
offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and
professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence,
innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant
heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution.
An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry,
integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions
to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational
benefits of diversity. | |
Recruitment #: 2009-6663
| Opening date: 11/6/2009
Open Until Filled
| Job Title: Director of Prospect Research
| Salary: - Salary is competitive with other non-profit higher education institutions and commensurate with qualifications, experience, budget and internal equity considerations. Please provide salary history and expectations.
- Saint Mary’s College provides an excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance; tuition remission for eligible employees and their dependents; generous vacation, holiday and leave programs; and a TIAA/CREF retirement program.
| Position Responsibilities: - Saint Mary’s College invites applications for a full time Director of Prospect Research to provide oversight of a comprehensive, strategic, customer-service oriented program of prospect research services to support individual and corporate & foundation development programs at the College.
- Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Development, the Director of Prospect Research is responsible for in-depth research, identification of prospects, proactive research, prospect ratings and prospect management.
- Oversee development research program, ensuring that it continuously evolves to meet the College’s development plans and to ensure that the the College’s research efforts keeps up with the constantly changing field of prospect research.
- Establish guidelines for quality-control of research products and establish performance goals for researchers.
- Oversee a prospect identification program to continually identify new prospects for Saint Mary’s and for specific projects and programs as development needs arise.
- Oversee services for in-depth research for development staff to ensure that fundraisers receive timely, accurate, and complete information needed to work with prospects.
- Develop reports and tracking methods for development officers.
- In cooperation with colleagues, proactively oversee a prospect management system to help ensure that prospects in the system are managed effectively and to move prospects through phases of discovery, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship including integration of donor research and contact data.
- Oversee data entry of research information on prospect database to ensure timeliness and accuracy of information.
- Keep current on prospect research field to ensure that our program continues to be proactive and cutting edge; maintain an understanding of the field of development and the role prospect research plays in that process.
- Provide database system training and support to Development Office staff; aassist with Trustee, Regent, Alumni and Advisory Board volunteer development.
- Develop unit goals, policies and procedures by providing input to the management team regarding how the unit can support overall advancement plans and various fundraising activities.
- Actively participate in unit and development staff meetings and carry out assigned tasks resulting from discussions.
- Exercise full supervision of assigned staff; make appropriate hiring decisions, establish work plans and accountabilities, ensure required training is received and conduct performance evaluations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Work in a highly collaborative and culturally diverse campus environment.
- The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated and expressed through its Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions.
| Deadline: - Review of applications will begin immediately.
- Open until filled.
- Application materials, inquiries and nominations will be held in strictest confidence.
| Qualifications: - Bachelors degree and 5-7 years experience in prospect research, financial research, or fundraising and supervising staff in higher education or similar settings.
- Direct experience working within a comprehensive campaign.
- A Masters degree, highly desirable.
- Demonstrated research abilities and an understanding of the role of prospect research in the fundraising process.
- Demonstrated significant experience in prospect research required.
- Attention to detail and strong communication skills, along with significant organizational and management skills required.
- Ability to define goals and objectives, identify target audiences, and develop and implement strategic plans to accomplish prospect research goals.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience required.
- Strong computer skills; proficiency with research tools (e.g. Lexis/Nexus, etc.) and with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet usage.
- Experience with Datatel database products highly desirable.
- Ability to communicate with technical staff, and non-technical staff and a demonstrated understanding of data analysis.
| Application Instructions and Requested Documents: - Apply on line. A completed application includes a letter of application and interest, current resume, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references.
- Candidates who submit names of references should expect that references will be contacted, in confidence, by the College and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire.
| Other Information:
| For more information about Saint Mary’s
mission and history go to: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/lasallian-approach
| Saint Mary’s College
of California is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. In compliance
with applicable law and its own policy, Saint Mary’s College
of California is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse
faculty, staff and student population and does not discriminate
in its admission of students, hiring of faculty and staff, or
in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and
staff and its educational programs, activities, benefits and
services to its students, including but not limited to scholarship
and loan programs, on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex/gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation,
medical condition or physical or mental disability. | Notification with regard
to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and the Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act. As provided by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
of 1998, Saint Mary's College of California through its Department
of Public Safety, annually provides notice and makes available
copies of the Annual Security Report, to the campus community,
prospective students, employees and the public. Each Security
Report includes statistics for the past three years concerning
crimes and incidents (whether they occurred on campus, in
off-campus building and property owned or controlled by the
College, or on public property adjacent to campus) reported
to campus security authorities. Each Security Report also
provides campus policies and practices concerning security
- how to report sexual assaults and other crimes, crime prevention
efforts, policies/laws governing alcohol and drugs, victims'
assistance programs, student discipline, college resources,
and other matters. The Security Report is publicly available
electronically or hard copy in the following ways: electronically:
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about/safety/02report.pdf;
in person: Department of Public Safety, Administrative Office,
Siena Hall: or by or by Mail or Telephone Request: Department
of Public Safety, P.O. Box 3111, Moraga, CA 94575-3111 (925)
631-4052. In addition, as provided by the Campus
Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's
Office maintains a Megan's Law database of sex crime offenders,
which information may be obtained from the Sheriff's office
located at 500 Court Street, Martinez, Monday-Friday, 9 am
to 4 pm. | 
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