Database Administrator - Arts Umbrella Vancouver, BC

Lindsay Funk

 

Database Administrator

Full time

 

Located in the heart of Vancouver on beautiful Granville Island, and South and Central Surrey, Arts Umbrella is widely regarded as an organization with a heart; where creativity is nurtured, children are valued, and staff, donors, and volunteers are intensely loyal and sincerely appreciated. Serving youth ages 2-19 for more than 34 years, Arts Umbrella strives to foster the creativity of young people by providing innovative and quality visual and performing arts programs that inspire intellect, spirit and passion. Delivering both tuition-based and free outreach programs, Arts Umbrella touches the lives of 20,000 children a year. Programs range from general to pre-professional courses in theatre, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, film, photography, media arts and more.

 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Philanthropy, the Database Administrator is responsible for managing the fundraising database through Raiser's Edge, and supporting the fundraising team with training, data entry, and report creation. She or he ensures receipting guidelines, privacy act policies, and other legal requirements are met. This position prepares donor receipts and acknowledgement letters as well as setting up and managing donation and event registration pages in Spark. The Database Administrator analyzes database trends and information that can advance Arts Umbrella's fundraising effectiveness and researches and implements new database software and applications.

 

The ideal candidate must have advanced knowledge of Raiser's Edge, Crystal Reports, and NetCommunity Spark and solid experience managing projects independently. She or he would be detail-oriented and extremely organized, as well as being a self-starter, creative thinker, and confident professional.   We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with internal and external customers effectively.  A post-secondary degree/diploma, three to five years of work experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is preferred.

 

If this sounds like you, please forward your resume and cover letter in one document to job@artsumbrella.comno later than Sunday, October 20^th indicating Database Administrator in the subject line. We will review resumes as they arrive and schedule interviews when appropriate. 

 

Arts Umbrella thanks all applicants for their interest and advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.