DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (FT, Buffalo, NY)

Karen Cincotti

The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, which manages all donations made to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, is seeking a Database Administrator to be responsible for the overall management and daily operation of the Foundation’s database (Raiser’s Edge). This database tracks all donors, prospects, event participants and charitable gifts. This position provides technical and managerial oversight, establishing and monitoring policies for database use, data entry, and data integrity, in addition to the process of recording and acknowledging all donor gifts (more than 100,000 annually). The successful applicant will have a proven record of data processing and working with a relational database, preferably Raiser's Edge (RE), together with a demonstrated understanding of non-profit fundraising.

 

Responsibilities:

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  Supervise data entry team (6+ employees) to complete timely and accurate processing of gifts, including acknowledgement letters generated in a timely manner.
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  Maintain donor database to enhance accuracy, integrity, and security. 
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  Create and provide required data utilizing RE queries, exports, and reports for internal and external use (mailing lists, email blasts, suppression files, donor lists, etc.).
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  Perform data imports and updates into RE, including Importomatic. 
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  Ensure routine database maintenance tasks (opt outs, returned mail) are performed in a timely manner and to defined quality standards.
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  Act as liaison with the Institute’s computer center for patient record retrieval and import
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  Contribute to all Policies & Procedures for gift entry, reporting, queries, and quality control for data entry staff and provide tactical solutions for process implementation above and beyond as needed. 
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  Provide training to employees as needed on tactical steps and best practices in RE
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  This role requires close collaboration with the operation, finance, development and special event teams to insure the database and gift entry serves the Foundation’s overall needs and objectives.
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  Reports to the Foundation’s Assistant Director of WEB and IT Operations

 



Qualifications

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  Approximately 5 years’ experience specifically with database management
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  Experience with data queries and segmentation
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  Knowledge of basic principles of fundraising
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  Supervision experience
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  Interpersonal skills
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  Organized and detail oriented
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  Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge knowledge preferred
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  Bachelor’s Degree

 

To Apply

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  Send cover letter and resume to joanne.glose@roswellpark.org