MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: MANAGER OF RESEARCH SERVICES

GRADE: 13

JOB CODE: 0662

FLSA: ADMINISTRATIVE

Job Summary

Directs the area of prospect research and information management support needed to achieve institutional fundraising and marketing goals from private and public sources to benefit students and programs district wide.

Scope

This position works in the area of Resource Development. Work contacts include College Presidents; Vice Chancellors; faculty; administrators; staff; Maricopa Community College Foundation Directors and volunteers; campus resource developers; fundraising consultants; corporate and federal agency program officers; directors and officers of community based and non profit organizations; alumni associations, consultants, business/industry, community and governmental leaders. Equipment used includes standard office equipment.

Supervision Received

This position reports to the Director of Resource Development; receives general direction regarding routine matters and specific instructions regarding non-routine matters.

Supervision Exercised

Supervises temporary staff.

Representative Duties

Directs the gathering, analysis and application of a broad range of information necessary for the development and implementation of corporate and foundation relations programs to generate financial support for the District from local and national corporations, foundations; and individuals; Directs and coordinates the design, development, and implementation of data bases and information management systems: Raisers Edge and other research databases used for fundraising, marketing, public relations, corporate services, governmental relations, alumni and foundation relations; utilizes social research methodologies to direct, design, and conduct institutional, survey, basic, and prospect research relative to fundraising and marketing issues; identifies new corporate and foundation prospects, collects, analyzes data and provides information needed for decision making related to achievement of fundraising goals; determines and facilitates training needs; manages the purchase of microcomputer software and research databases; maintains liaison with corporate and foundation donors to continue and increase giving; directs the gathering of information in cultivation and solicitation of targeted populations; directs the clearinghouse of information related to complex, internal/external fund raising and multiple partnerships involving constituents from corporations, foundations and other non profit organizations; provides research to assist fund raising volunteers in solicitation of prospects and existing donors; supports cultivation activities designed for new prospect involvement; assist in the preparation and development of proposals for external funding and grants; Directs and conducts formal and informal training workshops/classes; assists in the identification of user needs and selection of training materials and modalities; performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of: prospect research techniques in public and private sectors that creates accurate and comprehensive information; manages online subscription data bases; principles and practice of effective fundraising; principles and practices of information management; institutional, community and educational data resources, leadership dynamics; volunteer development and management, research design, practices and techniques of information management systems.

Ability to: direct and coordinate multiple projects to ensure colleges developing recommendations for purposeful and useful decisions regarding strategies for seeking outside funding sources, providing information to establish cooperative working relationships with prospects; works with internal and external consultants; develops consensus among individuals with various interests and perspectives; manages and analyzes data on public and private funding sources; individual prospects, census data, educational data, trend data, etc.; convert data into meaningful information for fundraising or proposal development; maintain high degree of confidentiality, organize and develop information used by program officers’ in fund raising activities, use and train others to use research tools and software; analyze complex data using computerized statistical packages; communicate effectively orally and in writing; create, design and perform research activities for prospect researchers at the campus level in order for them to perform research duties. Direct activities and work of others; make effective oral and written presentations; analyze data, assess needs, recommend appropriate solutions; and establish cooperative working relationships with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties.

Training and Experience

Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. An example of this would be a college degree in public or business administration or higher education with experience in social research, policy analysis, and the development of small and large -scale database and information management systems.

Special Conditions of Employment

None.

Working Conditions

Positions in this class may require prolonged CRT viewing. Some positions may require a Class D Driver’s License.

This class specification is intended to indicate the basic nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical duties that may be assigned. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.