Data Specialist

The Data Specialist maintains data, ensures proper use of data, supports effective divisional reporting for University Advancement and helps to maintain continuous data integrity improvements.

Job Summary: 

The Data Specialist maintains data, ensures proper use of data, supports effective divisional reporting for University Advancement and helps to maintain continuous data integrity improvements.

University Advancement is the fundraising and alumni relations division for the university, and our in-house marcom team helps engage Miami's alumni/donors through a variety of in-person events and virtual experiences, digital and social media channels, content creation, publications and promotional marketing materials. It’s a fast-paced, highly collaborative work environment in a quintessential college campus setting in Oxford, Ohio.

Miami University recognizes that technology enables us to find new ways of providing first class service and workplace flexibility. This position is approved for remote work on a hybrid basis, following a successful period of six (6) months of employment. Remote work is a working arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason.
In alignment with Miami University’s statement on Diversity and Inclusion, University Advancement is committed to and fully embraces the philosophy and belief that a diverse community is among an institution's greatest strengths. The Division of University Advancement is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all people feel safe, valued, and respected. To view our full statement including our specific commitments, please visit our website: miamialum.org/DEI_statement.

Job Duties:

•Manages adhoc reporting requests and provides training, administration, and support for self-services reporting services and tools.
•Provides regular data maintenance and data augmentation including loading, adjusting and maintaining accurate data in the Alumni and Donor database areas including data acquisition, managing global changes. Manages and runs existing ERP processes to add and maintain alumni and donor data.
•Enforce policies, auditing and procedures to ensure the integrity of the alumni/donor Database and the quality of the mailing lists and reports that are delivered to customers.
•Conducts global changes and/or data imports to maintain data, and periodically eliminates obsolete data.
•Provides adhoc reporting to internal and external partners and suggests and makes minor changes to reports with assistance from the Advancement IT Team.
•Builds and maintains positive working relationships with team members, internal partners and external vendors.
•Monitors maturity model for data integrity to provide constant improvement initiatives for the improvement of data quality.
•Tracks tasks and progress using task management tools including ticketing for services from central I.T. as needed.
•Maintain current understanding of client business processes and functions as it relates to adhoc reporting.
•Perform other related duties as required or assigned.