Philanthropy Data Analyst

Role Description

The Philanthropy Data Analyst serves as a key analytics partner for fundraisers and the Philanthropy Effectiveness team, acting as a resource for developing analyses, reports, dashboards, and data tools to meet business needs. The Data Analyst sits within the Philanthropy Operations & Performance team in Global Development and serves as an embedded analytics partner to fundraisers as well as teams within the Philanthropy Effectiveness department, including:

• Prospect Management
• Data & Technology Solutions
• Revenue Management
• Project & Planning
• Consulting and Learning

This role is responsible for developing reports, analyses, and data visualizations and translating complex fundraising data into actionable insights that support operational effectiveness and strategic decision-making. The Data Analyst functions as a trusted analytics advisor to department leaders and frontline staff, supporting day-to-day reporting needs and partnering to answer strategic analytic questions.

The Data Analyst will:

• Act as a strategic analytics partner to department stakeholders, including fundraisers, the teams within Philanthropy Effectiveness, and Global Development analysts.
• Query and analyze data from the CRM and data warehouse to support operational reporting, performance tracking, and ad hoc analysis.
• Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards and operational reports that enable stakeholders to monitor performance, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
• Translate business questions into analytical approaches, delivering clear and actionable insights using curated enterprise datasets.
• Ensure analytics products align with enterprise data governance standards, definitions, and best practices.
• Contribute to Development data governance and the roll out and adoption of strong Development data management and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience designing and generating reports, manipulating, analyzing data, and communicating results to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with current and evolving technology in database management, data visualization, and analytics.
• Experience with relational databases and manipulating relational data within a database and spreadsheet application.
• Experience working and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices, and procedures of business intelligence.

Requirements

• Motivated by using data to drive impact.
• Enjoys collaborative problem-solving and building tools that help others succeed.
• Curious and analytical.
• Excited to strengthen data-informed fundraising.

Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match.
• Parental leave.
• Accrued paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other life and work well-being benefits.