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Research Analyst
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Position Number: 2418470
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Research Analyst

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locationsin Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahantare nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of on-campus and online formatslead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The Northeastern community has a tradition of giving back, and each day, we witness the impact of our community's remarkable generosity. Our students are pursuing co-ops in all corners of the globe, growing their cultural fluency and preparing to thrive in the world. Our faculty are delivering leading-edge scholarship, teaching and mentoring tomorrow's leaders. And our researchers are pioneering new lines of inquiry, accelerating discovery in emerging fields. Northeastern University Advancement plays an integral role in engaging the Northeastern community to create a stronger, more sustainable, and bright future.

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Assistant Director, Prospect Research, the Research Analyst identifies, researches, and analyzes information on prospective donors to Northeastern University. They provide research support to Prospect Development program, as well as to Advancement senior leadership, and fundraising staff, in order to inform development strategies and advance potential donor relationships. The Research Analyst responds to research requests in a timely manner, analyzing and synthesizing information, and generating documents in alignment with the prospect stages, as well as prepare background briefings for development events, as required. The Research Analyst qualifies, screens, and rates potential donors, and proactively identifies new prospective major and principal gift donors. As part of a collaborative team, they coordinate with Prospect Management staff to ensure that the best prospects are assigned to development officers, and play a critical role in the overall success of the Northeastern University Advancement program. The Research Analyst will have experience in using on-line resources; understand financial statements, proxies, SEC filings, annual reports, and other corporate documents such as in-house newsletters, websites, etc; and will prepare background briefings for development events. They will be accountable for quantity and quality of research conducted. Candidate will complete other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required, or at least two years prospect research or related experience. Preference for candidate with experience or educational background in research, library studies, law, journalism, or other research intensive studies. Ability to work independently; excellent communication, organizational and writing skills. Must exercise judgment and a high level of confidentiality in prospect research and reporting activities and have the ability to interface effectively with staff. Strong computer skills and demonstrated background in Internet-based research. Experience working with a relational database a necessity, as well as the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Excel. Experience with Sales Force preferred but not required.

Salary Grade:
9

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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