Data Integrity Coordinator
Location: Boston, MA, United States
About Boston University Development & Alumni Relations (DAR): We harness the power of philanthropy to make an excellent education accessible and welcoming to all, and to advance BU’s global leadership.
Salary Grade: 26; Hiring Range: $26.37 - $27.47 per hour (final compensation based on departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, and other factors).
Essential Functions
- Gift Accounting
- Provide timely and accurate gift processing. Handle complex donations including stocks, wire transfers, planned gifts, Donor Advised Fund gifts, matching gifts and other transaction types as needed.
- Maintain comprehensive electronic gift backup in an organized and accessible manner.
- Scan checks to deposit directly to the bank; prepare cash and foreign check deposits for the bank and process related batches, produce and send gift receipts.
- Complete integrity projects as assigned (correcting recognition credits, standardizing attribute fields, pledge application/adjustments, updating appeal codes).
- Records and Database Management
- Maintain biographical information, research various sources to ensure the accuracy of data, and ensure biographical information for donors is complete and accurate.
- Ensure data integrity through monitoring, implementation and streamlining of effective procedures; assist in identifying and troubleshooting data integration issues.
- Assist in identifying data discrepancies and complete data integrity projects by transforming and enhancing data.
- Participate in special short‑term or long‑term database projects as necessary.
- Advancement and Donor Relations Services
- Contact donors as needed regarding gift related errors, including declined credit cards, incomplete checks and unspecified designations.
- Research giving history as needed and respond to gift and data inquiries from colleagues.
- Produce and send tribute notifications.
- Advancement Services
- Serve as a key member of the larger Advancement Services team.
- Cross‑train with other gift and records colleagues to provide back‑up and training support as needed.
- Collaborate in the development, documentation and maintenance of processes and procedures.
- Assist with training and supervising student support positions as needed.
- In coordination with the director, assist in implementation and integration of new systems.
Qualifications
- Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience.
- Database management experience.
- Ability to prioritize workloads to meet deadlines.
- Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft products.
- Values and Characteristics
- Teamwork, transparency, and mutual respect.
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and commitment to belonging.
- Integrity in how we work and treat one another.
- Strategic thinking and curiosity.
- Continuous growth and improvement, as individuals and a team.
- Joy and shared appreciation for meaningful goals.
If this resonates with you and you want to help us in our ambitious next campaign—and maybe do some of your best work as an advancement professional— we encourage you to apply. If you are hesitant to apply because you have not previously performed every responsibility listed in the description, but you do possess transferable skills and the defined qualifications, we still want to hear from you and welcome your application as well.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the employment application process, please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at 617‑358‑1796.
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