Data Strategist Manager

Lynn Slussar

Position: Data Strategist Manager

Salary: $50,000 - $55,000

Company Description

Rescigno’s Fundraising Professionals partners with non-profit organizations to provide fundraising consulting, data analytics, printing, and mailing to help organizations further their missions by helping others. Rescigno’s is growing rapidly and looking for talented, energetic people who fit in our culture to join our company. If you enjoy working in an encouraging team environment and have the desire to grow with a company that does good things for this world by focusing on our clients and their missions, we have a wonderful opportunity for you. We are looking for someone who is motivated, detailed-oriented and has excellent organizational and communication skills to join our team.

Job Description

As Rescigno’s continues to grow its data consulting department, we are looking for a Data Strategist Manager who can take the lead in creating data strategies and plans for our non-profit clients. Your success will come from collecting the necessary data information from each client, putting together a plan of action, and then effectively communicating that plan to the client as you strive to help them achieve their goals. Knowledge of fundraising, direct mail, print, data processing, and/or USPS/Postal processing logistics are a plus.

In addition to setting up the data plan and strategy, you will also help complete the data processing for when the project is put on the production schedule. You will be the main point of contact for the consulting clients assigned to you and will work closely with the project managers and account reps on assessing the client’s needs.

Objectives of this Role

• Identify the data needs and opportunities of our clients by communicating to them directly and collecting the needed information specific to their organization.
• Help lead the data consulting growth for Rescigno’s by creating data processes and best practices that will allow us to improve upon the data services we already offer as well as create new services we know they will need.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Create data processes for data consulting and results analysis
• Work closely with customers and their data
• Set up a meeting schedule for our clients in order to regularly work with them on data best practices
• Data mining
• Manipulate/enhance the data
• Setup the data for personalization (mail merge)
• Analyze customer results from their mailing
• Analyze customer list to spot trends
• Help with segmenting and targeting of donors
• Help create ask strategies based on the gift information they are able to provide us
• Setup formulas and pull queries
• Research and increase your knowledge on the role of data in fundraising
• Learn and document processes for fundraising database software systems

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Minimum 3-5 years prior client-based experience in direct mail/fundraising industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understanding of fundraising database software systems (Raiser’s Edge, Donor Perfect, Bloomerang, ETapestry, etc.)
• Superior customer/client service skills with a focus on tact, diplomacy, and rapport building.
• Knowledge and Expertise in:
  • Advanced Excel (formulas, data analysis)
  • Windows 10 Support
  • Microsoft Office (2010)
  • Basic InDesign skills/mail merge
  • BCC Mail Manager is a plus, but not necessary

• Strong attention to detail with superior organizational skills.
• Strong people skills with the ability to work in a team environment and foster positive and collaborative work habits.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences – either staff or client.

Please contact Stacey Mallo with inquiries at stacey@rescignos.com