Senior Business Analyst

Description

 

University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc.

Senior Business Analyst

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI) is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our team. This position focuses on improving the points of meaningful interaction between Advancement Services and its clients, both internal (the Foundation and UT) and external (alumni, donors, and other key constituents, along with third-party vendors and consultants). Everyday responsibilities include process analysis and improvement, project management, reporting, collaboration, and creative innovation. The Senior Business Analyst is expected to develop a broad understanding of the key processes that drive fundraising and alumni engagement at UT, and serves a key role in conducting needs assessments, researching project requirements, translating and simplifying complex technical concepts, and communicating outcomes.

The Senior Business Analyst is also a key subject matter expert and daily project lead in the implementation and evolution of the UT Foundation’s new Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system, which is powered by Salesforce. In this role, the Senior Business Analyst will participate in configuration decisions, lead efforts to clean up and map data, coordinate efforts across a state-wide system of campuses, document and communicate change, and support users.

Who We Are!

The Foundation is an interdependent nonprofit corporation that enriches the lives of the students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University of Tennessee through alumni engagement, financial stewardship and private investments. While our advancement team aspires to be a key driver in UT’s vision of being a top public research university and producing at the level of a top SEC fundraising program, UTFI supports them by providing a unique benefits package that includes:

• Remote work schedule opportunity,
• Eligible for up to 24+ paid days off per year and 12 paid days off for holidays,
• Tuition reimbursement,
• Employee discounts such as Orlando theme parks and Biltmore, and
• Full comprehensive benefits & retirement package, plus more!

Knoxville sits at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains. With a variety of outdoor activities, parks and recreation, Knoxville can provide a top notch outdoors recreational experience to nature lovers. Arts, music, events, and annual festivals add to the breadth and depth of the list of things to do in our region. There are various opportunities to connect and find community for all identities and interests within the surrounding area and on campus.

Qualifications

 

Qualifications: Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred, in business, communications, computer science, or related field dealing with analytics, statistics, or applied science, and at least 5 years of experience in information technology, including work with enterprise-level databases. 3 years of working experience in a higher education environment is preferred. Related experience can also include project management, business analysis, reporting and data analytics, training, and troubleshooting.  

The ideal candidate will be highly supportive of and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To build a diverse workforce The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women.  EEO/AA employer.

Job Skills: Candidates must have the ability to understand complex processes and translate them into simpler language, to learn technical skills, and ability to effectively communicate as a writer and/or speaker. Candidate must have intermediate knowledge of constituent relationship management (CRM) technologies. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and organizational skills (including basic project management), investigative and research skills (demonstrating curiosity and self-motivation), and intermediate skills in essential software, including MS Office and SQL.

In order to be considered for candidacy, submit a cover letter and resume in addition to your online applicant profile. Applicants should complete the on-line profile in entirety to demonstrate the minimal education and experience required for this position. Incomplete profile information as it relates to the requirements listed will eliminate candidacy for this opportunity.

 Use keyword 220000028B to apply to this position from the link below.

https://hr.tennessee.edu/jobs/staff-positions/

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer.  All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc . will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the University of Tennessee Foundation ’s legal duty to furnish information.

Job
  Advancement 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-knoxville 
Organization
  System Finance Pay 
Campus/Institute  Development Foundation 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Oct 19, 2022, 1:39:01 PM