Database Manager
University of Mary
- Bismarck, ND
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain integrity of database, ensure accurate and timely queries and reports, receive and process donations, reconcile month end with Business Office. Monitors and updates donor records as required. Create policies and instruction manuals for department use. Donor follow up including but not limited to, thank you letters, pledge reminders and annual statements.
- Directly supervise database specialist and work campus student(s) to ensure efficient workflow
- Train new Raiser’s Edge users and keep current with new capabilities of Raiser’s Edge. Administer appropriate security levels for raiser’s edge users, facilitate major imports/exports with raiser’s edge, pull queries and reports from database, work with technical support as needed to resolve database issues.
- Perform other duties as requested and assigned
- Required: Bachelor’s degree and successful database management experience in a higher education institution or similar environment. Prior experience of employee management and leading a high functioning team.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Database Management or equivalent experience and three years of database management experience in a higher education institution or similar environment. High degree of competency with resolving database issues and managing software upgrades. Three years of employee management experience preferred.
- Upholds and supports the Christian, Catholic, Benedictine mission of the University of Mary
- Supports the ongoing implementation of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution on Catholic colleges and universities.
- Builds a culture of ready and earnest hospitality in the Office of Mission Advancement and throughout the university, in accord with Saint Benedict’s admonition that all be received as Christ.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage time and tasks in a fast-moving environment
- Proven knowledge of best practices in database management
- Raiser’s Edge experience or higher education database experience preferred
- High Degree of proficiency in excel, outlook, and word
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Ability to manage and motivate staff in a high functioning office setting