Manager of Operations & Prospect Research

* Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field
* 3+ years of relevant experience of fundraising, data management or related.
* Strong organizational and planning skills, including the ability to start projects, work collaboratively.
* Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; able to work professionally and effectively with a wide range of people and personalities.
* Proficiency with email, calendars, Google Workspace (including Google Docs), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), and fundraising systems such as Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and Financial Edge.
* Detail‐oriented self‐starter with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
* Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for events or meetings.
* Ability to treat others with respect and professionalism and use appropriate conflict‐resolution skills when needed.
* Experience in higher education or a nonprofit setting; direct experience with fundraising, volunteer management, or familiarity with Adams State University is highly valued.
* Strong analytical skills
* Manage and evaluate multiple initiatives that support advancement and fundraising goals.
* Demonstrated ability to work in a donor‐focused and team‐oriented environment, engaging respectfully with diverse groups such as students, families, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members.
* Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education.

Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's  sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed  procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at  .  These  procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.
* Adams State University is a state-supported, regional comprehensive university located in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and the city of Alamosa. As the state’s premier Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), over 50 percent of its undergraduate students represent racially diverse backgrounds.

A high percentage of undergraduate students are first-generation and Pell eligible. The university offers undergraduate programs in the arts and humanities, physical and natural sciences, mechanical engineering and computer science, social sciences, kinesiology, fine arts, business, and nursing, and specializes in educator preparation in several disciplines.

Adams State also offers graduate degrees in cultural resource management, public administration, music education, kinesiology, higher education administration and leadership, history, business (MBA), and educator programs, including counselor education; the university also has a doctoral (PhD) program in counselor education. The university has an active athletic program. The Adams State Grizzlies athletic teams compete under the auspices of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).  

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