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Database Manager Position Open (Waltham, MA)

C174D06E-B342-4818-8E5B-D3DBFA98B25F — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:04:19 GMT

Database Manager Position Opening Position:Database Manager (Waltham, MA)Reports To: Information Management Director Date Required: POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Stand for Children – a bold and independent voice for public education reform – seeks an experienced Raiser’s Edge professional to oversee the daily operation of our database, ensuring its consistent accuracy and integrity. The Organization
Stand for Children’s mission is to use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. To date, Stand for Children’s six state affiliates (OR, MA, TN, WA, CO, and AZ) have won more than one hundred victories that have impacted the lives of more than two million children. We organize parents, educators, and other concerned community members into a strong, sustained constituency that:

Advocates for education reforms at the state and local level that improve student achievement, including increasing teacher and principal effectiveness, school autonomy, and instructional time
Lobbies the state legislature for strategic K-12 investments and then ensures local school districts spend those dollars wisely
Campaigns for school construction bonds, operating levies, and other local children’s needs

The PositionStand for Children – a bold and independent voice for public education reform – seeks an experienced Raiser’s Edge professional to oversee the daily operation of our database, which tracks membership, contribution, donor, contact, and prospect information. The Database Manager will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of Stand’s database, including data input and output, and end-user training and support. Specific responsibilities include:

Provide technical support of computer applications such as Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity to ensure availability, as well as efficient and effective use.
Manage and maintain constituent database (Raiser's Edge) to ensure timely upgrades, security, and maintenance in accordance with IT policies.
Develop and maintain web-based services interfaces for serving members
Maintain technical documentation on Stand’s systems
Conduct technical training on systems, coordinate training on other applications with the National Training and Recruitment Director
Identify, document, and implement enhanced business processes that improve Stand’s efficiency and effectiveness.
Develop reports and management dashboards using standard reporting tools such as SQL Reporting Services.

The Database Manager will join a national team of professionals committed to improving children’s lives. Stand for Children managers and supervisors are empowering, entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to providing outstanding supervision in order for staff to develop as professionals. Qualifications and Qualities Required

Bachelors degree, or equivalent work experience
3 – 5 years of Raiser’s Edge management experience a must
Working knowledge of NetCommunity preferable
Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Access) and Windows server environments.
Familiarity with SQL Reporting Services desirable
Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Able to organize and prioritize work, be proactive, take initiative, resolve problems, follow through, and simultaneously manage multiple priorities to ensure goals are met in a timely manner.
Excellent customer service orientation.
This position requires comfort and effectiveness translating between end users needs and database output. The Database Manager must be able to understand staff’s needs in order to accurately translate their requests into effective queries and reports. Skill in making presentations and training individuals in software applications is highly desirable.

Salary: Competitive salary based on experience, plus competitive benefits including full health and dental coverage; life, long term disability and long term care c overage; 401k with a match; a flex plan; paid leave. To Apply
Send a resume and cover letter with references to jobs@stand.org. No calls please. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. http://www.stand.org/careers

New Media Director and New Media Associate. Other open positions. CO, MA, OR, TN, WA.

C174D06E-B342-4818-8E5B-D3DBFA98B25F — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:04:41 GMT

http://www.stand.org/Page.aspx?pid=331

Stand for Children – a bold independent voice for public education reform – seeks an exceptional, driven individual to spearhead Stand for Children’s effort to dramatically increase the strength of its online constituency for education reform.

The Organization

Stand for Children’s mission is to use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. Stand for Children is a dual-entity organization, which includes Stand for Children Leadership Center, a 501(c)3, our leadership development organization, and Stand for Children, a 501(c)4, our grassroots membership and lobby for children which is also permitted to endorse candidates. To date, Stand for Children’s five state affiliates (OR, MA, TN, WA, and CO) have won more than one hundred victories that have impacted the lives of more than two million children. We organize parents, educators, and other concerned community members into a strong, sustained constituency that:

Helps elect strong local school board members, state legislators, and statewide elected officials who champion public schools.*
Advocates for education reforms at the local, state, and, soon, national level, including reforms that increase teacher and principal effectiveness, support school autonomy with accountability, and expand instructional time, that improve student achievement and close the achievement gap.
Lobbies the state legislature for strategic K-12 investments and then ensures local school districts spend those dollars wisely;
Campaigns for referenda and needed school construction bonds and operating levies

New Media Director

The Position

Stand for Children seeks an exceptional, driven individual to spearhead a leap forward in Stand for Children’s online presence. The New Media Director is responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive online communications strategy, including internal and external promotion, online organizing, email campaigns, content creation, design development and technical implementation. This leadership role requires someone who can effectively lead a team of staff.

Responsibilities:

Develop an online communications and organizing strategy that supports Stand’s overall goals and complements our offline strategy, and oversee all aspects of its implementation;
Build and lead a talented staff team who will implement media strategy;
Collaborate with State Executive Directors to identify opportunities for growth/innovation, and execute communications strategies that take advantage of these opportunities;
Oversee the creation of compelling content, features, and online tools that support the website strategy;
Develop inspiring and effective email campaigns that will recruit new members, mobilize supporters, and drive donations;
Work closely with the Information Management Director to ensure that relevant metrics inform our online strategy;
Manage external consultants and contractors to execute website redesign projects, technological development, and overall maintenance;
Develop and manage online marketing partnerships;
Alert colleagues to emerging technologies or applications and the opportunities to integrate them into our operations and activities;
Develop and manage the organization’s online budget, including website development and maintenance, outreach and promotion, personnel and operations.

Required Skills and Attributes:

Passionate belief in Stand for Children’s mission to improve public schools;
3+ years management experience and track record in motivating and building strong teams;
7+ years online experience, including managing strategy development, content creation, and website development;
3-5 years experience managing content and production for high traffic websites;
Strong knowledge of website production technologies, including popular content management platforms (e.g. Kintera,Convio) a must. Familiarity with NetCommunity a plus. Demonstrated ability to learn new systems. Familiarity with usability and accessibility concerns and techniques;
Extensive contacts in the online space;
Experience evaluating, contracting, and managing 3rd party developers;
Comfort training internal users and working with organizers to develop training programs for volunteers and organization members;
Ability to communicate effectively and follow-through on commitments to others; welcomes and incorporates direct feedback;
Self-starter with ability to gracefully manage multiple tasks and projects under deadline;
Exceptional customer-service orientation; proven ability to build consensus and work effectively within a cross-departmental team;
Strong alignment with Stand for Children’s core values, which are: results for all children; bold independence; empowering, entrepreneurial leadership, being the change we seek, and direct and respectful communication.

To Apply

Send a resume and cover letter with salary or full compensation requirements to jobs@stand.org. Please specify interest in this position by inserting “New Media Director” in your email subject field. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. No calls please.

New Media Associate

The Position

Stand for Children seeks a highly motivated, team-oriented New Media Associate to play a multi-faceted role in supporting the national organization’s expanding new media efforts. Specific responsibilities include:

Ensuring Stand for Children’s website stays current and dynamic by regularly posting and removing website content;
Developing and sending html email communications to Stand for Children’s supporters;
Managing social media accounts as an avenue for Stand for Children to stay connected to our supporters;
Working with a variety of stakeholders across the organization to develop, maintain, and execute new media communications, including field staff, state Executive Directors, and policy staff.

The New Media Associate will join a national team of professionals committed to improving children’s lives. Stand for Children managers and supervisors are empowering, entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to providing outstanding supervision in order for staff to develop as professionals.

Qualifications and Qualities Required

2+ years of relevant work experience particularly with website production technologies, including popular content management platforms such as NetCommunity, Kintera or Convio.
Strong planning and organizational skills; experience with project management; keen attention to detail
Self-starter with ability to gracefully manage multiple tasks and projects under deadline
Excellent verbal communication skills; ability to follow through on commitments to others and accept and incorporate direct feedback
Exceptional customer-service orientation
Strong writing skills
Strong commitment to Stand for Children’s mission to improve public schools

To Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@stand.org with “New Media Associate” in the subject line. No calls please. Stand for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Database Coordinator - Dexter and Southfield Schools - Boston Area

ce1ef9c7-305b-4670-9914-beaf7b0463df — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:21:39 GMT

Dexter and Southfield Schools
Database Coordinator

About Dexter and Southfield Schools

Dexter School is an independent K – 12 boys’ school. Southfield School, its sister school, educates girls in Kindergarten through grade 12. Students learn in single-gender classrooms, through the two schools share a campus and some teachers. School life is characterized by a commitment to academic excellence, a competitive spirit on the athletic fields, and a desire to contribute positively to the school family as well as the extended community.

Job Description

The Database Coordinator will take primary responsibility for the constituent database, and will assist other members of the development office in using this tool. The Database Coordinator will report to the Director of Development and work closely with the Director of the Annual Fund.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Manage gift entry and acknowledgement

· Maintain constituent data

· Execute mailings and solicitations

· Generate reports and queries

· Assist with database maintenance and clean-up

· Serve as a liaison between the development office and the controller and registrar

· Maintain, adapt, and create policies and procedures related to the database

· Assist with event preparation and registration

· Assist with website interface

· Perform other tasks as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, as well as strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, keen problem solving skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and the ability to work on multiple project simultaneously. Experience working in a fundraising office is required, and experience in an independent school is preferred. Proficiency in MS Office and Raiser’s Edge software are also required.

Please send resumes to Michelle Pontbriand, Director of the Annual Fund. mpontbriand@dexter.org

Boston - South Shore Users

c4b7062f-2749-4e52-8db9-de09625a5cbf — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:23:06 GMT

Is anyone interested in a Boston/South Shore User group? Email Julianne_fonseca@miltonhospital.org

Thanks!

Sr. Development Reporting Officer - Children's Hospital Trust - Boston

47502cf7-be62-4dff-adfc-0bdbe428122f — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMT

The Sr. Development Reporting Officer performs a variety of complex database management extract, transform, and load processes where the results generate a wide variety of reports (finance, research, marketing, and analytical information), requested by CHB Trust officers and senior management. Collaborates with officers and senior managers to refine information requests, identifies data source systems, defines key performance indicators, maps decision making processes, designs data marts (complex information tables); creates custom OLAP cubes (On Line Analytical Processing tools), and executes the technical solutions that abstract database information per user specifications. Responsible for training Trust employees on the definition and utilization of business rules used to manage information in the Trust databases (i.e. Raiser’s EdgeTM, Information EdgeTM). Develops and maintains user training plans and upkeeps gift processing procedures. Collaborates with Trust Operations regarding database information integrity activities, as well as, the development and implementation of standardized reporting and exporting procedures for the Trust.

Please visit the official Children's Hospital Trust posting to apply.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an e-mail.

Cheryl Cerny, Associate Director of Information Management

cheryl.cerny@chtrust.org

Database Administrator at Lesley University, Boston, MA

8287466b-336b-40c2-8983-cd1eb24f2050 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:48:05 GMT

12/5/08

Lesley UniversityJob PostingTitle: Database Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will take primary responsibility for the constituency database (currently Raiser’s Edge). Reporting to senior management in the Office of Advancement, the Database Administrator will provide database support to all staff in the Advancement Office and serve as liaison to other administrative offices such as Finance and University Technology. Major responsibility is to work to integrate the development database with the University’s administrative system. Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly and other standard and ad hoc reports and lists as scheduled and required. Conduct month end closing process, serving as the liaison to the finance department to reconcile gift records and reports. Assist in the creation of a policy and procedure guide. Assist users with database questions and improve day-to-day efficiencies. Maintain and enhance as needed, the data structure of attributes, code tables, business rules and all other set-up functions. Receive and implement all database updates and upgrades and prepare users for the upgrade(s). Work with Registrar’s office to import new graduates into the database. Participate in Raiser’s Edge/Blackbaud or relevant user group sessions, meetings and conferences and communicate appropriate information to database users at Lesley University. Serve as Advancement’s liaison with vendors for technical issues, software support contracts, and new product research, evaluations, and implementation, and with Lesley’s office of University Technology as appropriate. Supervise Database Assistant.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred. Strong technical skills to maintain and enhance database capabilities and ability to integrate Advancement database with the University administrative system. Three plus years of experience with Raiser’s Edge or similar database software and all components of Microsoft Office. Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, with minimal supervision, and prioritize appropriately. Strong communication skills and desire to work as part of a team. Supervisory experience. Experience in a nonprofit fundraising environment, preferably higher education, with an understanding of donor cultivation/solicitation practices. SQL programmer skills are a plus. Windows administration experience or training is a plus.Experience with data exchange between disparate systems preferred. Corequisite questions:

Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?
Do you have three plus years of database administration experience, preferably with Raiser’s Edge or a comparable program?
Are you proficient in all components of Microsoft Office?
Do you have one to three years experience in a non-profit fundraising environment?
Do you have supervisory experience?
Do you have strong technical skills?
Are you authorized to work in the U.S?
Do you have the ability to produce management revenue reports of varying kinds?
Do you have experience implementing an on-line community using software such as Encompass, I-Modules, or Convio?

Apply Online at http://www.lesley.edu/hr/postings.html

Database Coordinator - Watertown, MA

474E13C5-1C82-4381-AC22-0101E8190F54 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:19:35 GMT

New England Province of Jesuits

Database Coordinator

Duties/ Responsibilities:

Assist in maintaining Raiser’s Edge database, including tracking donor and prospect information, assisting in ongoing database clean-up, overseeing gift entry procedures, generating reports and queries, importing/exporting constituent records, and implementing new database features.
Enter constituent and event registrations from our website into Raiser’s Edge.
Create mailing labels and donor lists when needed by staff for mailings or events.
Assist all Advancement staff in the use of Raiser’s Edge.
Manage volunteers through Raiser’s Edge or fundraising back-up when needed.
Prepare contact lists for emails and newsletters.
Assists in fundraising and stewardship events.
Process online card orders and donations.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree
Experience with Raiser’s Edge is required (includes running queries and exports).
Experience with Blackbaud’s NetCommunity is a plus!
1-3 years of experience in fundraising/development or a related field.
Experience with Excel, Word, Outlook, and strong computer skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of our team.
Comfort working in fast-paced environment.
Loves to have fun in a rewarding workplace.
Familiarity and commitment to Jesuit and/or Roman Catholic mission preferred.

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers popularly known as "The Jesuits." It was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540 when Pope Paul III officially established the Jesuit Order. St. Ignatius was a Basque nobleman and soldier who found God in all things. Today the Jesuits, the largest religious order in the world, continue to serve the church through its diverse ministries. Over 20,000 Jesuits serve the Church in 112 nations on six continents. Visit www.sjweb.info for more information about the worldwide Jesuit Order. Ten U. S. Jesuit provinces form the "American Assistancy." which is guided by national leadership called the Jesuit Conference, which is a national board made up of the ten U.S. provincial superiors and the Jesuit Conference president, who is appointed by the Superior General in Rome. Visit www.jesuit.org for more information about the Society of Jesus in the U.S.

The New England Province is a regional division of the Jesuits. Our Province consists of the six New England states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. We also sponsor Jesuit works in Amman, Jordan and Jamaica. Visit www.sjnen.org.

Please email a cover letter and resume to:
bdanielson@sjnen.org

No phone calls please.

Database Manager, Emmanuel College Boston

45c2c5f3-1f3c-4388-8bc5-db314ab2fb75 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:40:07 GMT

Database Manager Development and Alumni Relations

Reporting to the Director of Data Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for writing and producing all regular and ad hoc reports for all aspects of the Alumni Relations and Development programs. He or she will also be responsible for reconciling, on a monthly and annual basis, all gifts and pledges with the financial records in the College's business office. In addition, as a member of the Information Technology team, the Manager will participate in discussions regarding improved services to the AR&D group, and will be active in all BlackBaud software maintenance and upgrades.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will be a well-organized self-starter with proven ability to manage multiple projects and events. He or she must be customer-service oriented, good at problem solving, and must be able to interpret and translate staff needs into Raiser's Edge reports. A Bachelor's degree and/or a minimum of three years of experience in the field required. Experience with the Raiser's Edge database system and Crystal Reports is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Additional Information:

After submitting your resume with this application form, you will be prompted to complete an Applicant Profile where you will be able to upload your cover letter and list of references.

In order to be considered for this position, you need to submit all three documents: a resume, cover letter and a list of three references.

http://emmanuel.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=10608

Associate Director of Technology Services - Children's Hospital Boston

5027470B-5C24-4581-885E-DD47EF793827 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:52:32 GMT

Organization: Children's Hospital Boston

Position: Associate Director of Technical Services

Description: Reporting to the Director of Information Management and Technology, the Associate Director of Technology Services provides leadership and oversight to three key functions in support of the Trust enterprise: 1) system administration; 2) asset management; 3) IT vendor and consultant management.

Systems Administration

Supervises the day-to-day administration of Trust systems and desktop technologies; monitors installation of new software releases, system upgrades and the evaluation and installation of patches; manages the support function including direct supervision of helpdesk staff. Ensures appropriate audit systems and documentation are maintained to comply with the Trust and Hospital’s regulatory environment and overall information technology (IT) best practices.

Asset Management

Manages the inventory management function by overseeing the maintenance of records and databases containing procurement budgets, user profiles, inventory, licenses, warranties, and service agreements related to the organization's hardware and software. Minimizes organizational cost through product standardization, integration and tracking. Tracks quality throughout the product life cycle.

Vendor and Consultant Management

Manages the outsourcing process for the organization's IT department including service level agreements (SLA) with both internal staff support and external vendors. Serves as the project manager on technical initiatives with broad oversight and administrative responsibility over the budget, task tracking and work product delivery of external vendors. Oversees the process of vendor evaluation as well as the coordination of project budgets, scopes of work, purchase contracts or service level agreements. Acts as the de facto quality manager for all projects and products; handling problems with vendors or products as necessary in the performance of this duty.

Applications

Qualified candidates may contact the hiring manager directly at Christopher.Maddocks@Chtrust.org .

Controller

96000571-A8B8-43D2-8DA9-F851B63E8368 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:08:21 GMT

ROGERSON COMMUNITIES

JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: CONTROLLER FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT SUPERVISOR: VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepares financial analyses of operations including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules for the guidance of management. The Controller is responsible for the organization's accounting practices, the conduct of its relationships with the financial community, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of financial reports. The position involves supervision over general accounting, property accounting, internal auditing, cost accounting, and budgetary controls.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for evaluating the performance of the Senior Staff Accountant and the Accounts Payable Supervisor.
Maintains the Organization's system of accounts and keeps books and records of all Organization transactions, assets and liabilities using Blackbaud’s Financial Edge.
Prepares cash flow forecasts, prepares accurate and timely reports that communicate the Organization's financial position in the areas of income, expenses, endowments, restricted gifts, and earnings..
Takes the lead in assuring accurate completion of bi-weekly Ceridian payroll process.
Works closely with Director of Information Technology to maintain and improve corporate software capability
Coordinates and directs the preparation of the corporate budget, and assists with the Adult Day Centers budgets. Coordinates and directs the preparation of financial forecasts, institutes and maintains other planning and control procedures, and analyzes and reports variances.
Is responsible for compliance with all federal, state, and local corporate, payroll, and other applicable taxes.
Oversees the annual audit and tax return filing for the corporate entity and subsidiaries, as well as annual Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cost Reports for Adult Day Centers and wholly owned general partners
Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient, and furnishes external reports as necessary.
The Controller has the responsibility for providing effective financial controls for the organization.
Other corporate projects and duties as needed

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

· BS Degree in Accounting or related major

· CPA certification preferred.

· 5+ years of experience in accounting · Excellent computer skills · Excellent communication skills both verbal and written · Valuable experience for this position would include public accounting and Non-profit accounting including restricted funds.

Reply to: careers@rogerson.org