University of Kentucky
Prospect Management Coordinator
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $44K - $70K
💻 Development & Advancement
🗓️ September 9th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Advance philanthropic goals by managing donor data and fundraising strategy.
- Collaborate with gift officers, prospect research, and advancement leaders to optimize fundraising portfolios.
- Lead portfolio reviews, proposal forecasting, and ensure alignment of strategy and data.
- Provide tools and guidance to gift officers to deepen donor engagement.
- Required skills include Microsoft Office Suite, data analytics, and data visualization.
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience.
- Preferred experience in higher education or non-profit fundraising.
- Salary range: $43,805 to $70,075 per year.
- No supervisory responsibilities.
- Part of the Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement emphasizing core values: Collaboration, Communication, Mission Driven, Mutual Respect, Innovation, and Transparency.
Prospect Management Coordinator Full Description
Requisition Number | RE51563
Working Title | Prospect Strategy Coordinator
Department Name | 14000:Office Of Development
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 44
Salary Range | $43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None
Physical Requirements | This position will regularly require sitting and standing for extended periods; repetitive motion tasks (such as typing at a computer); standing and/or walking with up to 10 lbs. This position may require occasional job related travel.
Shift | Primarily Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm with occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays per department needs.
Job Summary | The Prospect Strategy Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing the University of Kentucky’s Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement (PAE) philanthropic goals. You’ll be a strategic connector and trusted guide—working at the intersection of data, donor strategy, and fundraising success. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll partner with gift officers, prospect research, and advancement leaders to build strong donor pipelines and optimize fundraising portfolios. As a go-to expert on portfolio strategy and moves management, you’ll equip gift officers with the insights, tools, and guidance they need to deepen donor engagement and reach their goals. You’ll also shape and lead key processes—from portfolio reviews to proposal forecasting—ensuring strategy is clear, data is actionable, and systems are aligned across all assigned fundraising units. This role is perfect for a people-driven problem solver who thrives in both interpersonal relationships and data sets. If you love turning complex data into smart decisions and want to help a high-performing advancement shop think ahead and work smarter, this is your seat at the table. The culture within the Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement is built on our shared core values CoMMIT– Collaboration, Communication, Mission Driven, Mutual Respect, Innovation and Transparency.By applying for a position within UK PAE, you are indicating your commitment and expressing your agreement to our six values. It is important you share these values in order to be part of our committed team!
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | MS Office Suite, Data Analytics and Visualization
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience | Experience: Organizing, analyzing and communicating data insights. Working in a higher education or non-profit fundraising.
Deadline to Apply | 09/22/2025
Our University Community | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
- * Provide an example of when you collaborated with multiple stakeholders and had to communicate and manage specific details to complete a project.
(Open Ended Question) - * How many years of experience do you have working in higher education or a non-profit organization?
- None
- More than 0, up through 3 years
- More than 3 years, up through 5 years
- More than 5 years, up through 7 years
- More than 7 years
- * The Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement (PAE) recognizes a set of values that guide us in our daily interactions. These values are collaboration, communication, mission driven, mutual respect, innovation and transparency. Please choose one of the PAE values and give a specific example when you exhibited this quality in your professional experience.
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