Data Specialist - Raiser's Edge

Overview

The national offices of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), based in Louisville Kentucky, serve with mid-councils, congregations, worshipping communities, and partner organizations to carry forth the mission of Jesus Christ. Approximately 400 individuals, diverse in race, age, gender, sexual orientation, faith, skills, and more, come together as colleagues to work for a world where justice reigns, peace prevails, and God’s love extends to all people. This community comprises the staff of national entities: the Interim Unified Agency, the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, Presbyterian Women, and the Administrative Services Group.

Position Purpose: Support the maintenance of Raisers Edge as the primary source to ensure the information obtained is accurate and curated in the Raisers Edge system for all contributors to the Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.).

1. Collaborate with the Raiser’s Edge (RE) database administrator in reviewing and correcting constituency donor information and RE records
2. Process donations to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation
3. Process general acknowledgment letters to individual donors 
4. Provide a list of donors and gifts for acknowledgment communications 
5. Provide customer service to individual donors, churches, presbyteries, and synods requesting information yielding high satisfaction with the donor community 
6. Curate’s funds in the data for accuracy and completeness 
7. Assist in developing new processes and procedures, including but not limited to the use of Raiser’s Edge 
8. Other duties as assigned

Essential Position Requirements:

• High School Graduate 
• One to Three years of related experience 
• familiarity with software, including data entry 
• ability to pay attention to detail 
• ability to work in a collaborative system 
• accuracy and analytical skills

Helpful Skills:

• Understanding of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Ability to speak one or more languages other than English is very helpful

Required Competencies:

• Ability to interact and communicate collaboratively with individuals from different racial, ethnic, cultural, and theological backgrounds 
• Works together in an inclusive community, invites input, shares ideas, and seeks the best ways to accomplish common goals
• Take responsibility for actions and work with integrity, transparency
• Responds to being timely, helpful, enthusiastic, and mission-centered
• Works with energy, intelligence, imagination, and compassion
• Understands and values differences in various cultures within the organization. Manages dynamics of cultural differences within a work group. Adapts to cultural diversity by continuously learning about differences and creates opportunities for staff to learn about one another.
• Recognize the importance of rest and renewal and maintain an appropriate balance between work life and personal life by adapting to changing needs at work, taking time to pursue personal interests, seeking others' help and discernment when needed and responding appropriately when they are overcommitted or when faced with stressful or dynamic situations.
• This philosophy favors taking responsibility for one's actions. People who practice this approach claim their own mistakes, seek to make them right, and celebrate their wins while sharing credit with their colleagues.

Physical Requirements:

• This is largely a sedentary position that may require occasional filing and lifting to 15 pounds. Requires the ability to see, hear, speak, type, write, walk, stand, bend and lift.  
• Sensory and physical requirements include the ability to communicate verbally in person and through technology.  
• Able to read and understand written materials.  
• Ability to communicate in a manner suitable to a church office environment. 
• This is a full-time position working a minimum of 3 days per week in the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, KY

Additional Information/Benefits:

We believe a balanced life, with time for work, leisure, and spiritual nurture, makes us healthier and more productive colleagues at the Presbyterian Center.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees including Medical, Dental, Pension Plan, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending accounts, 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Vacation Days, Sick Days, and Paid Holidays.

Our Commitment:

Our faith in God inspires our commitment to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and is grounded in scripture, the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and actions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to being not only an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the U.S. government, but with the inclusion of gender identity and sexual orientation as well.

Candidates from Presbyterian communities in the global south and other historic Presbyterian Communities of Color, preferably with theological training and fluency in languages other than English, are encouraged to apply.