Data & Reporting Analyst

This position will work out of our Lincoln or Omaha office. Fully remote work is not an option for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa currently.

Develop accurate data sources, reports, and dashboards related to all Foundation business needs to enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives.

• Are you excited by the opportunity to use data visualization to drive the direction of our organization?
• Do you enjoy working in gray spaces and are inspired to think strategically to creatively problem solve?
• Does the opportunity to grow and become an expert in the field excite you?
• Are you inspired by the mission of the University of Nebraska Foundation and looking to make a difference?

If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

At the University of Nebraska Foundation, we grow relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives. We believe that our strong commitment to inclusion and respect is essential to accomplishing this mission through our values of teamwork, integrity, and passion for mission. We invite, explore, and celebrate differences to increase productivity, spark innovation and most importantly, accomplish our mission.

You will join the foundation at an exciting time, with the opportunity to make a transformational impact. The foundation is in the public phase of a historic campaign to raise $3 billion to build a better future for Nebraska. The campaign is being led by many enthusiastic volunteers representing all areas of the University of Nebraska System. UNL anchors the campaign, with a goal of $1.5 billion from enthusiastic donors.

Ways you will make an impact:

• Partner in the management of the Tableau reporting tool through the creation of new reports and dashboards, management and maintenance of existing reports, and creation and maintenance of Tableau data sources that are clear to internal and end users.
• Design, develop, validate, implement, maintain, and enhance timely and accurate data sources and reporting.
• Collaborate with end users to identify needs and opportunities for improved data reporting and analysis.
• Utilize SQL to solve reporting needs and integrate those solutions into Tableau.
• Help formulate long-term plans for the application of information technology to reporting and to maintain continuity in the standards and ethics considerations for recorded data.

Who we want:

• Communicators who can gather and understand complex information or processes and then communicate it to others in simple terms.
• Strategic planners who can look forward to the “big picture” while also focusing on the small details.
• Innovative professionals who can create strategies, tactics, and priorities to achieve goals set out in broad directives.
• Creative problem solvers who can systematically identify and define problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• Intrinsically motivated individuals who can think creatively to find new routes when they hit a roadblock.
• Organized professionals who are highly adaptable to changing priorities.
• Team players who can function independently, as well as part of a team.

What you need:

• Minimum Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Experience: 3-5 years’ experience with direct relationship management or customer relationship management data applications, and reporting and analytical tools, including SQL, Tableau and other information management systems.

• Ability to analyze and understand complex data sets.
• Create strategies, tactics, and priorities to achieve goals set out in broad directives.

• Ability to work with and manage computer/digital-data applications.
• Ability to gather, understand and share complex information or processes.
• Ability to systematically identify and define problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• Informational analysis, auditing and testing, and ability to graphically demonstrate trends in data.
• Strategic planning and project management.

• Candidates will also be evaluated on our core values of passion for mission, integrity, and teamwork.

What we offer:

• This position will work in our Lincoln or Omaha office, with the expectation of onboarding in Lincoln. We offer flexibility for hybrid work.
• Mission-driven work that changes lives and saves lives.
• A strengths-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities that celebrate diversity and encourage your career growth.
• An award-winning wellness program.
• 12 weeks of paid medical leave, including maternity and paternity leave.
• 12 paid holidays and generous vacation time.
• A generous retirement match and multiple incentive compensation programs.
• University of Nebraska tuition reimbursement for you and your dependents.

Who we are:

• Recognition by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as one of America’s Favorite Charities.
• Founded in 1936, the University of Nebraska Foundation provides support for the campuses in the university system — the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine.
• Among public universities, the University of Nebraska ranks in the top 25 nationally for both funds raised and endowed assets under management.
• The foundation has a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, raising more than $7 for every $1 spent.
• Winner of Gallup’s Don Clifton Strengths-Based Culture Award.
• Winner of the Governor’s Harvester Wellness Award, the highest honor for corporate wellness.

The University of Nebraska Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a work environment free from discrimination and harassment where all employees feel respected and valued. We will consider all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable law.