Reports Developer and Cloud Manager

The Reports Developer and Cloud Manager position at the University of Alaska (UA) Foundation embraces the latest technology to best serve fundraising operations at the UA Foundation and the universities’ development offices. The Reports Developer and Cloud Manager maintains the reports inventory in the Tableau cloud service and creates new data visualizations and business intelligence solutions. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of data visualization, data modeling (such as in MS SQL, and familiarity), and familiarity with nonprofit fundraising data.

As our Reports Developer and Cloud Manager, you will work with the latest technology in business intelligence and data visualization to meet the critical needs of fundraising staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), and the University of Alaska (UA) Foundation. You will be working with the award-winning Foundation Data Services team while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid work (if desired).

To thrive in this role you will have a demonstrated history of data visualization, data modeling (such as in MS SQL), and familiarity with nonprofit fundraising data. The Reports Developer and Cloud Manager will also have excellent listening, communication, and collaboration skills for working with a variety of stakeholders and departments throughout the UA system.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of advanced experience with the Tableau enterprise platform. Demonstrated mastery of the Tableau platform – Desktop, Server/Cloud, and Mobile. Demonstrated history of Tableau-based solutions. Experience with other business intelligence platforms may be considered.
• 2-3 years required experience in a fundraising environment and use of Raiser’s Edge (or similar fundraising platform).
• Demonstrated experience with SQL statements and general familiarity with MS SQL.
• 4-year degree with a background in sciences and data analysis. Experience may substitute.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Bragaw Office Complex near the UAA campus in Anchorage, OR on the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks, AK. Flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. While there may be an opportunity for remote work dependent on experience, we are seeking applicants who will report to work preferably on-site in either Anchorage or Fairbanks.

This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental, and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA staff salary schedule, Grade 80, based on education and experience.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

✍️ Please attach a resume, cover letter, three (3) examples from your data visualization portfolio, and the names and contact information of three (3) professional references with your application. ✍️

Applicants advanced in the screening process will be required to complete a skills assessment. They will be asked to complete a visualization exercise in Tableau Desktop and demonstrate basic familiarity with MS SQL.  

Review of applicants will begin immediately, to ensure full consideration, please apply by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on 09/09/2024.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Terra Preslan, UA System Office HR Coordinator, at ua-so-hr@alaska.edu or 907-450-8261.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.