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Job Posting Philanthropy Database Specialist Department: Philanthropy Reports to: Senior Manager of Membership and Philanthropy Operations Status: Full-time, hourly, benefitted position Hours of Work: Standard schedule i…
Skills: Database Administration, Raiser's Edge 7, Raiser's Edge NXT, CRM Management, Data Auditing
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Manage the flow of data within the philanthropy database, including overseeing the migration from Raiser's Edge 7 to NXT. Ensure data accuracy through regular audits and support fundraising goals by providing constituent data lists and insights.
Requires direct administration experience with Raiser's Edge or similar CRM systems and high proficiency in Microsoft Office. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail, project management skills, and a service-oriented approach.
Job Posting
Philanthropy Database Specialist
Department: Philanthropy
Reports to: Senior Manager of Membership and Philanthropy Operations
Status: Full-time, hourly, benefitted position
Hours of Work: Standard schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm, with occasional evening or weekend work for philanthropy events and projects. This role follows a hybrid schedule with two onsite days per week, including Thursdays; the specific schedule will be confirmed upon hire.
Position Overview
The Seattle Aquarium, a leading marine conservation organization, is looking for a Philanthropy Database Specialist to support the success of the philanthropy department’s fundraising goals by ensuring the accurate, efficient, and effective flow of data to and from the Aquarium’s constituent database. This role helps improve access to high-quality data, supports data maintenance for improved donor service, and provides guidance across the department on data availability and insights that drive program and project success. The successful candidate will bring strong attention to detail, a service-oriented approach, project ownership, problem-solving skills, and a thorough understanding of relational databases and system integrations. This position will also be a key participant in the Aquarium’s migration from Raiser’s Edge 7 to NXT.
Essential Functions:
Data Management
Program Guidance
Additional Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The skills and abilities listed below may be demonstrated through a combination of relevant cultural and community programs, jobs, internships, volunteer experience, and/or formal or informal education. If you meet some of the requirements and you are passionate about our mission and our ocean, we encourage you to apply and look forward to learning more about you.
Working Conditions:
Salary and benefits: $31.51 - $38.60 per hour. Dependent on experience. Please include salary expectations in your application materials. Full-time staff are eligible for the Seattle Aquarium’s comprehensive benefits package to include medical, vision, dental, an employer-funded health reimbursement account, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, 403b retirement fund with employer match, access to a subsidized ORCA pass, a Seattle Aquarium Family Plus membership and generous paid time off.
How to apply: The Seattle Aquarium is committed to expanding a diverse, equitable, and inclusive conservation movement. We are invested in building an Aquarium with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, languages, cultural ways of knowing, and life experiences. We know research shows that society has conditioned communities of color, trans and gender non-conforming people, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other marginalized candidates to more frequently not apply to a job because they don’t feel that they meet all of the qualifications listed even if they are qualified. If you meet some of the requirements and you are passionate about our mission and our ocean, we encourage you to apply and look forward to learning more about you.
Interested candidates should upload a résumé to our online application to be considered. Application review will begin immediately.
Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for this job by emailing us at [email protected].
Note: If offered the position, candidates must pass a background check. Conviction record is not an automatic disqualifier; we are a second chance employer.
About the Seattle Aquarium: The Seattle Aquarium is a respected authority on Puget Sound, the Salish Sea and the world’s one ocean. Our team increases awareness and drives the change needed to preserve and protect our marine environment by providing excellent care and wellbeing for over 5,000 animals to create an inspiring visitor experience, offer engaging daytime and evening events, conservation education programs for people of all ages and backgrounds, community outreach to marginalized populations, research that advances understanding of animals in our care and their counterparts in the wild, advocacy and policy work, an award-winning volunteer program, high-impact marketing and communications, and more.
Our values, developed in conjunction with our staff, include commitments to adopting and promoting sustainable practices, creating awe-inspiring experiences, constantly learning and improving, fostering an inclusive community, maintaining scientific credibility through evidence-based practices and honoring our unique place by using our location and history as a lens for larger understanding.
Proudly accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, we’re among the top 10 aquariums in the U.S. by attendance, and we welcome over 1 million people each year guided by our mission of Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment. Learn more at SeattleAquarium.org.
Non-profit aquarium committed to Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment
The Seattle Aquarium is a nonprofit Aquarium committed to Earth’s one ocean. Our mission, Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment, is reflected in everything we do, including our staff’s outstanding animal care work, our public programs centered on conservation education, research activities, policy and advocacy work, and more. We’re proud to be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Located on Seattle’s historic central waterfront, the Seattle Aquarium is made up of three buildings: Piers 59 and 60 and the Ocean Pavilion, our newest expansion that opened in 2024 with a focus on the Coral Triangle—a region of the Indo-Pacific that’s rich in biodiversity. Together, our campus tells a powerful story about Earth’s connected waters and how, together, we can protect our marine environment from our beloved Salish Sea to across the Pacific in the Coral Triangle. We are the ninth largest aquarium in the U.S. by attendance and among the top five paid visitor attractions in the Puget Sound region. Since our opening, we’ve hosted over 27 million visitors and provided marine conservation education to over two million school children.
Offices: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101, US
Non-profit aquarium committed to Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment
The Seattle Aquarium is a nonprofit Aquarium committed to Earth’s one ocean. Our mission, Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment, is reflected in everything we do, including our staff’s outstanding animal care work, our public programs centered on conservation education, research activities, policy and advocacy work, and more. We’re proud to be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Located on Seattle’s historic central waterfront, the Seattle Aquarium is made up of three buildings: Piers 59 and 60 and the Ocean Pavilion, our newest expansion that opened in 2024 with a focus on the Coral Triangle—a region of the Indo-Pacific that’s rich in biodiversity. Together, our campus tells a powerful story about Earth’s connected waters and how, together, we can protect our marine environment from our beloved Salish Sea to across the Pacific in the Coral Triangle. We are the ninth largest aquarium in the U.S. by attendance and among the top five paid visitor attractions in the Puget Sound region. Since our opening, we’ve hosted over 27 million visitors and provided marine conservation education to over two million school children.
Offices: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101, US
