Director of Advancement Data Systems and Reporting
Lafayette College - Easton, PA
Lafayette College seeks a Director of Advancement Data Systems and Reporting who will serve as a key technical leader within the Advancement Division. This role will be responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining the database and reporting infrastructure using tools like Ellucian CRM Advance, Power BI, and SQL. The Director ensures that Advancement staff, leadership, and institutional partners have access to timely, accurate, and actionable data to guide fundraising, alumni and parent engagement, and campaign strategy. They will report to the Senior Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives and Advancement Operations and work closely with colleagues in Advancement Operations, ITS, and other campus partners.
Lafayette College is a highly selective liberal arts and engineering institution with an endowment in the top 2% of independent colleges nationally. Their beautiful campus overlooks the historic Delaware River, and their students, faculty, and staff take pride in the vibrant, inclusive community that defines Lafayette. Talented faculty, staff, and coaches challenge their students to move beyond the familiar—to take intellectual risks, engage deeply, and develop into thoughtful leaders. More than 2,700 students from 44 U.S. states and territories and 60 countries come to Lafayette to experience intimate and transformative classes, labs, and field experiences. Lafayette’s pioneering roots and continued impact on Easton, the Lehigh Valley, and beyond will soon be celebrated as the College prepares for its bicentennial in 2026. Lafayette College is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education. Students are engaged in a transformative educational experience that bridges the liberal arts, engineering, and interdisciplinary study. The College fosters intellectual inquiry, artistic exploration, scholarship, and personal growth in a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive community. Lafayette students become critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and responsible citizens of the world.
"As Lafayette celebrates its bicentennial, you can feel a new sense of energy across the Advancement division as we consider how data, technology, and thoughtful analysis will shape the next chapter of philanthropy and engagement at the College. We seek a Director of Advancement Data Systems and Reporting who will help build that future with us. In addition to managing systems, this position will work strategically with partners across the division and college to develop a data infrastructure. If you are motivated by the chance to build systems that truly support strategy, and if you want your work to contribute to an important moment in Lafayette’s story, I hope you will consider joining us. What we build together will help shape the division's work for years to come. " — Christian Shaffmaster, Associate Vice President for Advancement
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
Lafayette College is a highly selective liberal arts and engineering institution with an endowment in the top 2% of independent colleges nationally. Their beautiful campus overlooks the historic Delaware River, and their students, faculty, and staff take pride in the vibrant, inclusive community that defines Lafayette. Talented faculty, staff, and coaches challenge their students to move beyond the familiar—to take intellectual risks, engage deeply, and develop into thoughtful leaders. More than 2,700 students from 44 U.S. states and territories and 60 countries come to Lafayette to experience intimate and transformative classes, labs, and field experiences. Lafayette’s pioneering roots and continued impact on Easton, the Lehigh Valley, and beyond will soon be celebrated as the College prepares for its bicentennial in 2026. Lafayette College is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education. Students are engaged in a transformative educational experience that bridges the liberal arts, engineering, and interdisciplinary study. The College fosters intellectual inquiry, artistic exploration, scholarship, and personal growth in a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive community. Lafayette students become critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and responsible citizens of the world.
"As Lafayette celebrates its bicentennial, you can feel a new sense of energy across the Advancement division as we consider how data, technology, and thoughtful analysis will shape the next chapter of philanthropy and engagement at the College. We seek a Director of Advancement Data Systems and Reporting who will help build that future with us. In addition to managing systems, this position will work strategically with partners across the division and college to develop a data infrastructure. If you are motivated by the chance to build systems that truly support strategy, and if you want your work to contribute to an important moment in Lafayette’s story, I hope you will consider joining us. What we build together will help shape the division's work for years to come. " — Christian Shaffmaster, Associate Vice President for Advancement
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.