Associate Director, Research Advisory Services

Associate Director, Research Advisory Services

Location : Washington, D.C.

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Number : 598599

Job Category : Professional Services

Job Department : Research

Job Family : Research Development & Advisory Services

Job Type : Full Time

Level : Manager

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities.

From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement.

EAB Research Advisory Services (RAS) is a division within our research business, providing consultative support and expert advice to our education clients.

RAS staff work directly with boards, presidents, and other senior academic and business leaders to help them make meaningful and strategic progress toward their most pressing financial and mission-consequential issues.

This position requires 40 - 50% travel and the hire will spend about 80% of time in the market, working with partners both in-person and virtually.

This position is based in Washington, D.C. or open to remote employment within the continental U.S.

Position Responsibilities :

Terrain Mastery

• Build and maintain issue expertise in specific research terrains, including advancement, business operations, generative AI, and international student recruitment and engagement.
• Leverage EAB’s insights, best practices, tools, and data to help clients make decisions.

Content Delivery, Facilitation, and Advisory Services

• Work directly with partners to diagnose their problems, challenge their assumptions, guide decisions, and suggest solutions.
• Deliver EAB’s point of view and advice through various formats including phone consultations, virtual meetings, and on-campus presentations.

Customer Success and Commercial Support

• Collaborate with the research partner success team to execute on a scalable and impactful client delivery model.
• Support sales in new client development.

Research Collaboration

• Leverage content and market expertise to generate original insight, content, services, and tools.
• Actively participate in ongoing research processes and share market insights with research colleagues.

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree with an excellent academic record and 5+ years of post-graduate professional experience; or 4+ years of post-graduate professional experience and advanced degree.
• In-depth understanding of higher education industry and the specific role that senior institution leadership has in setting strategy.

Ideal Qualifications :

• Advanced degree.
• Experience working with client executives, either at a college, university, or as a consultant or advisor.

Compensation :

The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $65,000 to $100,000 per year. This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to make education smarter and our communities stronger we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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