Director, Advancement & Research Advisory (Remote)

EAB (Education Advisory Board); Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 76,500 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

EAB (Education Advisory Board) provides research and advisory services to colleges and universities, helping executives with strategic decisions, fundraising, and implementation of best practices. This role supports advisory services with terrain expertise and executive-level collaboration.

The Director will work with boards and presidents, deliver insights, and help partners transform strategy and operations. Extensive travel and market-facing activities are involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6–8+ years of post‑graduate professional experience.
• Experience working with client executives at colleges/universities, districts, or as a consultant/advisor.
• Superior verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to create compelling narratives through data visualization, graphics, and slides.
• Excellent relationship building and collaboration with senior‑level executives.

Responsibilities

• Terrain Mastery: build and maintain issue expertise across research terrains and deliver dynamic strategy for advancement, fundraising, and donor engagement.
• Content Delivery: diagnose partner problems, guide decisions, and present EAB’s advice via calls, meetings, conferences, and on-campus presentations.
• Customer Success: collaborate with research customer success to deliver scalable partner delivery and support sales in new development.
• Research Collaboration: generate original insights in assigned areas and share market insights with research colleagues.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Facilitation

Presentation

Data visualization

Storytelling

Relationship building

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

EAB (Education Advisory Board) provides research and advisory services to colleges and universities, helping executives with strategic decisions, fundraising, and implementation of best practices. This role supports advisory services with terrain expertise and executive-level collaboration.

The Director will work with boards and presidents, deliver insights, and help partners transform strategy and operations. Extensive travel and market-facing activities are involved.