Director, Research Advisory Services — Education Strategy

TrulyHired; United States; On-site; USD 76,500 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

EAB is hiring a Director, Research Advisory Services to work with senior higher-ed leaders, providing research-backed advisory, strategy, and storytelling to guide advancement and financial sustainability initiatives. The role emphasizes in-market engagement, travel, and collaboration with client executives to drive transformative outcomes.

The position supports sales through advisory delivery and requires strong narrative and analytical skills to translate data into actionable guidance for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6-8+ years of post-graduate professional experience.
• Experience working with client executives at colleges, universities, districts, schools, or as a consultant.
• 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 executives.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain issue expertise across research terrains and deliver dynamic strategy for transformation and fundraising.
• Diagnose partner problems and deliver EAB's point of view via phone, virtual meetings, conferences, and on-site presentations.
• Help partners set strategy, align efforts, and path viable solutions with pros and cons.
• Collaborate with the research customer success team to scale delivery and support sales in new client development.
• Generate original insights and content (blogs, briefings, presentations) and share market insights with colleagues.

Skills

Client engagement

Data visualization

Narrative storytelling

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

EAB is hiring a Director, Research Advisory Services to work with senior higher-ed leaders, providing research-backed advisory, strategy, and storytelling to guide advancement and financial sustainability initiatives. The role emphasizes in-market engagement, travel, and collaboration with client executives to drive transformative outcomes.

The position supports sales through advisory delivery and requires strong narrative and analytical skills to translate data into actionable guidance for