Senior Director, Research Advisory Services

EAB; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 71,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

20+ days PTO annually

Job summary

EAB is seeking an Associate Director, Research Advisory Services to help higher education leaders make informed decisions and drive strategic change. You will work with boards, presidents, and senior leaders, delivering impactful presentations, workshops, and advisory conversations in a highly collaborative team.

The role requires 40-50% travel, 80% market time, and extensive travel across the continental United States, with flexibility for remote work from any part of the mainland US.

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
• Experience working with client executives, either at a college, university, district, or school or as a consultant or advisor
• Superior verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Ability to create a compelling narrative through data visualization, graphics, and slides
• Excellent relationship building and collaboration skills; ability to build relationships with and engage and challenge senior-level executives

Responsibilities

• Develop issue expertise across research terrains for university executives
• Deliver dynamic strategy to guide transformation and fundraising readiness
• Store and curate EAB’s perspective for direct client access
• Present insights and advocate for adoption
• Build consensus and educate committees and staff
• Diagnose dynamics and align leadership around priorities
• Support leaders to align effort and teams
• Path viable solutions with pros and cons

Skills

Client engagement

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor

Advanced degree

Tools

Data visualization

Job description

EAB is seeking an Associate Director, Research Advisory Services to help higher education leaders make informed decisions and drive strategic change. You will work with boards, presidents, and senior leaders, delivering impactful presentations, workshops, and advisory conversations in a highly collaborative team.

The role requires 40-50% travel, 80% market time, and extensive travel across the continental United States, with flexibility for remote work from any part of the mainland US.