Associate Director, Seramount Research Insights Location: Washington, D.C.
Number: 598581
Job Category: Development
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 Seramount is a strategic business dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. The Chief Diversity Officer Collaborative within Seramount supports Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) to advance DE&I as a business imperative through three pillars of service: rigorous global research, collective experience, and implementation.
Primary Responsibilities: Associate Directors in Research, Chief Diversity Officers Collaborative help lead our strategic research projects from conception to completion, ranging from two to four months for smaller projects to approximately nine months for the largest, most complex projects. Associate Directors provide intellectual leadership and analytical direction throughout all stages of the research process, working through extensive primary and secondary research, hypothesis generation and testing, rigorous analysis of findings, design and execution of implementation resources, and the final presentation of ideas.
Key Responsibilities of the Associate Director role include: Lead start-to-finish research projects, including strategic and root cause analysis, data analysis, inductive and deductive reasoning, hypothesis generation.Ability to formulate and defend original points of view.Synthesis of complex ideas into actionable insights for Chief Diversity Officers.Must have business knowledge and be able to present at an executive level.Effective use of persuasive writing and graphics to communicate ideas and information.Relationship management, both internal and external.Project leadership and effectively managing towards deadlines.Market-sizing, testing calls, and product design analysis for new research investigation.Collaborate with individual project leads, SMEs, and project teams to ensure that new deliverables are built in a way that is easy to execute and deliver to partners in interactive formats.Coach junior-level researcher staff by developing critical skills, providing actionable feedback, and managing workloads.Initial delivery of services and presentations to executive-level clients and leadership teams.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 an advanced degree; or bachelor's degree and 4+ years of post-graduate, professional experience, including 2+ years of experience in EAB Research.Experience with at least two of the following:Management or strategy consulting.Conducting long-term research (at least 3 months in duration).Conducting primary and secondary research.Corporate experience.Experience with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, preferably in a business setting.Ideal Qualifications: Advanced degree in the liberal arts, sciences, or professions (MBA, MA, PhD, JD).Majors and/or advanced degrees in business, economics, data analytics, statistics, or other quantitative fields preferred.Experience working in a team environment, as well as independently and autonomously.Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior executives in both oral and written formats.Experience with solution-focused problem-solving and thinking through problems creatively.Experience working with clients in a consultative role, particularly business executives.Demonstrated experience in managing projects and meeting deadlines.Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB's DE&I Promise.If you've reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.
Compensation: The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $61,500 - $95,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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