Research Associate, Insights (EAB Seramount) - Leading Industry Pay

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At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,500 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 five major areas: enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data & analytics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

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The Role in Brief:

Research Associate, Insights, EAB Seramount

EAB Seramount is a strategic business dedicated to advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace.

We serve forward thinking organizations with integrated tools that provide a strategic and holistic map for setting new standards for workplace culture. Over the past four decades we’ve built deep, data-powered intelligence on the employee experience, which allows us to address specific client workplace challenges related to DE&I. We excel in serving as our members’ go to partner in developing and progressing their diversity and inclusion strategies. Our business is in growth mode and offers the right person the opportunity to be part of a diverse, dynamic, creative, and highly skilled team partnering with leading companies to advance more inclusive corporate cultures.

The Associate will be a key member of the Insights Research team assisting with in-depth requests from our Diversity Best Practices members and writing helpful guides and Insights papers on relevant and critical DEI issues for our DBP and Seramount.com audience . We seek a teammate with excellent analytical skills, ambition, relationship building skills and professionalism. This role combines project management with strong research and writing skills and the opportunity to do high-impact work.

This hire may be based in Washington, D.C. or Richmond, VA; this position is also open to remote employment within in the continental U.S.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create and provide research and content for Diversity Best Practice members that helps drive change and improvements in their organizations
• Help conduct research (e.g. literature reviews, data/research, client interviews) to provide best practice tools and resources that help our members achieve their DEI objectives
• Serve as support and resource for other Seramount teams
• Work as part of our Insights team on major research projects and assist in data-gathering from our surveys
• Conduct research, write, and produce content for member requests, guides (short topical resource) and in-depth Insights papers in support of the Diversity Best Practices’ mission of providing our members with thought leadership, tools and resources in the diversity and inclusion field.
• Manage research requests/library by writing content, researching publications and events and uploading content.
• Support the development of tools, resources and solutions to address key challenges, themes and trends
• Develop and execute member polls including development, administration, analysis and reporting.
• Assist with managing member benefit tracking process for research requests

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, with an excellent academic record and 1-2+ years of post-graduate, professional experience OR a Master’s/PhD degree and 0+ years of post-graduate professional experience
• Strong written communication and excellent story-telling skills
• Demonstrated experience executing projects and analyses based on larger datasets
• Strong time-management skills for a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy and then translate and disseminate complex information appropriate for various audiences
• Broad business acumen and proficient with PowerPoint and Excel
• Able to collaborate in a team environment, while taking ownership and lead on major projects
• Comfortable working with clients and cross-functional teams
• Extremely organized and passionate about details.
• Strategic thinker

Ideal Qualifications:

• Primary research experience with subject matter experience in diversity, equity and inclusion
• 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 range for this role is $44,000 - $65,000 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.

Benefits:

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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.