Senior Analyst, Continuing Professional and Online Higher Education
About Eduventures, Inc.
Eduventures is the industry leader in research and consulting for higher education institutions. Through our membership research programs, Eduventures facilitates the exchange of best practices among members and conducts actionable research and analysis on shared challenges. Additionally, Eduventures expert analysts and practitioners work with each member institution to address specific institutional needs. Eduventures Consulting Services provide proprietary consulting to a diverse group of colleges and universities. Consulting clients benefit from our deep in-house expertise on education as well as the insights gathered through our work with our 300+ partner institutions of higher education through our membership programs. More about Eduventures can be found at www.eduventures.com.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting role for an experienced practitioner and researcher to help lead a member-based research consortium that brings together deans and director-level executives in Continuing and Professional Education and Online Higher Education departments at top public and private universities across the country. This role provides an opportunity to become a thought leader by working with a broad range of institutions in the development and application of research that serves both the overall profession and the needs of individual clients.
The Senior Analyst will draw on their own experience and Eduventures’ intellectual capital in areas including programmatic growth opportunities, optimizing online operations, and marketing and recruitment of adult learners. In addition, the Senior Analyst will work directly with clients to deliver customized solutions, using Eduventures intellectual capital. The Senior Analyst will also be responsible for providing thought leadership and mentorship to a team of researchers that work to fulfill the program’s research agenda.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities of the Senior Analyst role include, but are not limited to:
- Helping clients diagnose and address routine and strategic challenges, as part of an ongoing relationship
- Presenting and discussing customized intelligence with clients, both face-to-face and remotely
- Managing and conducting qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research to analyze the key issues and trends facing member institutions
- Providing thought leadership to clients about current and future key issues in continuing and professional and online higher education
- Working directly with clients to assist them in making key strategic and operational decisions
- Serving as a subject-matter expert and consultant to clients and colleagues
- Planning and implementing content for an annual client meeting
- Representing Eduventures at third-party industry events and to the media
- Mentoring and serving as a resource to junior staff members
Requirements
- Master's degree; Ph.D. or doctoral candidate highly desirable
- Articulate, mature, self-starters with 5+ years experience in market research, consulting, ideally in higher education
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills and ability to execute and deliver high-quality and on-time research for clients
- Well-developed verbal communication and client relationship management skills
- Exceptional writing and presentation skills; ability to scope and frame issues
- A strong disseminator of information in a variety of settings
- Strong project management skills
- Demonstrated interest in higher education
- An interest in working in an entrepreneurial company environment
This is a full-time, salaried role with benefits, based in our Boston office.
Application Process
Please upload your resume and cover letter in a single Microsoft Word or PDF document.
Please no phone calls or agencies. Relocation assistance is not available. Eduventures is an equal opportunity employer.