Associate Director, Strategic Consulting

About EAB

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. 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.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other— that is why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.

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The Role in Brief :

Associate Director, Strategic Consulting

EAB is actively expanding its portfolio of technology and service solutions. We are seeking an Associate Director to manage projects and partners within our Strategic Consulting Practice and the Moon Shot for Social and Economic Mobility initiative. Collectively, this work focuses on identifying evidence‑based practices or structures to improve retention, graduation, and economic mobility for all students. The role involves close collaboration with EAB's Student Success technology portfolio.

The Associate Director will work with individual institutions and / or regional ecosystems to assess, recommend, and / or implement the following :

• Institution‑wide student success practices that improve outcomes for all students or improve time to degree
• Organizational structures that enable cross‑institutional collaboration and sustainable student success efforts
• Leadership development and change management strategies that build institutional capacity for transformation
• Student success technology implementation and utilization to drive measurable impact

The Associate Director will report to the Moon Shot Principal Consultant. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong facilitation, writing, and communication skills; experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder projects; and a commitment to promoting equity in education.

This position may be based in Washington, D.C. or Richmond, VA.

Primary Responsibilities :

Serve as the lead consultant for a portfolio of Student Success Consulting projects that could include but are not limited to :

Strategic Consulting (70% of time)

Moon Shot (30% of time)

Program Support

In partnership with other members of Student Success Consulting teams and the broader Partner Success team at EAB :

Collaborate with key EAB stakeholders, including but not limited to :

Areas of collaboration may include :

Basic Qualifications

Ideal Qualifications

If you've reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other's unique experiences. 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 $77,500 - $99,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but are not 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, such as individual and organizational performance.

Benefits

Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include :

Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com / careers / 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 a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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