Partner Development Associate
EAB

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We harness the collective power of more than 2,100 schools, colleges, and universities to uncover and apply proven practices and transformative insights. And since complex problems require multifaceted solutions, we work with each school differently to apply these insights through a customized blend of research, technology, and services. From kindergarten to college and beyond, EAB partners with education leaders, practitioners, and staff to accelerate progress and drive results across three key areas: enrollment management, student success, and institutional operations and strategy.

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

For more information, visit our Careers page.

The Role in Brief:

Partner Development Associate

The Partner Development organization is the engine that drives new business opportunities for EAB. As a key member of that team, the Partner Development Associate (PDA) serves as the support function for the organization, ensuring things are running smoothly and deadlines are being met. The PDA will also serve an important role both internally and externally as a liaison, information resource, and key point of contact throughout the sales transaction. PDAs will gain experience and expertise within our firm on sales strategy and operations as well as gain industry knowledge and an understanding of EAB products and services.

This role is based in Washington, DC.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Act as an internal and external liaison that assists executives within the function to achieve business objectives
• Confirm and reschedule visits and follow-up calls with prospective clients (referred to as our partners)
• Schedule calls with prospective partners
• Update Salesforce with new visit or follow-up activity, maintaining high data integrity
• Complete standardized trip preparation
• Gather and ship relevant meeting materials
• Coordinate prospect appreciation campaigns
• Other administrative duties and special projects

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Must possess at least two of the following:
  • Customer service experience
  • Experience working in a team environment
  • Experience in an office setting
  • Leadership experience

Ideal Qualifications:

• Excellent academic record
• Ability to collaborate with others for process, product, and service improvement
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences
• Proven ability to meet and exceed internal and external customer expectations
• Proven ability to manage and troubleshoot basic technology platforms
• Attention to detail
• Solution-focused problem solving
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience developing personal organization tactics to meet business goals
• Proven experience managing multiple priorities
• Discretion with sensitive material and communications

Benefits:

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

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; dependents and domestic partners eligible
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm holidays
• Daytime leave policy for community service or fitness activities (up to 10 hours a month each)
• Paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents
• Phase Back to Work program for employees returning from parental leave
• Infertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
• Wellness programs including gym discounts and incentives to promote healthy living
• Dynamic growth opportunities with merit-based promotion philosophy
• Benefits kick in day one, see the full details here.

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.

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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