Hanover Research- Research Analyst, Higher Education
Arlington, VA
Remote Opportunity #Remote #LI-Remote
The Role
This is a mid-level research position. This position will report to the practice area specific Senior Director.
As a Research Analyst on the generalist research team, you will work on a wide and complex range of research topics. Common project types include new academic program market analyses, best practices reports, environmental scans, and competitive benchmarking analyses. The Research Analyst executes projects independently under the guidance of Research Directors and other senior research staff. In addition, Research Analysts serve as project leads for junior researchers and will have the opportunity to contribute to Hanover’s proprietary online library of reports and research briefs on key topics in higher education, as well as to the development of thought leadership pieces such as trends reports and presentations that are distributed to higher education leaders globally.
Senior Research Associate, Corporate
Arlington, VA
Remote Opportunity #Remote #LI-Remote
The Role
This is an entry-level research position. This position will work in a research team reporting to a secondary Research Director.
As a Senior Research Associate on the corporate secondary research team, you will work on a wide range of research topics. Common project types include competitive analyses, product portfolio analyses, and market entry analyses. The Senior Research Associate executes basic project independently with guidance from a Research Director; more complex project may require additional support from a senior analyst (Project Lead).
The Role:
The Senior Research Associate will be responsible for quantitative research reports and strategic briefings on a wide variety of education research topics. This position will allow for the swift development and refinement of applied set of research skills and provides the opportunity to develop a relationship with a young and rapidly growing enterprise. We expect all employees to be intellectually curious, ambitious, and interested in assuming increasing levels of responsibility. This is an entry/mid-level applied research position and candidates with greater experience may be considered for more senior roles which include supervising other researchers. This position will report to both the Director of (K-12 or Higher Education) Data Analytics and the practice area's Managing Content Director.
High-Impact Education Research
K-12
- Projects: Program evaluations; equity in key student outcomes (academics, behavior, and program access); monitoring student assessment growth; career/college readiness; teacher retention and attrition; strategic planning in district outcomes and budget; etc.
- Work with hundreds of districts across the country, each with their own unique perspective and needs; draw insights from proprietary student-level data and aggregated public data; contribute to meaningful solutions; collaborate with colleagues who are passionate about education and social justice.
Higher Education
- Projects: Determinants of successful progression through academic career from inquiry to graduation; Donor analysis; Financial Aid Optimization; etc.
- Work with different types of higher education institutions from large public school systems with multiple campuses to small community colleges and everything in between; interact with various stakeholders in different programs and administrative departments, determine their unique needs, and decide on the methodology and real-world data required to address those needs (both from the client side and from publicly available sources like IPEDS); be ready to tackle "left-field" project requests which our Higher Education clients invariably come up with.
Associate Content Director – Higher Education Practice Area
The Role
The Associate Content Director supports Content Directors with research and client management. As such, the position requires a strong research foundation, excellent project management skills, and an interest in client interaction. We are seeking highly-motivated applicants with the right combination of research and project management experience, preferably within the education sector. A successful candidate will be interested in making a long-term contribution to a growing organization. This position will report directly to a practice area-specific Senior Content Director.
Business Development Associate, Corporate
Entry Level & Early in Career, Full-time Position
Location:
DC Area (DC, Virginia, Maryland)
Office located in Arlington, Virginia
Hybrid, On-Site Tuesday - Thursday each week
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Are you an ambitious, competitive go-getter with a positive attitude? If so, Hanover Research, an award-winning market research firm, is searching for you – THE person to join the Business Development Associate team.
Located in the Washington D.C. area, Hanover Research has been recognized as a Top 50 Research Firm by the American Marketing Associate (AMA) and the Insights Association. We’re looking for a Business Development Associate who is ready to accelerate their career and gain top notch business, sales, and marketing experience. This is a great opportunity for individuals who are looking for their fastest path to a career as a sales executive and a six-figure income. If you like working in a fun, collaborative, high performing, entrepreneurial environment with fast + unlimited career advancement opportunities, Hanover is the place for you.
Why is being a Business Development Associate (BDA) a great way to start your career? What’s in it for you? Glad you asked.
- Earning Potential– Opportunity to make $70k+ annually plus this position provides uncapped variable compensation potential.
- Growth Advancements – Advancement based on skills and performance, not tenure or politics. Top performers often experience an accelerated promotion track within and beyond the Business Development Associate role to higher earning positions within the first 12-18 months. Many associates see their first promotion to Senior, Business Development Associate between 9-12 months and join the SDA academy – Hanover’s spin on an MBA crash course.
- Training and Mentorship Program & Develop Sales Skills – Award-winning formalized training program that starts with comprehensive onboarding and continues throughout all levels of your career that is coupled with mentorship by experienced sales directors, peers, and top executives.
- Buildable Business Skills for All Industries – Learn fundamental business and sales skills very quickly. From day one, you will have exposure to the challenge’s businesses and C-Level executives face and interact with them daily, building your professional network and business acumen faster than peers at other organizations. Example clients: Wayfair, Sylvan Learning, and Princess Cruises (just to name a few).
- Culture - On our team, every voice is valued, everyone is included, and everyone can succeed. We host many fun programs, company-wide events, and professional networks to create an enjoyable workplace. Hanover believes that time off and community is important, and we give 6 weeks paid time off including paid holidays, and community service opportunities.
- Office Perks – Our team is friendly and collaborative and when in the office, we provide free lunch, snacks, and fun incentives (including D.C. sporting events, happy hours, raffle giveaways, days off, etc.).
