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Job Description

Our firm is seeking an Associate Director who will support the efforts of the firm in the following ways:

• Serve as Lead Director for one or more assigned Practice Areas (but be available to assist in or do project management for all Practice Areas), which entails:
  • Help track project opportunities, revenue levels, and staff allocation
  • Develop subject matter expertise
  • Cultivate relevant industry networks
  • Participate in business development and proposal writing
  • Participate in relevant efforts around knowledge management, research methodologies, data, and IT tools
  
  
• Manage a portfolio of projects, responsibilities for each including:
  • Serve as primary point of contact for clients (or co-lead with Principal or Director)
  • Help set the intellectual direction of the engagement (solo or with Principal/Director support)
  • Direct team to complete tasks and fulfill client needs (or co-direct with Principal or Director)
  • Manage budget and timeline (solo or with Principal/Director support)
  
  
• Collectively manage (with other Directors and Associate Directors) all Senior Analysts, Analysts, and Research Assistants, including:
  • Directly supervise one or more staff members, meeting with them regularly to provide support and guidance
  • Track and align staff allocations across projects
  • Participate in staff recruitment, hiring, and onboarding

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and some experience in managing people, projects, and processes
• Strong writing skills, especially as it relates to conveying complex quantitative analyses and policy concepts in simple terms
• Strong communication skills in a variety of channels to a wide range of audiences
• Strong client management skills
• Competence in spreadsheet modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and regression analysis
• Basic working knowledge of R, STATA and/or SAS
• Competence in working with large datasets
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Competence in Geographic Information Systems (e.g., ArcView GIS, SAS) and in spatial analysis techniques (helpful)
• Ability to thrive in collaborative, project-oriented setting with small groups of professionals
• Bachelor or Master’s level degree and/or current enrollment in doctoral program in any of the following majors: Economics, Government/Public Policy Social Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics
• Some technical and policy research experience

Job Type/Compensation

• Full-time position with paid time off (PTO)
• Competitive base salary
• Generous benefits package, including health insurance, profit-sharing, and 401(k)

Benefits of Employment

• A team-oriented work culture
• An active role in the marketing activities of a small growing business
• Opportunity for advancement within the firm
• Professional development opportunities
• Exposure to the important economic issues faced by the Greater Philadelphia area
• Strong organizational connection to the Greater Philadelphia business community, Pennsylvania local governments, and the local universities and colleges

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to employment@econsultsolutions.com