Coordinator (Entry Level)

Job Description

Job Description

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's 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.

For more information, visit our Careers page.

The Role in Brief:

Coordinator

As a Coordinator, you serve as both a critical administrative partner and a project manager for one of EAB’s business divisions, supporting both executive leaders and cross-functional teams. You ensure processes run smoothly, deadlines are met, and operational systems stay up to date by being proactive, organized, and solutions-oriented.

As integral team members, Coordinators gain experience in communications, project coordination, strategy execution, and operational management at EAB. Coordinators serve an important role both internally and externally as a liaison, information resource, and key point of contact for leadership, partners, and internal stakeholders.

The current opportunity is to support the commercial leadership team. The position is based in Washington, D.C.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate complex scheduling and calendars for multiple executives
• Act as internal and external liaison for partner engagement and internal team communications
• Provide project management support for key internal initiatives and campaigns, tracking timelines, task completion, and coordination across multiple stakeholders
• Coordinate logistics for team and department meetings, leadership prep sessions, in-person events, and conferences
• Process and log 1EAB lead submissions, ensuring accurate tracking and routing for firmwide lead generation efforts
• Support campaign coordination by building call lists, updating contact information, and tracking outreach activity
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support data pulls, meeting prep, and operational reporting where applicable
• Complete expense reporting, GoCard reconciliation, and related financial processes
• Assist with ad hoc administrative duties and special projects as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with excellent academic record
• Must possess at least two of the following:
  • Leadership experience
  • Customer service experience
  • Experience working in a team environment
  • Experience in an office setting
  • Experience using AI

Ideal Qualifications:

• Organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines across workstreams
• Comfort navigating new technologies, systems, and AI-based tools to support day-to-day responsibilities
• Ability to meet and exceed internal and external customer expectations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; professional and confident communicator
• Attention to detail with a commitment to process accuracy and quality control
• Ability to handle sensitive material with discretion
• Intermediate to advanced Excel experience
• Experience managing Salesforce or other CRM databases preferred
• Ability to independently troubleshoot technology or operational issues
• Ability to prioritize competing demands while maintaining high-quality execution
• Experience developing personal organization systems to meet business goals
• Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration

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 for this role is $40,000 per year.

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:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
• 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
• Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
• Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
• Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
• Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
• Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
• Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
• Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
• Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
• Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities

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 are committed to fostering 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.