New York, NY

Supported by the Mellon, Hewlett and Niarchos Foundations, Ithaka is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping accelerate the adoption of productive and efficient uses of information technology for the benefit of the worldwide higher education community. A major part of our focus is on helping promising not-for-profit projects develop sustainable organizational and economic models. Ithaka is affiliated with JSTOR and ARTstor, and is currently incubating three new initiatives: Aluka, a project with an aim to make primary source material from the developing world more widely available in digital form; Portico, an effort to build a trusted and reliable archive of born-electronic journals; and NITLE, an effort to help smaller colleges make full use of new electronic and networking technologies to support teaching and research. We are a small, growing, entrepreneurially-minded organization that values teamwork, a collegial spirit and collaboration.

Ithaka provides three types of services: 1) strategic services, through which we offer strategic advice based on our combination of experience and access to a unique network of relationships with leaders in higher education, philanthropy, business and technology; 2) shared services, which includes provision of administrative, financial and technical services; and 3) research, which is dedicated to supporting the cost recovery goals of affiliated and incubated entities while also informing the general higher education community of the impact of new technologies.

The Strategic Services group provides advisory services to external clients as well as the affiliated entities in areas such as developing business plans, conducting market research, refining service and product offerings, and formulating governance models. We are sometimes retained by foundations to assess new concepts, evaluate existing projects, or work with their grantees to develop sustainable business plans. In addition, this unit supports Ithaka’s own strategic development and business planning, including contributing to fund raising efforts by helping to write proposals and identify potential sources of funds.

Ithaka seeks an Analyst to play an active role in all aspects of Strategic Services projects including: developing proposals, designing and conducting research and analyses, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations to help affiliated entities and external clients. This person will report to the Strategic Services Manager, and he/she will work closely with other members of the Ithaka team. Some travel will be required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Developing project plans, including identifying resources within (and potentially outside) Ithaka needed to execute a project successfully;
• Researching assigned topics by utilizing online searches, conducting interviews, and helping to coordinate or carry out various forms of market research;
• Contributing to the generation of key ideas and conceptual frameworks to help guide research and analysis;
• Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis;
• Preparing and presenting written documents and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations;
• Organizing and participating in brainstorming sessions or working meetings with Ithaka staff and clients;
• Evaluating concepts for new projects and initiatives as they arise;
  Coordinating with staff in the Ithaka family of organizations to draw upon various sources of expertise;
• Gathering information needed for activities related to fund-raising.
  

Required Skills and Experience:

• Excellent academic record, with at least a bachelor’s degree;
• At least 2-4 years work experience, preferably in management consulting or in a similar role in a relevant domain, such as publishing or technology;
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization;
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fluid, sometimes unstructured environment;
• Ability to multi-task and meet established deadlines;
• Demonstrated interest in areas of higher education, publishing and/or technology is desirable.
  

Compensation is competitive and will be based on experience.

Ithaka is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, excellent working conditions and the opportunity to grow and expand your skills. Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and salary history to: StrategicServicesAnalyst@ithaka.org. We will consider each response carefully, but only contact those individuals we feel are most qualified for the position. Relocation assistance is not available for the position. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.