CRPE: Director of Corporate Research

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Overview
The primary responsibility of the Research Analyst is to research and compile information about companies of interest regarding the possibility of sponsorship of one of the JerseySTEM programs,.

About the department
JerseySTEM partners with Companies in New Jersey to get sponsorships and to fund our programs. Companies partner with JerseySTEM in a number of ways:

• provide remote/in-person speakers for the STEM clubs, typically scientists or engineers,
• providing mentors to JerseySTEM coaches
• providing field trip sponsorship opportunities for the middle schoolers.
• sponsor talks/conferences held on campus
• provide financial support for the programs

Identifying the companies, locating a contact person and then engaging with the companies is extremely important as they represent our main source of funding..

There are about 11,000 potential company sponsors possible in New Jersey. You will work directly with our Engagement team to narrow down the target list, get data on which corporations to reach out to and to prioritize those corporations. This role directly impacts how many classes we can have because the companies sponsor the classes we offer including the cost of the ride for college coaches to get to the class. This directly impacts our ability to get 25,000 middle schoolers taught by 2025.

Essential Duties of the position:

• Manage a portfolio of 10 Leads per week
• Participate in Daily Standup meeting 12:30-12:45 pm EST
• Research companies using company website, google, linkedin and compile that information
• Research individuals using linkedin and google and compile that information
• Send an email or linkedin message to prospective leads
• Document the interaction/Research in Jira

Essential Qualifications and skills

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the gender gap and opportunity gap in education in general and STEM education in particular
• Secondary Market research a plus
• Access to a computer with internet