ABOUT US

Headquartered in Lexington, KY, Associations International (AI) is an award-winning, client-focused association management company (AMC) serving both domestic and international associations. We partner with volunteer leaders to build extraordinary communities and bring our clients’ missions to life.
 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Associations International is seeking a Director of Academic Research to join the International Coaching Federation (ICF) team. This position leads all academic research activities of ICF and is responsible for establishing ICF's academic research agenda, ensuring the quality and rigor of research initiatives, and translating findings into actionable insights that advance the coaching profession.

The Director of Academic Research supports the design, execution, and reporting of rigorous qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods academic research studies. ICF Academic Research supports all areas of ICF with tasks ranging from one-off consultations to extensive, high-stakes projects from conception to execution and comprehensive reporting. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engage in collaborative discussions with ICF Senior Leadership Team members and ICF family organization departments to explore research needs, review past research endeavors (both within ICF and externally), and propose potential synergies or opportunities for combining and leveraging existing research areas. Negotiate project priorities when necessary.
• Maintain understanding of important past and current coaching and coaching-related industry and academic research.
• Leverage internal data, external research, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence tools to identify trends, anticipate research needs, and inform the development of innovative research studies and assessments.
• Capability to develop and communicate a compelling project vision and attract, retain, and motivate team members to collaboratively work toward that vision.
• Guide and assist the Assistant Director of Academic Research and Research Specialist
• Take guidance from and advise the Vice President of Research and Data Science.