In 2011, The Class Foundation was founded in response to a growing student housing crisis in the Netherlands. This regional scope widened throughout the past decade but the core purpose remained; unveiling innovative solutions to the common challenge in solving the student housing crisis.
The 5 Basics:
The leading think tank on student living, working and learning in Europe is looking for an evidencedriven and analytical consultant to join our growing team. As higher education is becoming a global industry, the way in which universities, cities and countries attract talent is changing. Our foundation connects the international communities of real estate, student housing, blended living typologies, higher education and urban development. We do this by developing and sharing knowledge through research projects, publications and organised events.
You are the one who explores and investigates the dynamic correlation and co-dependence of all our stakeholders and advises the key players with our think tank proposition. Our industry stakeholders are diverse and international. Many of them represent the top brands in the fastgrowing alternative investment markets for student housing, coliving, coworking and other hybrids. In addition, the decisions and actions of urban cities and higher education institutions hugely impact the way in which the industry operates. You are responsible for data-driven and evidence-based research and analysis to deliver thought-provoking contents and carry out research and advisory projects. You conduct city benchmarking, industry trend mapping and forecasting of potential opportunities and challenges in order to put forward unbiased diagnosis, realistic solutions and future-proof recommendations. You connect the dots between strategies and activities of the internal and external stakeholders and translate diverse indicators including numerical data into prospects that can reinforce the foundation’s commitment to its manifesto. You report directly to the Programme Director.
It is our mission as a think tank to lead the trend and set the most urgent, relevant and important agenda for our industry. Our commitment towards making student living more professional, welcoming and international inspires us to organise specific events in numerous European countries. In these events we raise awareness on the topic of our choice, increase the knowledge base of the industry and facilitate networking between universities, providers, investors and policy makers. The Class is organising the following events:
Your 5 priorities: Identifier and coordinator of thought-leadership
To be considered as a candidate for this exciting position you will have expertise in, and a true passion for applied research and consulting projects. You thrive when working with diverse stakeholders and cross-departmental functions with strong ability to connect the dots. The successful candidate for this role will be highly analytical, an excellent communicator (spoken and written), and a great networker. You are comfortable with public speaking with the ability to seize commercial opportunities and respond to the needs and wants of both internal and external stakeholders.
5 things we look for:
We’re not fully sure whether this role is open to international candidates. If you would need visa sponsorship or work authorisation, we recommend checking directly with the employer before applying.