Associate - New York, United States - Global Impact Investing Network

Global Impact Investing Network

Verified Company

New York, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About the Job:

Impact investing is an exciting and rapidly growing industry powered by investors who are determined to generate positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns.

One of the central tenets of impact investing is the practice of impact measurement and management (IMM).

Through this practice, investors define specific impact performance objectives for an investment portfolio and gather and use data about the social and environmental performance of the investments in order to maximize their positive impacts.

Driving a sophisticated, high integrity, and practical practice of IMM among investors has been a core GIIN function since the organizations founding in 2009.

Our IMM work has included the development of IRIS+, a system for investors to use in measuring and optimizing impact performance, numerous guidance pieces, resources, thought leadership, and engagement with a myriad of industry stakeholder communities to influence the trajectory of discussions and practice in the broader financial industry.

Qualifications:

Program Administration
Maintain and track team workplans, manage the IRIS+ inbox, own convening logistics, and other tasks to support program administration

Package IRIS+ site analytics and user feedback to create insights to improve IRIS+ and support other GIIN teams in driving user engagement among their audiences

Coordinate updates to the IRIS+ live site, including the launches of new IRIS+ Impact Themes and IRIS Catalog of Metrics updates with external vendor

Relationship Management
Act as the first line for managing questions and feedback from current and potential IRIS+ users, helping them best use the system in an effort to drive more impactful investment decision-making

Develop new processes for tracking impact investors and other IMM professionals engagement with the team and its outputs to support program development

Lead on the IRIS+/IMM teams relationship with the GIINs Marketing/Communications team

Content Creation
Conduct desk research as needed to support content development for IRIS+ Impact Themes, guidance documents, investor use cases, and other deliverables

Prepare and maintain IMM and IRIS+ collateral for use in funder pitches, external engagements, and internal presentations

Work with the GIINs Marketing/Communications team to create social media and newsletter copy, slide decks and other materials to promote the IRIS+/IMM teams offerings externally

Skills and Qualifications
Bachelors degree

Strong attention to detail, extremely organized, with ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently, with flexibility and adaptability.

Strong critical and creative thinking skills; proactive communicator who identifies problems, communicates them, and takes initiative to solve them.

Strong written and verbal skills, professionalism in managing important internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Genuine curiosity and a strong learning orientation.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with, and aptitude for, technology solutions and databases, such as Salesforce, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Asana, Mailchimp.

Personable, engaging presence with diplomacy, tact, and good humor.

COMPENSATION:
The GIIN is committed to pay equity.

The salary range for this role is between $48,000- $60,000, with exact salary depending on experience, with an excellent benefits package.