About the role

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating with the Foundation’s external impact investing consultant to prepare quarterly reports and presentations.
• Managing the internal recordkeeping of investment manager reports and correspondence.
• Assisting with the preparation of regular summaries of investment manager reports and correspondence to support the investment team’s ongoing monitoring process alongside the Foundation’s external impact investing consultant. 
• Assisting with the documentation of investment manager meetings in a timely fashion to ensure institutional memory of key takeaways and support the annual audit. 
• Assisting with the collection and transmission of data and documents for audit purposes, such as alternative asset estimates, look back schedule, K1s, audit confirmation letters, and support for investment footnotes. 
• Participating in the onboarding and documentation of new investment managers and partnership investments. 
• Assisting senior members of the investment team with all aspects of project management, which includes tracking outstanding deliverables, ensuring the timely progression and completion of deliverables, coordinating with external impact investing consultant, and assisting with scheduling as needed. 
• Demonstration of Foundations’ core organizational values in performing all duties.
• Assisting in the day-to-day management of custodial bank relationships, including monthly reconciling of alternatives accounting and performance reporting, funding managers, capital calls, distributions, and terminations.
• Assisting in monthly operational processes including portfolio transfers, cash management, and rebalancing as needed for the Foundation and affiliates.
• Coordinating with Finance team and custodians to provide information for investment accounting.
• Maintaining and enhancing the Investment Operations Manual. 
• Participating in communication with committee members, consultants, and investment managers as appropriate.
• Answering Foundation staff questions as appropriate. 

Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful professional experience. Fluency with investment concepts and principles is required. Experience with private markets investing is highly preferred. 
• Passion for advancing the Foundation’s aspiration: an equitable, just, and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive. 
• Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to independently identify logical next steps and prioritize competing priorities.
• A team-oriented mindset with the ability to coordinate across different internal and external audiences and willingness to accept assignments from a variety of people with diverse backgrounds.
• Detail oriented with an eye for quality and accuracy.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Willingness to ask for help before help is needed; demonstrated ability to be coached. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, and ability to learn other software applications.

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