Position:
Investment Associate
Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Website:
Job Category:
Application Deadline:
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
About the Role
The Associate will be primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the investment process, from sourcing and diligence to ongoing asset management.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Development
- Engage potential partners in project development, including the development of impact and financial projections
- Serve as an ambassador of Maycomb, building and nurturing relationships with potential partners, including nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurs, public sector leaders, co-investors, and other strategic partners
- Stay current on relevant public policies and the impact investing market to inform business development efforts
- Investment Review and Analysis
- Analyze quantitative information from existing and potential borrowers, including historical performance, financials, and projections
- Assess qualitative information, including mission alignment, outcomes achievement, operations, management functions, and capacity to scale
- Conduct financial analysis, including building financial models to inform investment terms and assess risk
- Prepare investment memoranda, synthesizing the business and impact case and the potential risks and mitigants of a project
- Strategize and support the negotiation of loan terms and development of legal documents
- Asset Management
- Lead the monitoring of impact and financial performance of investments, coordinate investment reporting, prepare quarterly valuation reports, and support other aspects of asset management
Qualifications
- Experience in finance or investments, with a preference for direct lending experience to social enterprises and/or nonprofit organizations
- Familiarity with, or experience in, the public sector or public funding
- 3-5 years of professional experience in relevant roles
- Skilled in Excel and financial or other analytic modeling
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and senior colleagues simultaneously
- PowerPoint slide creation and communications skills, including professional writing
- Commitment to improving health, education, and economic mobility for children and families in the US
- Lived experience in proximate communities to inform the work
- Drive and flexibility to thrive in an evolving start-up environment and entrepreneurial spirit to source new projects
