About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and continually refine strategy for building a portfolio of investments in the area of Materials. This includes alternatives to single-use plastics, circular economy (ie: reuse/refill models), and textile innovations. PM may also execute on one of the other strategy areas of the Foundation as needed.
• Source, review and evaluate potential investment opportunities performing due diligence including impact and financial risk assessment, industry analysis, competitive landscape assessment, product-market fit, go-to-market validation, and financial modeling. Manage the process from origination to post-investment support and monitoring.
• Manage Materials portfolio cash flows, risk-adjusted financial returns, and financial reporting to internal stakeholders and external auditors.
• Bring a network of strong relationships within the materials, packaging, and textiles fields, and continue to develop additional relationships with external experts and build the Foundation’s presence in the field.
• Craft creative capital solutions and negotiate terms in order to meet the needs of founders, considering the Foundation’s impact-first capital preservation goals.
• Recommend investments to the Investment Committee in collaboration with the Managing Director of Impact Investing.
• Author investment memos and related diligence documents informed by comprehensive, in-depth company and industry research as well as portfolio benchmarking analysis. Work with the Investment Analyst and soon-to-be hired Investment Associate on these activities.
• Contribute to the continual assessment and evaluation of portfolio management, inclusive of reporting and forecasting to ensure the portfolio is grounded in a focus on impact and that staff, management, and board are informed.
• Collaborate with grantmaking program team(s) to develop strategies and ensure high programmatic alignment, and establish strong relationships with operational support teams (Legal, Finance, Operations).
• Provide post-investment support to portfolio companies including serving as Board observer or Board representative, as applicable.
• Assist the Managing Director with special projects and new initiatives for the Impact Investing program, which could include investments in other issues areas, or help with making short-term investments. 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in direct investing or working with or for early-stage companies, in a variety of public, private, or nonprofit settings such as venture capital, private equity, investment banking, social enterprise, community banks, impact investing, mission-driven investing, or family office experience
• Experience in investing for impact and not just financial returns
• Demonstrated expertise in alternatives to plastics / advanced materials / circular economy / textiles. At least 5 years of experience in a job focused on one or more of these issues.
• Strong financial and analytical skills including demonstrated experience building 3-statement financial models and conducting sensitivity analysis
• Demonstrated leadership supportive of a collaborative team culture
• Excellent analytical, research, organizational, and project management skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to consistently providing high-quality deliverables
• Knowledge of due diligence practices and investment performance monitoring
• A commitment to social impact and supporting founders and emerging leaders, especially from underrepresented backgrounds and those building organizations that close gaps of access and/or opportunity for low-income communities and/or communities of color
• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• A positive attitude and ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with Foundation staff, consultants, borrowers/investees, and constituencies in the impact investing field
• A high degree of honesty and integrity and demonstrated passion for and commitment to the Foundation’s mission in professional and/or volunteer capacities
• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or a related field or equivalent experience with strong grounding in finance and investing is required; relevant advanced degree and/or financial certification

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