The Ford Foundation Fellowship in Impact Investing permits a Fellow to spend a year in residence with the Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments team in New York, working with the team to conduct investment fund manager due diligence; prepare presentations and investment committee materials; draft articles, papers, and reports; evaluate trends in the impact investment landscape; research opportunities in the philanthropic sector to expand the impact investing field; and provide general portfolio and project management support.
Application Deadline
March 29, 2024
Responsibilities, including but not limited to:
- Engage in and support investment due diligence activities, including meeting with fund managers and investors, and recordkeeping
- Produce investment memos on investment funds, including financial and social impact analysis
- Assist in investment portfolio operational matters such as information collection, monitoring of investment performance, and tracking of impact investment opportunities
- Contribute to in-depth assessments of topical impact issue areas to understand the investment landscape
- Research the impact investing landscape in the Ford Foundation’s global footprint: Africa, China, India, Indonesia and other parts of southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East
- Conduct research for, and produce drafts of articles, papers and reports
- Conduct research on industry and sector trends
- Prepare presentations for Trustee meetings, external audiences and on impact investment themes
- Remain abreast of industry trends, regulatory matters, best practices, and market events with respect to operational due diligence
- Support team communications and learning
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, with a minimum of 1 year of professional experience
- Commitment to social justice and impact investing
- Demonstrated research and analytical skills
- Proven aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- At least one year of experience in banking, investments, management consulting, investment research, or a field that involves significant analytical work or a more experienced professional exploring a transition to a career in impact investing
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years’ experience
- Basic understanding of impact investing, and or Environmental, Social & Governance framework
SALARY
The Ford Foundation is committed to practicing salary transparency. The minimum salary for this position is $84,000 and the maximum is $97,000.
LOCATION
This position is based in the foundation’s New York office. We operate in a hybrid model and require staff to be in the office three days per week.