Associate, Membership Programs

The Global Impact Investing Network • New York, NY

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About The Position

The GIIN has worked to support the scale and sophistication of the impact investing industry by building a vibrant community of impact investors and equipping them to deploy capital at scale and with integrity. Over 400 organizations comprise the GIIN's membership which continues to grow in both scale and breadth, with strategic growth opportunities in multiple geographies. The Member Engagement team provides services and programming to this burgeoning community. The wide range of engagement opportunities are designed to support peer exchange, learning, and collaboration amongst members. The Member Engagement team is seeking an Associate to support with program administration, event management, relationship management, and other activities pertaining to member engagement and growth. The Associate will work across a range of membership programming that address different investment themes and topics in impact investing. One important component will be to support the programming streams that are associated with our Corporate Impact Investing Initiative. The Initiative also focuses on uniting the complementary strengths of corporations and impact investors to drive more capital into addressing urgent problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 0-2 years' experience in similar role and/or office setting preferred.
• Associates degree in related field, with 2 or more years of relevant experience in a similar role and/or office setting acceptable.
• Able to effectively organize and coordinate multiple competing priorities, while tracking the details of each.
• Possesses a strong client/service orientation, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of computer software applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with technology solutions and databases, such as Salesforce, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Asana, MailChimp, Pardot, etc.
• Team-orientation, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Demonstrated ability to create and improve systems to make them more effective.
• Interest in impact investing, required; experience in the field highly desired.
• Flexibility to work on a modified schedule (outside of normal business hours), if required by supervisor at times of peak project flow.
• Personable, engaging presence with diplomacy, tact, and good humor.
• Commitment to human dignity, justice, equality, and respect.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience demonstrating exceptional administrative, organizational, project management, and/or event planning abilities.
• Experience in/with the financial sector.
• Experience managing account/client relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide logistical support for activities and events, including sending invitations, managing registration, venue and other vendor research, procurement and purchasing of supplies, etc.
• Support setting up and running the logistics for virtual convenings and webinars
• Project manage the planning and execution of working group meetings
• Produce participant materials for in-person and virtual convenings, such as attendee lists, sign-up sheets, nametags, participant packets, etc.
• Support post-event close-down, including surveying attendees, sending follow-up emails, and reconciling attendance reports
• Coordinate member outreach across different GIIN programs, including newsletters, update emails, etc.
• Draft materials in support of working group meetings, including briefing documents, agendas, and PowerPoint presentations
• Develop summary notes of working group meetings and keep track of agreed action items
• Support the Director with introductory and onboarding calls, and other recurring calls
• Interface with members and other stakeholders as needed to support programming and organizational goals
• Create and update contact information and call notes in Salesforce
• Work with the Communications Team to maintain and update marketing material and relevant GIIN webpages
• Support the running of digital marketing campaigns leveraging the GIIN's social media platforms
• Support program administration, such as maintaining and tracking work plans in Asana
• Identify and develop processes around communications and project management to better deliver the program goals
• Additional responsibilities as needed, including scheduling calls and other support for the Chief Investor Network Officer, and supporting reporting on grant deliverables

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree