Director, Mission Impact Investing

Britebound•Boston, MA

3d•$180,000 - $247,000•Remote

About The Position

Britebound is a national nonprofit dedicated to changing how children learn about careers and prepare for their futures by providing access to career-readiness information and experiences. The organization achieves its mission through free digital-first direct experiences, philanthropy, advocacy, thought leadership, groundbreaking research, and impact investing. Britebound believes that early exploration of career possibilities, starting in middle school, and access to education-to-career pathways aligned with individual passions and goals, leads to increased confidence and long-term success for all students. This role, Director Mission Impact Investing, is responsible for ensuring the investment portfolio is financially sound, innovative, and capable of generating a reasonable market rate of return, with the primary objective being impact. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, financial and business acumen, and the knowledge, experience, and judgment to make well-reasoned, impactful investments.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, or management consulting
Proven ability to lead teams, manage complex transactions, and cultivate professional relationships
Excellent accounting and finance knowledge
High degree of honesty and integrity with commitment to Britebound’s mission.
Extensive network of social investors and experience collaborating with other funders and investors.
Superior understanding and proficiency in negotiating, structuring, and overseeing equity and debt investments.
Superb entrepreneurial skills demonstrating experience and competencies in understanding growing private companies.
Extensive experience working with small, highly accomplished teams to drive investment results.
Demonstrated leadership presence; with strong skills in verbal and written communication, relationship building, networking, and public speaking.
Team player who works well in a collegial environment.

Nice To Haves

An MBA and/or CFA designation is preferred, with a strong grounding in finance and investing.

Responsibilities

Working alongside VP of Mission Impact investing to align investment strategies and outcomes with Britebound’s mission and program goals, and to develop investment thesis and selection criteria for filtering investable opportunities.
Assist in communications to, and relationship with, Britebound’s Investment Committee (“IC”).
Working with entrepreneurs to source potential investments.
Conducting due diligence, recommending investments to the Program Directors and negotiating the terms.
Monitoring the performance of all investments and ensuring proper documentation of investments and valuations for accounting and audit purposes.
Providing technical assistance to investees (e.g. Business Plan review; serving as Board observer or Board representative, etc.).
Ensuring the right balance of innovation, return expectations, and appetite for risk, which together help distinguish Britebound’s investment approach.
Ensuring that Britebound complies with its statement of investment principles and working with the IC to update those principles over time.
In close coordination with program directors, developing metrics for assessing performance of mission investments and effective reporting for all stakeholders.
Work between investments and other activities within each program to maximize and amplify overall social impact.
Regularly communicating and presenting the investment portfolio's activities, results, strategy, and lessons to the trustees, the IC, and senior management.