Internship (Graduate or Masters Associate)

Open Society FoundationsNew York, NY
Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to Director, Impact and Operations, the Associate will work on a variety of projects to further strengthen SEDF’s strategy and operations (research, data management, events/convenings, IMM practice) and/or contribute to the scoping and management of SEDF’s portfolio of impact investments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is required; graduate degree preferred
  • Knowledge of, or experience in, (impact) investment and/or business or non-profit management or operations
  • Experience in financial analysis and/or nonprofit experience
  • Full knowledge of MS Office required including Excel, PowerPoint, Word required
  • Strong communication, research, and presentation skills – particularly related to conveying complex information about business, market trends and dynamics, and the intersection between policy and the private sector
  • Sophisticated understanding of a broad set of public policy issues, particularly as they pertain to the private sector and public private partnerships
  • Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
  • Results and Impact-orientation: ability to maintain focus on achieving meaningful and measurable impact and results and to prioritize effectively towards desired outcomes in highly complex and dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

  • Investment and/or consulting experience strongly desired
  • Some experience with Salesforce and other CRM and project management software desired

Responsibilities

  • Support strategy development and implementation, impact measurement and management, convenings, communications, partner and stakeholder management.
  • Support SEDF to originate, assess, and diligence impact investment opportunities across a range of themes (e.g., climate action, independent media, and others) and instruments (debt, equity, guarantees, funds/directs).

Benefits

  • Competitive rates of pay apply.
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