Director of Strategic Initiatives (FKA Senior Associate, Initiatives Portfolio)

Posted:
10/28/2024, 6:48:09 AM

Location(s):
Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Remote

Job Description:

  • Coordinate and participate in introductory calls with new organizations seeking funding
  • Review grant proposals and prepare initial grant screens and memos to assess impact and viability
  • Present key findings, opportunities, and risks to Co-Founder, Manager, and external Advisor
  • Grant and philanthropic investment management
  • Support processing of grants, investments, and consulting contracts from a donor-advised fund
  • Lead quarterly outreach to grantees and gather portfolio impact and financial reports
  • Update team budget and document meeting notes in Salesforce
  • Streamline and improve grantmaking processes on an ongoing basis
  • Serve as a point of contact for business partners, grantees, consultants, and co-founders
  • Convene and facilitate relationship-building opportunities between Blue Haven Initiative and the ecosystem
  • Develop and maintain cross-organizational relationships with different Blue Haven Initiative teams
  • Conduct data-driven research on complex social and environmental challenges
  • Participate in brainstorming to inform portfolio strategy and impact hypotheses
  • Build high-quality deliverables to capture portfolio strategy (i.e., PowerPoint presentations, reports)
  • Help lead Catalytic Capital investment portfolio along with the Ventures Senior Associate.
  • Serve as project manager when team launches new initiatives or partnerships (i.e. Rika HR Leadership course, crash management strategy, employee donations, donor collaborative.)
  • Support Founder with Chief of Staff responsibilities, including panel and meeting preparation
  • Assist with knowledge capture and drawing of internal and publicly shared lessons learned

 

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or closely related field
  • 24 months experience in either private equity, venture capital, management consulting, investment banking, or development finance
  • Proficiency in Salesforce, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Certification in financial mathematics, and certification in International development

To Apply

Please apply through our external application.