Director of Investments & Strategy

About Chicago Beyond

Chicago Beyond is anational philanthropic organization that addresses systemic inequity by backingsolutions led by those closest to theissues.

Since our inception in 2016,Chicago Beyond has invested more than $65 million in catalytic funding in over 250individuals and community organizations whileleading national systems change initiatives. Because thereis no single barrier toequity, Chicago Beyondengages inopportunities across philanthropy, justice, health, andbeyond.

We address systemicinequity in three ways:

• Investments
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  We makecatalytic investments to increase the impact of solutions led by those closestto the issues.
• National Initiatives
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  We lead national initiatives in partnership with change makers tochallenge and reshape the status quo.
• Insights
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  We provideinsights to disrupt and reimagine “systems as usual” and share learnings onequitable funding, practices, and policies.

Through flexiblefunding, strategic support, and an equitable approach, Chicago Beyond’spartners are strongly positioned to provide high-quality services to their communities and reshape systemic structures to improve lives.

Our investmentpartnerships include:

• Multiyear Investment Partners
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  Through multimillion-dollar, flexible grants and partnership support,we work to increase the impact of solutions led by those closest to the issues.
• Rapid Response Fund
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  This fund quickly delivers unrestricted grants to organizations and individuals with solutions for their own communities across the country. Our investmentsstrengthen partners’ wide-ranging work.
• Leader in Residence
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  The Leader in Residence program offers funding and support to selected leaders,empowering them to develop innovative, transformative ideas that createmeaningful impacts in targeted communities.

Chicago Beyond was founded by Liz Dozier, a nationally renowned former educator and high school principal. Chicago Beyond’s innovative and impactful work has been featured on both the local and national level from the Chicago Tribune to the Clinton Global Initiative to Aspen Ideas Festival and Stanford Social Innovation Review. For more information on Chicago Beyond, please visit chicagobeyond.org.

The Director of Investments & Strategy is a senior leader responsible for shaping and executing Chicago Beyond’s investment strategy, leading the full investment lifecycle, driving organizational strategy in partnership with senior leaders, and ensuring that learning from our partners meaningfully informs our work. The role integrates investment strategy, impact measurement, and ongoing learning to ensure that Chicago Beyond deploys resources in ways that elevate new possibilities, challenge conditions holding systemic inequities in place, and generate actionable insights for the field.

Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the Director will lead the Investments team, stewardthe investments process from sourcing to contracting and partnershipmanagement, and ensure that our work is aligned with our mission, values, andlong-term goals. In addition to what is outlined below, you will be responsible for other duties as assigned to support the goals and objectives of the organization.