Manager, Impact Finance

About University of Utah

The University of Utah is a prominent institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is renowned for its research programs and is a leader in innovation and impact across various fields. The university is committed to making a significant impact on both local and global communities by engaging in interdisciplinary research activities and collaborations. Its Sorenson Impact Institute is particularly focused on social and environmental impact through innovative financial models and partnerships.

The Manager, Impact Finance role at the University of Utah will be part of a collaborative team focused on leveraging public and private capital to drive social and environmental impact. The position involves managing a portfolio of diverse projects related to community development, conservation finance, workforce development, and more. Emphasizing project management, research, and financial modeling, the role requires the ability to quickly adapt and learn.

Effective communication and producing client-ready deliverables are also key aspects of this position.

• Manage a portfolio of projects, workplans, timelines, budgets, deliverables, and internal coordination processes.
• Plan and facilitate meetings, interviews, working sessions, and regular project calls; prepare agendas, materials, notes, and follow-up items.
• Create and edit high-quality client deliverables, including memos, reports, Excel analyses, financial models, PowerPoint presentations, and decision materials.
• Review work prepared by student fellows or project team members, providing feedback and quality control.
• Lead or support research on markets, policies, funding sources, evidence-based interventions, project economics, stakeholders, and sector trends relevant to impact finance projects.
• Collect, analyze, synthesize, and summarize quantitative and qualitative information; translate findings into clear recommendations for internal and external audiences.
• Prepare literature reviews, landscape scans, issue briefs, written analyses, and other research deliverables that are concise, accurate, and actionable.
• Support project development by defining project scope, target populations or beneficiaries, impact goals, potential outcomes, implementation considerations, and measurement approaches.
• Build, maintain, and interpret Excel-based financial and cost-benefit models to assess project economics, cash flows, scenarios, sensitivities, risks, benefits, and potential financing structures.
• Support transaction and project structuring, including analysis of expenses, revenues, benefits, capital needs, investment returns, incentives, risks, repayment sources, and stakeholder roles.

• Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to gather information from multiple sources, evaluate evidence, identify implications, and make practical recommendations.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple work streams, deadlines, stakeholders, and deliverables with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including comfort working with data, formulas, assumptions, and structured models. Financial modeling experience is strongly valued.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and the ability to develop polished, client-ready presentations and visual summaries.
• Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear memos, reports, recommendations, and client materials.

• A comprehensive benefits package available at the University of Utah, details of which can be found h.edu.
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative and impact-driven team environment.
• Engage in meaningful work that bridges the gap between public and private sectors for social and environmental benefit.