Director, Impact Investments

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San Francisco, CA;
New York, NY;
Boston, MA;
Washington, D.C.; or Austin, TX

About Us

Social Finance is a national nonprofit and a registered investment advisor (SF Advisors, LLC). We work with the public, private, and social sectors to create partnerships and investments that measurably improve lives. Since our founding in 2011, we have mobilized over $400 million in new investments designed to help people and communities realize improved outcomes in workforce and economic mobility, health, and housing.

We are driven by the belief that social and economic systems should enable all people to thrive, and the conviction that we can create the most meaningful and measurable change in our communities when governments and markets work together. Our organization is built upon five core values: people, performance, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion.

Our work spans four areas:
Impact-first Investing, Workforce and Education Investments, Advisory & Public Sector Practice, and the Social Finance Institute. Our Impact-first Investment team designs, launches, and manages investments that provide solutions for effectively deploying impact capital across a range of social outcomes. Our Workforce and Education Investments team designs, launches and manages financial solutions focused on addressing workforce challenges, including skills acquisition and training access.

Our Advisory team partners with government and philanthropy leaders to implement data-driven programs for advancing social impact. And through the Social Finance Institute, we aim to build the field and change systems through actionable research, communities of practice, and educational outreach.

Role and Responsibilities

We are seeking a Director of Impact Investments to join our Workforce and Education Investments team. This team is dedicated to generating greater economic mobility by financing and supporting reskilling and upskilling initiatives that lead to quality jobs. Our efforts include providing loans to learners to access high-quality training, offering working capital to scale training providers, and structuring financial incentives to encourage employers to actively engage in upskilling their workforce.

While we work across industries, priority sectors for this Director role include healthcare and climate-related skilled trades.

The Director will report to a Vice President on the Workforce and Education Investments team and will manage both direct reports and more junior project team members. The Director will work with transaction partners (typically training providers and employers), as well as funders, service providers, and other external partners as needed to identify, execute, and manage investments for impact. The Director will also actively support business development efforts to grow the Workforce and Education Investments business line.

The Director will be an integral member of the broader Social Finance Impact Investments team and Social Finance Management Team, with opportunities to engage other teams and cross-business line initiatives.

Fund and Deal Development

At the fund level, responsibilities may include:

• Support business development efforts for Social Finance and its offerings with potential partners (e.g., develop fund pitch or value proposition presentations, participate actively in meetings with potential investors or philanthropic partners)

• Identify context-appropriate fund structure and investment strategy for new funds with support from a Vice President

• Conduct fund-level analysis to determine pro forma performance and guide investment strategy; lead the development of analytic processes and tools

• Partner and collaborate effectively with Social Finance colleagues to identify, develop, and implement strategy or process-related improvements for enhanced efficiency and impact

• Actively support and lead…