Senior Vice President Capital And Financing

Description

Opportunity Finance Network is looking to fill the position of Senior Vice President, Capital and Financing. This is a role on OFN’s Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for strategic direction and oversight in implementation of OFN’s capital markets priorities. The incumbent will help deepen relationships with existing capital markets partners and diversify relationships with new segments. The incumbent will also collaborate effectively across multiple internal teams – with particularly collaborative relationships with OFN’s Investment Services, Finance, and External Affairs teams – to help ensure that OFN, its members, and the broader industry have the capital supply and structures to deliver impact.

OFN is the nation’s leading investment intermediary and network CDFIs serving rural, urban, and Native communities across the United States. With over $1 billion in total assets under management, OFN manages a national membership network of over 490 mission‑driven lenders and CDFIs, including community development loan funds, credit unions, green banks, community development banks, minority depository institutions, and venture capital funds. OFN is a trusted investment partner to the public, private, and philanthropic sectors – foundations, corporations, banks, government agencies, and others.

For more than 40 years, our team has helped partners invest in communities to catalyze change and create economic opportunities for people and places traditional finance doesn’t reach.

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People who work at OFN come from a variety of professional and academic backgrounds. If you have:

• Passion for the mission and true believer in our core purpose.
• Courage to be a fearless advocate who is confident and resilient in our fight to drive capital into low‑income communities.
• Smart, quick seekers of knowledge who thrive on creating and developing new strategies, products, and programs for increasing capital to communities we serve.
• Desire to be a collaborative team player who possesses humility and a willingness to lean in all areas of our work.

Come be a part of our growing diverse, highly committed, skilled, and collaborative staff. At OFN, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply nonetheless. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

This position is based in Washington, D.C. All staff currently work a hybrid schedule.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Capital Markets Partnership Development and Diversification:

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key capital markets partners, investors, and stakeholders to foster collaboration and drive growth.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop strategic alliances and mutual beneficial partnerships.
• Represent the organization in industry events and conferences to enhance visibility and network with potential partners.
• Leverage and grow existing partnerships to drive further access to potential donors, partners, etc. for OFN.

Capital Markets Partner Stewardship:

• Effectively communicate with investors, organization members, and senior management on capital market performance and strategy.
• Develop and implement investor communication strategies to enhance transparency and trust.
• Address investor inquiries, concerns, and feedback promptly and professionally.

Capital and Finance Team Leadership:

• Provide strategic leadership for OFN's Capital and Finance Team, within the Office of External Affairs, overseeing all staff responsible for capital markets partnership development and diversification, stewardship, market analysis and business intelligence,…