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New Mandate, May 2025: Impact Investment Operations Lead, Bay Area, CA

We are looking for an outstanding person with excellent technical skills, who wants to leverage their commercial investment operations experience and be part of something truly positive and impactful.

You will be a key part of a very well funded and growing firm with a single source of committed capital, dedicated to improving the lives of everyone, and particularly those in most need.

You will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders and manage all operations related to team workflow, investment portfolio and field building work to support investing across geographies, asset classes, structures and stages, looking to catalyse systemic positive change.

We are looking for a highly energetic and organized person, with strong communication and collaboration skills, and also an interest in contributing to strategic discussions, and to help shape the cadence, culture and success of the business.

This firm is uniquely positioned: properly independent, free and funded to effect true positive impact.

Do you have:

• Existing practical experience of investment portfolio operations or as a fund administrator in private equity, venture capital, impact investing, or related fields
• Perhaps further study, Masters or MBA, in a related /relevant field (not essential though interesting)
• A passionate alignment of personal values with the positive purpose and mission of the firm
• A desire to be part of an elite, compact team in a flat structure with big backing and purposeful ambitions
• Honesty and Integrity
• A highly organized and strong work ethic, with attention to detail, a flexible and creative problem solving attitude, and an interest in learning and developing.

We are very open to a range of relevant backgrounds, including:

• People with commercial investment portfolio operations experience to date, keen to work in a more fulfilling, entrepreneurial opportunity.
• People with experience at other foundations, endowments, DFIs, or family offices with directly analogous experience.
• A person with aligned values, who may have worked internships or an earlier stage in their career at a foundation/non-profit, or volunteering, has some years professional experience and is now keen to pursue a more meaningful mission aligned career.

This is an important role at a very well funded organization making a positive impact for real people every day. If you would like to explore being part of this in strictest mutual confidence, please apply to this post with a full CV in English (and cover letter if you would like).

Thank You, Duncan

Remuneration package commensurate with experience and determined by a number of factors, with a generous benefits package. Relocation support might be available for the right person. Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position and you will need the right to work in the USA.

The budgeted starting salary range for this position, based in California, is USD$150,000-$200,000 gross annually, plus a discretionary bonus; long-term incentive plan, and further benefits that I will be delighted to discuss.

Please also note that I always receive a very high volume and quality of interest so I may only be able to respond immediately to applicants who are a particular fit for this role. If this specific opportunity is not a match with you at this time, I will be delighted to let you know about other mandates as and when appropriate.

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