Impact Investment Manager @ VCLF

The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) is a mission-first, community-focused lender and impact investment fund. We provide flexible financing and other resources to those who are unserved or underserved by traditional lenders, including local businesses, community organizations, early care & learning providers and developers of affordable housing. With over $55 million in assets, the Vermont Community Loan Fund is Vermont’s longest-serving & most impactful Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). VCLF creates opportunities that lead to healthy communities and financial stability for all Vermonters. Learn more at investinvermont.org

The capital we lend is invested with us by impact investors seeking a “community return” as well as a financial return. VCLF investors want a safe, sensible way to invest in Vermont, doing good for Vermonters today and saving for their own tomorrow. Individuals & families, institutions, corporations and philanthropists, communities of faith: EVERYONE can invest in Vermont through the Vermont Community Loan Fund.

VCLF is hiring an Impact Investments Manager to focus on impact investor and donor relations, investment and grant management, events, and support for the Board of Directors. This position is VCLF’s main point of contact with our diverse community of impact investors, reports to the Director of Investment & Philanthropy and is based out of the VCLF offices in Montpelier, Vermont.

EQUITY:
Diversity, justice, and inclusion are key values within VCLF. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive, equitable working environment for our staff. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Creating and Curating Relationships with Impact Investors
• Serves as the organization’s main point of contact with our community of impact investors
• Often serves as the organization’s first point of contact for prospective investors
• Manages diverse relationships with impact investors including individuals & families, their asset managers & advisors, institutions, corporations, philanthropy & nonprofits, communities of faith and more
• Understands client/investor expectations, and provides “white glove” service

Managing Impact Investments
• Manages VCLF’s impact investment systems, including origination, processing monthly renewals and interest payments, monthly & annual reconciliations, form/system updates & special projects
• Manages communications via phone, email and snail mail with impact investors and prospects
• Prepares and maintains impact investment documents and files

Managing Grants and Donations
• Manages grant and donation processes, including filing and communications, reconciliations, form/system updates & special projects
• Communicates with donors and prospects
• Manages annual fundraising appeal mailing
• Coordinates with Finance Department on grant and investment reporting

Managing Impact Investment Office Systems
• Manages contact, donor and impact investor/investment data in MIMOTA
• Creates mailing & contact lists for all marketing, capitalization and fundraising communications
• Manages contact and impact investor/investment information in Nortridge Loan Systems
• Manages social impacts tracking & reporting databases

Board Liaison
• Arranges, supports and documents Board meetings & gatherings
• Manages Board & Committee communications, including board mailings and orientation materials

Events
• Coordinates the VCLF staff team that produces in-person & virtual events, including anniversary celebrations, press events, impact investor gatherings, webinars et al.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION…

• Listens actively and communicates effectively to multiple stakeholder groups, both orally and in writing
• Is confident and compelling in conversations about wealth, investment & philanthropy
• Compiles & analyzes data, and prepares reports & summaries
• Is organized, detail-oriented, and manages time and priorities independently
• Works effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively
• Is motivated by and dedicated to social and economic opportunities for all

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES FOR THIS POSITION

• Experience with investor relations, financial advisory, community development finance, asset management
• Experience with nonprofit fundraising and philanthropy, or related activities
• Experience with customer-focused communications
• Proficiency with contact and/or donor database systems
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Access, email and the internet

VCLF is an equal opportunity employer. This position is a 40-hour-per-week, non-exempt position with generous benefits including health, retirement and paid leave. Beginning annual wage range is $55,000-$65,000

TO APPLY: Please submit a cover letter and resume to: hr@vclf.org or VCLF, PO Box 827, Montpelier, VT 05601.